US Transportation Chief Reconsidering Air Traffic Rules

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.
US transportation chief reconsidering air traffic rules, talks to Musk
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday he is reconsidering rules that allowed air traffic control supervisors to reduce staffing at Washington's Reagan National Airport before a fatal Army helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 people last week.
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” to the air traffic control systems with the Federal
DOGE to Make 'Rapid Safety Upgrades' to Air Traffic Control: Elon Musk
Musk's announcement follows a tragic time in aviation after the fatal midair collision near D.C.'s airport last week.
Transportation Sec. Duffy suggests changing air traffic rules and antiquated tech
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy noted the FAA is using antiquated technology to oversee flights. Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation Sean Duffy addresses the media, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into Potomac River,
'Remake our airspace': Trump transportation chief says Musk team tweaking air traffic control
Employees of centabillionaire tech CEO Elon Musk are now making their way into air traffic control towers, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Politico is reporting that Duffy, who was confirmed to lead the Department of Transportation last week,
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 ...
Nationwide air traffic control tower staffing shortage includes Pittsburgh International, groups say
More than 90% of the country's airport traffic control towers, including Pittsburgh International Airport, are understaffed ...
Vance: Biden And Obama Administrations Told White People Don't Bother Applying For Air Traffic Control Jobs
Vice President J.D. Vance told FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" how the "DEI regime of the Biden administration" created a ...
Trump administration exempts safety workers, air traffic controllers from resignation offer
The Trump administration said on Sunday that federal employees involved in public safety positions, such as air traffic ...
Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows
Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, ...
Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues in Spotlight After DC Plane Crash
Issues with air traffic control staffing are under the spotlight following the fatal mid-air collision between an American ...
Does Sacramento’s airport have an air traffic controller shortage? Here’s what the FAA says
Air controller Tyler Casper controls the taxi ways from the 150-foot control tower in 2008. Last week’s mid-air collision ...