Research buying "air time retirement or pension.

But I fail to see how buying "more" future income is deductible....

If bought with after-tax dollars, it's recovered the same way that other after-tax contributions to the pension cost are deducted.  Pro-rated over the life of the pension, once you start collecting benefits.  Usually there is some safe-harbor rule that allows this over all payments to age 80 or 85.  Look up pension general rule.

If bought with pre-tax dollars -- for example, by transfer from a 401(k), 403(b) or IRA -- then it has already been deducted and you don't get to claim it again.