Elon Musk is pleading with retired air traffic controllers to return to work—despite his DOGE project to slash the number of federal workers. The billionaire admitted there is a “shortage” of the vital workers in an intervention certain to fuel concerns about air safety after a string of incidents including last month’s D.

Elon Musk pleaded for retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work as the Trump administration attempts to fix a long-running shortage in the field following several recent air travel incidents.

The FAA will ‘supercharge’ efforts to recruit more air traffic controllers as the US attempts to address a long-running shortage of staff.