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Transportation Secretary Says ‘No Early Retirement’ for Air Traffic Controllers
The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers were exempt from the offer for federal workers.
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the COVID-19 pandemic caused air traffic controller recruitment to "plummet" for two years.
Economic Calculation and the FAA: Why Air Traffic Control Systems Are Outdated
Following last week‘s air crash in Washington, the FAA is receiving extra scrutiny. The real problem with the FAA, however, is that it is a political entity,
Air Traffic Control Offices Are in Chaos in Trump’s New Administration
Even before the plane crash near D.C., air traffic control offices were in a state of Trumpian despair, sources say.
FAA data shows shortage of air traffic controllers at Logan Airport
Concerns about a shortage of air traffic controllers extend to Boston’s Logan International Airport. Federal data reviewed by the NBC10 Boston Investigators shows that staffing at Logan’s air traffic control tower and terminal does not meet the standards set by a group that included Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association,
Does Kansas City have a full staff of air traffic controllers? What the numbers say
The staffing numbers from 2023, the most recent year made available by the Federal Aviation Administration, show the airport is above the staffing standard and just below the optimal staffing level.
Vance: US air traffic control systems antiquated, looks like video game
Vice President JD Vance says America's air traffic control systems are outdated following recent deadly tragedies and that there is better software available.
Crash families visit site; transportation chief calls FAA 'antiquated'
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sunday morning said it's time to update "antiquated" Federal Aviation Administration systems and called for more air traffic controllers.
Transportation chief Duffy vows to add air traffic controllers, says department traded core mission for DEI
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday vowed to boost the number of air traffic controllers and again blamed DEI less than a week after the DC air disaster for distracting his agency from its core mission.
After offering buyouts to air traffic controllers, Trump administration says they’re exempt from ‘early retirement’ following deadly plane crashes
Air traffic controllers are exempt from a buyout offer President Trump’s administration introduced last week to nearly 2 ...
Air traffic controller staffing exceeds standards at CVG. Union says it's not enough
The most recent FAA data show that CVG’s control tower exceeded the agency’s staffing target, but union officials say it's ...
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal ...
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Musk says DOGE will make ‘rapid safety upgrades’ to air traffic control system
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will make “rapid safety upgrades” ...
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Pete Buttigieg slams the Trump administration for cutting air traffic controllers as plane crashes
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took to social media to call out the Trump administration for trying to cut ...
Elon Musk Turns His DOGE Goons Loose on Air Traffic Control
First Buddy” Elon Musk announced in a Wednesday tweet that he will now turn his DOGE minions loose on the Federal Aviation ...