Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he plans to extend the retirement age for all air traffic controllers, increasing the mandatory age from 56 to 61 years old. During an interview

The current ATC system "is based on an outdated technologies that are unable to meet" modern demands, an administration statement said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Sunday that a new telecommunications issue at the facility that guides aircraft at Newark Liberty International Airport forced the agency to briefly slow aircraft in and out of the airport.