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

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.

The FAA has been buying parts for its outdated systems on eBay, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has revealed as he admits that the chaos seen at Newark airport will 'happen in other places'

Flight delays and cancellations are bound to only get “worse” heading into the summer, members of Congress warned Wednesday — as Federal Aviation Administration officials said it’ll take another year or more to update aging infrastructure and complete recruitment for controllers.

The transportation secretary admitted to redirecting his wife through New York's LaGuardia airport but said it was because of Newark’s reliability, not safety.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Sunday during an interview appearance on NBC News' Meet the Press that he's "concerned about the whole [United States] airspace," citing old equipment being used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), that at times needs to be purchased from the online marketplace, eBay.

The family of a pilot killed in the DCA plane crash said they support a plan to reform the Federal Aviation Administration.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy explained Wednesday that he recently changed his wife’s flight to avoid the embattled Newark Liberty International Airport — but not because of safety issues.

On May 12, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that they’ve organized a task force dedicated to addressing telecommunication issues and safety at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

Wednesday will feature a hearing in the Senate with FAA leadership and another in the House with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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.