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Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic ...
Duffy clashes with Democrats over DEI funding cuts, denies air traffic controllers let go
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency has saved $9.5 billion in the first 100 days of the Trump admin, while ...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary: Air Travel Crisis at Newark Was Unacceptable | Opinion
President Donald Trump and I are committed to introducing a golden age of travel by making every day travel safer, smoother, and more affordable.
Duffy to allow exemptions to extend retirement age for air traffic controllers
The article has been updated to accurately reflect the process to extend the retirement age for air traffic controllers.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Newark air traffic issues won't be fully fixed until summer: "Our mission is safety"
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells "CBS Mornings" it will take months to restore normal operations at Newark Liberty ...
Can the Dept. of Transportation and Sean Duffy fix an antiquated and frequently broken air traffic control system?
After 100 days as Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy says he has the best job in the government, ...
Air traffic controller union is … out of control
Union is blocking a great solution to the air traffic control staffing crisis from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Overhaul of U.S. air-traffic control system will cost ‘lots of billions,’ Duffy says
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of a U.S. air-traffic control system that it ...
Cindy Hyde-Smith Grills Sean Duffy About Modernizing Air Traffic Control Systems Amid Newark...
At a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) questioned Transportation Sec. Sean ...
Summer bummer: Sean Duffy hints air traffic controller shortage will mean delays at airports
Similar to last summer, there is currently a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, which will “take time” to replenish, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.