Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a sweeping package of incentives on May 1 to tackle the United States’ chronic air traffic controller shortage, pledging to “supercharge” the hiring and retention pipeline and close a 3,000-controller staffing gap.
Flanked by the heads of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Duffy announced the latest measures at a May 1 press conference in Washington. He described the incentives as a major step toward reversing staffing shortfalls and easing the strain on the country’s overstretched air traffic workforce.
