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 million federal workers, including controllers. The clarification follows two deadly plane crashes,
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.
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 Aviation Administration were sent an offer to resign with eight months’
Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know
Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.
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 controllers, are exempt from a financial incentive to quit government jobs.
Air Traffic Controllers First Learned They Were Exempt From Trump’s Buyout From CNN
The air traffic controllers union had asked for clarification on whether members were eligible for the federal buyout and only received confirmation from a report on CNN.
America desperately needs more air traffic controllers. So why is it so tough to hire them?
The US air traffic control system has been stretched nearly to its breaking point by a decades-long staffing shortage. It’s causing problems not just for the air traffic controllers that remain but the flying public at large.
FACT CHECK: Did Trump Fire 3,000 Air Traffic Controllers Ahead Of Fatal Washington, DC Collision?
A viral post shared on X claims President Donald Trump fired multiple federal employees, including 3,000 air traffic controllers, ahead of a recent fatal crash between a Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial flight.
Trump Admin Drops 'Buyout' Offers for Air Traffic Controllers, Labels Them 'Critical' After DC Plane Crash
The offer sent to federal employees by the Trump administration encouraging them to resign from their jobs is not applicable to air traffic controllers.
Did FAA Reject Air Traffic Controllers Based on Race? What We Know
The federal agency is facing a major class action lawsuit of alleged discriminatory hiring polices during the Obama ...
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America’s Air-Traffic Control System: An International Disgrace
The basic problem, which reformers have been trying to remedy since the Clinton administration, is that the system is ...
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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 ...
Are air traffic controllers DEI hires? What Trump said about DC plane crash
The FAA has said that all controllers have to meet tough testing and training standards and go through a lengthy ...
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and ...
Bay Area airport narrowly avoids losing its air traffic controllers
After tense contract negotiations, a Bay Area airport narrowly avoided losing all of its air traffic controllers. The ...
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 ...