Transportation Secy Duffy said that the FAA system is “outdated” and requires more air traffic controllers
Sean Duffy, Minister of Transport, said that the system of many federal aviation administrations is still “out of date” and needs to be “vertical” when recruiting air traffic controllers.
Duffy issued a statement in an appearance of “Fox News Sunday” at the host of the host. Trump government officials confirmed that the sky in the United States is still the safest in the world, but he also said that he can make major changes to improve the FAA system.
Dafi said: “We have the safest sky in the world. Traveling in the air is the safest way of transportation.” “This is not only an air traffic controller, but we do have the technology on the plane to separate it. Yes, no, this is the safest system. “” “” “” “
Dafi continued that the American system “really needs to be upgraded.” He also pointed out that on Saturday night, FAA pilot warning system’s power outage “notified aviation mission” or notam system, called it “outdated”.
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Secretary of the US Department of Transport, Sean Duffy, spoke to the media that after the American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with the Black Eagle helicopter, he approached the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the Poto Mark. (Ken Cedeno/Reuters)
The compulsory retirement age of FAA for air traffic controllers is 55 years, resulting in a large amount of turnover. Dafi pointed out that the FAA training college was bottled by bottlenecks during COVID-19, resulting in the size of the small class and delaying the process because the trainees could not obtain a face-to-face experience in Control Towers.
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He said he was focusing on training a new generation of recruits.
Duffy told Bream: “When you try to hire air traffic controller, you cannot focus on diversity, fairness and tolerance, but focus on the best and smartest people.” “I mean, some people, some people I like I like to talk around rights and interests, but if it is your pilot or your air traffic controller, you want the best. related.”
Witnesses said that the first respondent worked at the scene after the aircraft crashed in Philadelphia on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Dafi’s remarks were published after the two aviation disasters attacked the United States, including a military black hawk helicopter in Washington Special Economic Zone last week collided with American airline jet aircraft. This weekend, a private jet also fell from the sky in Pennsylvania.
The two collapse investigations are underway. Dafi said he was particularly interested in the communication between the Reagan National Airport’s control towers and aircraft and helicopters in the collision accident last week.
On January 30, 2025 (Thursday) at Arlington, Virginia, the search and rescue work at the wreckage of the Botoma River at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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“What happened to the tower? What is the personnel? What should I do? What is the language used by the air traffic controller? Is it appropriate? Do they properly guide the consistent traffic as the procedure in the FAA?” Dafi asked Essence
