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Exodus of Staff Adds to FAA’s Challenges
Employee exits could complicate regulatory and air-traffic-control work, according to an internal presentation. The agency said safety-critical functions aren’t affected.
Air traffic control system must be fixed to avoid problems like Newark Airport, Duffy says
The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his ...
Transportation Department deploying artificial intelligence to spot air traffic dangers, Duffy says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces AI use in air traffic control to prevent incidents like the fatal DCA crash, ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says $12.5bn for air safety upgrades isn’t nearly enough: ‘We need it now’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says $12.5bn for air safety upgrades isn’t nearly enough: ‘We need it now’ - ‘I know the ...
‘We could have more Newarks.’ Air traffic woes could spread without billions of dollars, feds say.
Meanwhile, under an interim order, FAA set the maximum number of flights at the airport be limited to 28 arrivals and 28 ...
New fiber optic cable in place to fix communications problems plaguing Newark flights
A new fiber optic cable between Philadelphia and New York is being tested to improve air traffic control at Newark Liberty International Airport ...
Duffy: FAA allocation in GOP spending package ‘won’t be enough’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) allocation in the House-approved spending package will not support the needed upgrades to air traffic ...
New controllers, runway planned for Newark airport: Duffy
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Newark airport is slated for multiple upgrades after two communication blackouts in May caused high-profile disruptions for pilots and passengers. He ...