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2,400 Air Traffic Controllers Hired: DOT’s Duffy

Air traffic controllers eligible to retire are being offered a 20 percent cash bonus to stay on the job, the Transportation secretary said.
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2,400 Air Traffic Controllers Hired: DOT’s Duffy
Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 27, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Naveen Athrappully
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Around 2,400 new air traffic controllers have been hired at American airports in the past 12 months, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

When asked about resolving the deficit of air traffic controllers (ATC) in an April 8 interview with CNBC, Duffy said: “We had the biggest year of hiring in six years.

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Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.