But Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has an idea to fix it.
We have too many controllers that retire after 25 years of service.
And so we have to look and go, is this a national security issue?
US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a briefing about the mid-air crash between American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter in Washington, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.© Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images
Is this a safety issue?
And should these air traffic controllers be retiring after 25 years of service?
Duffy said on Wednesday onFox Business.
And so we have to look and go, is this a national security issue?
Is this a safety issue?
And should these air traffic controllers be retiring after 25 years of service?
And Daniels said modernization is desperately needed.
High-profile collisions and near-misses have put a spotlight on the danger of leaving these jobs vacant.
And while a report on that crash hasnt been released yet, one possible explanation has emerged.
There is a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers.
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