The top union for air traffic controllers is hampering Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plans to boost hiring by penalizing those who want to work beyond retirement age, The Post has learned. Duffy is offering cash bonuses of up to 20% of annual salaries for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers eligible to retire but younger than the mandatory age of 56 — and hoping to retain even more through

During the House Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) spoke to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about FAA cuts.

The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.

Top officials with the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration are set to testify Wednesday on Capitol Hill, where they are expected to be grilled over a series of issues at some of the nation's busiest airports.

Air traffic controllers in Colorado lost contact with more than a dozen aircraft on Monday—but the transportation secretary seemed to have other concerns.

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Senator Patty Murray expresses her concerns with staffing cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) especially in light of recent aviation accidents and asks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy when details of the department's budget plan will be released.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency has saved $9.5 billion in the first 100 days of the Trump admin, while slashing DEI and climate initiatives. He denied letting 400 ATCs go.

Federal Aviation Administration officials and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy are at separate hearings Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill, as cancellations and delays continue to plague Newark International Airport and impact other airports around the country.