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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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Trump blames ‘obsolete’ U.S. air traffic control system for the plane-chopper collision near D.C.

President Trump says he thinks a more modern air traffic control computer system could have prevented last week’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter.

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Trump Vows to Improve Air Traffic Control System After Crash

The president said he would work with Congress to improve aging technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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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 ...

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America’s air traffic controllers are in short supply—those who qualify can make $137,000 annually, with no bachelor’s required

Several deadly plane crashes this year have put the spotlight on the U.S.’s air traffic controller shortage. Experts point to ...

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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 ...

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Ted Cruz says people should take 'real comfort' in Elon Musk working on the air traffic control system

It's not yet clear what Elon Musk and DOGE will be doing. But Ted Cruz, the head of the Senate committee overseeing the FAA, ...

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