Department of Transportation plans to hire, create more incentives, for air traffic controllers

Department of Transportation plans to hire, create more incentives, for air traffic controllers

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) – The Department of Transportation is rolling out more financial incentives to hire air traffic controllers and an incentive package to keep controllers from retiring. It's the latest move to the deal with an ongoing shortage of these critical workers. The DOT says that there's a shortage of about 3,000 controllers in the U.S., Among the new incentives for new graduates of the Air traffic Controller Academy will be a $5,000 bonu…