; and (B) establish a second FAA Academy in an area described in paragraph (2). (2) Area described An area described in this paragraph is a metropolitan statistical area in which each of the following is located: (A) At least 2 large hub airports. (B) An FAA Flight Standards District Office. (C) An FAA Certificate Management Office. (D) An FAA regional headquarters. (3) Considerations In developing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider— (A) the resources needed to support an increase in the total number of developmental air traffic controllers enrolled at the FAA Academies; (B) the resources needed to lessen FAA Academy attrition per fiscal year; (C) how to modernize the education and training of developmental air traffic controllers, including through the use of new techniques and technologies to support instruction, and whether field training can be administered more flexibly, such as at other FAA locations across the country; (D) the equipment needed to support expanded instruction, including air traffic control simulation systems, virtual reality, and other virtual training platforms; (E) projected staffing needs associated with FAA Academy expansion and the operation of virtual education platforms, including the number of on-the-job instructors needed to educate and train additional developmental air traffic controllers; (F) the use of existing FAA-owned facilities and classroom space and identifying potential opportunities for new construction; (G) the costs of— (i) expanding FAA capacity (as described in paragraph (1)(A)); and (ii) establishing a second FAA Academy (as described in paragraph (1)(B)); (H) soliciting input from, and coordinating with, relevant stakeholders as appropriate, including the exclusive bargaining representative of air traffic control specialists of the FAA certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code