The FAA says transportation for students at its Oklahoma City academy has become integral to keeping the agency’s air traffic controller training pipeline moving as it increases hiring to address staffing shortages. According to an FAA notice, the agency plans to award Airport Express a single-source contract to carry students between designated lodging properties and the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center.
The FAA said interruptions in the service could delay scheduled training, disrupt simulator and classroom progression and affect graduation timelines. The agency said Airport Express already has established routes, a cleared workforce and experience coordinating transportation around FAA Academy training schedules and security requirements.
The contract is intended as a temporary approach while the FAA reassesses transportation capacity, costs and opportunities for future competition. The notice was posted Aug. 31, and the deadline for questions is Sept. 7.
Oh, for crying out loud … it shouldn’t be asking for much to have FAA shuttle busses scheduled up and down MacArthur and Meridian.
I know it has been a long time but the FAA did have buses that ran for housing to the academy. 1979-1981.
Don’t remember the buses in 1979. My 2 trips down there, we always managed some kind of carpool. Never had an issue, just kicked in for gas.