Sean Duffy, Transportation Secretary and FAA

I Only Fired Hundreds at the FAA, Sean Duffy Boasts Amid Safety Crisis
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claimed Monday that, despite several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees being fired Friday night, none were air traffic controllers or “critical safety personnel.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on the FAA, air traffic control modernization
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy discusses the Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic control modernization in an exclusive interview.
After a series of plane crashes, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says "of course" it's safe to fly
Duffy called each of the recent incidents "very unique" and also talked about recent layoffs and Elon Musk's efforts to overhaul the air traffic control system.
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the COVID-19 pandemic caused air traffic controller recruitment to "plummet" for two years.
Sean Duffy: Less Than 400 FAA Employees Fired
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said less than 400 probationary employees at the FAA have been recently terminated.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says FAA cuts won't affect flight safety
On his first full day as transportation secretary, Sean Duffy faced the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in more than 20 years. The midair collision near Washington, D.C., killed 67 people and just on Monday,
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants SpaceX engineers to upgrade FAA tech
FOX Business' Grady Trimble speaks exclusively to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy about an over-budget, high-speed California rail project and ongoing FAA improvements.
Transportation secretary says "it's safe to fly, of course"
In a CBS News exclusive, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said people should not be afraid to fly amid a string of aviation incidents this year. He also called for quick investments in FAA systems.
SEAN DUFFY: America’s air traffic systems need an urgent upgrade
A December government report said over a third of the FAA systems were unsustainable and three of them were 30 years old. We ...
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Transport Secretary Sean Duffy tries to shift blame for recent air disasters onto Pete Buttigieg
“How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?,” he wrote. open image in gallery Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg asked Sean Duffy why the FAA are making ...
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Duffy: FAA firings fewer than 400 out of ‘staggering’ 45,000 staffers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy seemingly defended the recent firings at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday, arguing the probationary employees who were let go made up ...
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Transportation honcho Sean Duffy welcomes SpaceX employees to Air Traffic Control System Command Center as hundreds of FAA workers fired
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stressed that SpaceX and ... Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67, the Federal Aviation Administration’s main warning system for pilots went ...
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Sean Duffy: Biden administration ‘lost sight of the mission’ at FAA
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stopped short of either endorsing ... including a program that teed off at the Federal Aviation Administration during Trump’s first term.
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Musk’s SpaceX team visiting FAA: Duffy
Officials from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are visiting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. In a lengthy post on the social platform X, Duffy ...
Elon Musk expected to help improve 'really outdated' FAA functions, transportation secretary details
Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his team "point the fingers" at the FAA's alleged "ancient technology" and call ...
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Secretary Crash Dummy Duffy Tries To Deflect Blame For Crashes
Sean Duffy tries to blame the Biden administration for the multiple plane crashes that has happened since January 20th, then brags how he's laid off FAA workers while they were already severely ...