{"id":2400280,"date":"2025-02-07T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duffy-to-offer-veteran-air-traffic-controllers-incentives-to-stay-while-system-revamped-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:13:20","slug":"duffy-to-offer-veteran-air-traffic-controllers-incentives-to-stay-while-system-revamped-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duffy-to-offer-veteran-air-traffic-controllers-incentives-to-stay-while-system-revamped-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Duffy to offer veteran air traffic controllers incentives to stay while system revamped &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fduffy-to-offer-veteran-air-traffic-controllers-incentives-to-stay-while-system-revamped-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400280&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced \u200cplans to offer incentives\u200c to veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">air traffic controllers<\/a>\u2063 in an effort to retain them during a period of \u200dsystem \u2062renovation and new recruit training. Duffy expressed his intention \u200cto allow these experienced controllers to\u200c remain in their positions beyond the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-to-end-the-d-c-gerontocracy\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Time to End the D.C. Gerontocracy\">mandatory retirement age<\/a> of 56, \u200dwith\u200b added \u200dbonuses as\u2062 motivation. He emphasized the importance of \u2062retaining these\u2064 skilled professionals to ensure a smoother transition for new recruits, who require a year\u200b to three years\u2063 of training once they\u200b graduate from\u200d the air traffic control academy. Duffy aims to improve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-relaxes-covid-19-travel-restrictions-for-fully-vaccinated-foreign-passengers\/\" title=\"U.S. Relaxes COVID-19 Travel Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated Foreign Passengers\">air travel system<\/a>,making it more advanced and\u2062 alleviating\u2063 pressure \u200don current \u2062controllers. He\u200b hopes that the attractive offers will encourage veteran controllers to accept the proposal in the \u200dcoming days.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Duffy to offer veteran air traffic controllers incentives to stay while system revamped<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1983095\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Transportation<\/a> Secretary&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sean Duffy<\/a> announced Thursday that he will offer veteran air traffic controllers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">incentives<\/a> to stay as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">air travel <\/a>system is renovated and new recruits are trained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m gonna make an offer to air traffic controllers to let them stay longer,&rdquo; Duffy told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-hannity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sean Hannity<\/a> of Fox News. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s my authority. I can offer them the chance to stay longer past the mandatory retirement age of 56.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This offer will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">give seasoned air traffic controllers<\/a> a bonus and keep them on the job while new recruits are being trained to take over the seats in the towers, according to Duffy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2792022&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9d6634650b375e7834115107afc26de3\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;We can walk and chew gum at the same time,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We have a plan to get rid of the bottlenecks, get more of the smartest kids into the air traffic control academy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Once they graduate, it takes them a year to three years to get trained up in a tower.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Retaining veteran controllers will allow time for the government to get these recruits trained up and force the &ldquo;most technologically advanced&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aviation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">air travel<\/a> system in the world, according to Duffy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Duffy described the incentives as a way to &ldquo;pay them more, give them a bonus, keep them on the job, make the system safer, alleviative the pressure on the controllers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hopefully, they&rsquo;ll say yes to that great offer I&rsquo;m gonna make them in the coming days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1983095\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1983095\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duffy plans to provide incentives for veteran air traffic controllers to remain during system upgrades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2400281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25030485526215-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50012,50014,22284,42679,50013],"class_list":["post-2400280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-air-traffic-controllers","tag-aviation-industry","tag-incentives","tag-system-overhaul","tag-workforce-retention"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25030485526215-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400280"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400284,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400280\/revisions\/2400284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}