{"id":2407919,"date":"2025-02-28T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-asks-retired-air-traffic-controllers-to-come-back-to-work\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:42:03","slug":"musk-asks-retired-air-traffic-controllers-to-come-back-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-asks-retired-air-traffic-controllers-to-come-back-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk asks retired air traffic controllers to come back to work"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fmusk-asks-retired-air-traffic-controllers-to-come-back-to-work%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=2407919&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>Elon Musk has made a\u200c public appeal for retired <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>\u200d to return to work, addressing a \u200cnotable staffing shortage in the field as the Trump administration seeks solutions following several air travel incidents. Air traffic controllers typically face mandatory retirement at \u206456 years of age, with some able to extend their careers untill 61 under exceptional circumstances. In a post on social media platform X, \u200dMusk\u2062 highlighted the need \u200bfor experienced controllers, saying, &#8220;There is a shortage of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">top-notch air traffic controllers<\/a>. If you have retired, but \u200dare open to returning to work, please consider doing so.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>This appeal\u200c coincided with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announcing\u200c new measures to expedite hiring at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including a \u2064merit-based approach, increased starting salaries, and a \u2064streamlined hiring process. Duffy also proposed allowing controllers to extend their careers\u2062 beyond the mandatory retirement age as part \u200dof \u2064the efforts to address the ongoing staffing \u200dcrisis, which has been a recognized issue for over a decade. These initiatives aim to\u2063 enhance air travel \u200csafety and modernize federal operations.  <\/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\">Musk asks retired air traffic controllers to come back to work to address shortage<\/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_2020413\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> pleaded for retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Trump administration<\/a> attempts to fix a long-running shortage in the field following several recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">air travel<\/a> incidents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Air traffic controllers face mandatory retirement at the end of the month they turn 56, with an exemption available to allow exceptional performers to remain on the job until age 61, according to federal law.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers. If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1895136616441905228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers. If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so,&rdquo; Musk said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>The plea from Musk, who helms DOGE as an advisor to President Donald Trump, came the same day Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a hiring &ldquo;supercharge&rdquo; at the Federal Aviation Administration&rsquo;s academy. <\/p>\n<p>The effort emphasizes a merit-based process with increased starting salaries and simplifying the hiring process to five steps from the current eight-step process.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy has also <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/transportation\/5133499-duffy-air-traffic-controllers-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"floated\">floated<\/a> the idea of allowing air traffic controllers to remain on the job past the mandatory retirement age as a way to alleviate the shortage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This staffing shortage has been a known challenge for over a decade, and this administration is committed to solving it. The new streamlined hiring process is just the first step to deliver on President Trump&rsquo;s agenda to prioritize the American people&rsquo;s safety and modernize the federal government,&rdquo; Duffy said in a statement about the effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3333141\/elon-musk-faa-starlink-air-traffic-control-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MUSK PITCHES STARLINK FOR FAA USE OVER &lsquo;DIRE&rsquo; STATE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL\">MUSK PITCHES STARLINK FOR FAA USE OVER &lsquo;DIRE&rsquo; STATE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the FAA has seen job cuts due to DOGE efforts to reduce government waste, air traffic controllers were not affected because they are considered essential to the functions of the agency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FAA alone&nbsp;has a staggering 45,000 employees. Less than 400 were let go, and they were all probationary, meaning they had been hired less than a year ago. Zero air traffic controllers and critical safety personnel were let go,&rdquo; Duffy said in a post on X earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2020413\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2020413\"}});<\/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>Musk urges retired air traffic controllers to return amid shortages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2407920,"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\/air-traffic-controllers-retiring-rehiring.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50012,14743,4250],"class_list":["post-2407919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-air-traffic-controllers","tag-aviation","tag-musk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/air-traffic-controllers-retiring-rehiring.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407919","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407919"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407923,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407919\/revisions\/2407923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}