Extended Service for Air Traffic Controllers Post-Disaster

In response to a recent fatal crash, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to allow air traffic controllers to extend their service beyond the mandatory retirement age of 56. This initiative aims to enhance system safety and reduce pressure on current controllers, following a tragic collision over the Potomac River.

Following a tragic collision over the Potomac River involving an army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that resulted in 67 fatalities, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is taking significant steps to improve air traffic safety.

In an interview with Fox News, Duffy revealed plans to offer U.S. air traffic controllers the chance to continue working beyond the mandatory retirement age of 56. This proposal is part of a strategy to enhance safety and ease the workload on current controllers in the wake of the Washington plane crash.

Duffy noted that this offer would be presented within days, underscoring the urgency of addressing the deadliest U.S. air disaster in over two decades.

(With inputs from agencies.)