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US OFFERS INCENTIVES TO BOOST AIR TRAFFIC HIRING AND RETENTION

  • NEWS Desk Global
  • May 1
  • 1 min read



The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday that it is taking steps to retain and recruit more air traffic controllers to address a significant staffing shortage.

The Federal Aviation Administration, which said in March it planned to hire 2,000 air traffic controller trainees this year, said it will offer retirement-eligible controllers who are under the mandatory retirement age of 56 a lump sum payment of 20% of their basic pay for each year they continue to work.

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