2,400 Air Traffic Controllers Hired: DOT’s Duffy
Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 27, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Around 2,400 new air traffic controllers have been hired at American airports in the past 12 months, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. When asked about resolving the deficit of air traffic controllers (ATC) in an April 8 interview with CNBC, Duffy said: