FAA Secures Sole-Source Contract to Keep Controller Training Pipeline Moving

The FAA is preparing to award a sole-source contract for shuttle transportation supporting student air traffic controllers, AVweb reports. The agency says reliable transport for trainees has become essential as its hiring push drives a higher volume of controllers moving through training. Going sole-source signals the agency wants this piece of the logistics locked down without delay rather than run through a competitive bid cycle. For owners watching how fast the FAA can grow the controller workforce, it is one more sign of the buildout underway behind that pipeline.

With reporting from AVweb.