This press release from Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) was published on 2026-05-22 and titled "Mesa Gateway Selected for FAA Pilot Program Championed by Stanton, Alleviating Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortages".
Mesa Gateway Selected for FAA Pilot Program Championed by Stanton, Alleviating Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortages WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04) celebrated the selection of Mesa Gateway Airport as one of only two airports in the nation chosen to participate in a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot program that will transition high-activity contract air traffic control towers to direct FAA staffing and management.