FAA Hiring Scandal: A Decade-Long Legal Battle and Political Firestorm
2025-02-05
This article exposes a 2013 hiring scandal within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In an effort to increase diversity among air traffic controllers, the FAA scrapped an effective aptitude test and implemented a flawed biographical questionnaire, resulting in numerous qualified candidates being rejected and sparking a decade-long legal battle. This event not only contributed to an air traffic controller shortage but also ignited political controversy, becoming a focal point of debate.
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