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Duffy says he can offer air traffic controllers chance to stay past mandatory retirement age

  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced incentives for veteran air traffic controllers to remain past the mandatory retirement age of 56.
  • Duffy stated that retaining experienced controllers is crucial while training new recruits for air traffic control positions.
  • The incentives include bonuses and pay increases to alleviate pressure and enhance safety in the air travel system.
  • Duffy emphasized the need to eliminate bottlenecks and recruit smarter candidates into the air traffic control academy.
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US air traffic controllers will be offered chance to stay on for longer, says Duffy

U.S. air traffic controllers will be offered the opportunity to stay past their mandatory retirement age of 56, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News on Thursday in the wake of the Washington plane crash.

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The HillThe Hill

Duffy says he can offer air traffic controllers chance to stay past mandatory retirement age

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he plans to encourage air traffic controllers to keep working past the mandatory retirement age of 56, which he says would enhance safety.

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Washington ExaminerWashington Examiner

Duffy to offer veteran air traffic controllers incentives to stay while system revamped

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that he will offer veteran air traffic controllers incentives to stay as the air travel system is renovated and new recruits are trained. “I’m gonna make an offer to air traffic controllers to let them stay longer,” Duffy told Sean Hannity of Fox News. “That’s my authority. I can offer them the chance to stay longer past the mandatory retirement age of 56.” This offer will give seasoned air …

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The White House said its federal hiring freeze never included air traffic controllers. But before the Jan. 29 helicopter and jet crash, the controllers union and some lawmakers said it was unclear whether the freeze affected them.

U.S. Rep, Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said on X that although it’s too soon to say what caused the fatal Jan. 29 collisio

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U.S. air traffic controllers will be offered chance to stay on for longer, says Duffy

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says air traffic controllers will be able to stay on the job beyond mandatory retirement age of 56

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