Good News for future academy students $$$$

[RABIRZA69]

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that, effective October 29, air traffic control students attending the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center Academy in Oklahoma City will begin receiving additional funds to help defray their daily expenses while they are in training at the Academy.

In response to feedback and concerns expressed over the past months, we took another look at our policy and concluded that this is an issue of fairness to the students. Accordingly, all air traffic control students attending the academy will receive training subsistence at the long-term rate. The long-term training subsistence for Oklahoma City is $79.20 which includes $48.60 per diem, $27.60 meal and incidental expenses, and $3 incidental costs. These payments will not be retroactive.

Travel banned will brief each class and provide the appropriate paperwork required to prepare travel vouchers.

The students of the FAA Academy are a valuable part of our team, and I am hopeful this will ease their financial burden and make their stay at the academy more fruitful as they prepare to become part of the world’s safest and largest air traffic system.

Sincerely,


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Air Traffic Organization

[RABIRZA69]

and the "official" thingamabob

https://employees.faa.gov/news/focus...m?newsId=53530

[canadian_atc]

Now if only they'd do the same for us north of the border!

Good to hear though.

[mpv broker]

I can only hope the 79$ is daily?

[Omdahl]

It's daily whether it's a class day or not.