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US transportation chief reconsidering air traffic rules

Transportation Secretary Says ‘No Early Retirement’ for Air Traffic Controllers

The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers were exempt from the offer for federal workers.

Reuters on MSN · 12h

US transportation chief reconsidering air traffic rules, talks to Musk

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday he is reconsidering rules that allowed air traffic control supervisors to reduce staffing at Washington's Reagan National Airport before a fatal Army helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 people last week.

POLITICO on MSN · 14h

Musk’s cost-cutters to ‘plug in’ to air traffic control system, Trump’s transportation chief says

Sean Duffy said that he’d spoken with Musk, calling him a “pretty remarkable guy” who has “access to the best technological people, the best engineers in the world.”

Axios on MSN · 11h

Musk to 'upgrade' air traffic control system, Trump official says

Elon Musk and the U.S. Department of Transportation will "remake" U.S. airspace, Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said at an event on Wednesday. Why it matters: The collision last week between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.

Alternet on MSN · 11h

'Remake our airspace': Trump transportation chief says Musk team tweaking air traffic control

Employees of centabillionaire tech CEO Elon Musk are now making their way into air traffic control towers, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Politico is reporting that Duffy, who was confirmed to lead the Department of Transportation last week,

Sean Duffy, Transportation Secretary

Bloomberg on MSN · 13h

Musk’s DOGE to Help ‘Upgrade’ US Aviation System, Transportation Secretary

Elon Musk’s team at the Department of Government Efficiency is going to work with US aviation authorities to “rethink” the nation’s airspace, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

USA Today · 5d

What does the U.S. Secretary of Transportation do? A look at Sean Duffy's role.

Former Wisconsin congressman Sean Duffy was sworn in as new U.S. Transportation Secretary this week. Here's what his responsibilities include.

The Associated Press on MSN · 6d

Who is Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary?

Duffy, who was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, quickly emerged as a public face of the federal government’s response to the deadly plane crash at

Feds tie transportation funding to birth rates

The New York Times · 53m

Trump Administration Prioritizes High-Birthrate Areas for Transportation Funds

Some policy experts said they were not sure how the move was connected to the president’s overall transportation goals.

Bloomberg L.P. · 16h

Department of Transportation Wants to Fund Places With High Birth Rates

San Francisco wants wealthy donors to help tackle drug overdoses, and Trump’s freeze on climate money sows fear and confusion.

Boston.com on MSN · 1d

Healey slams Department of Transportation memo tying funding to birth rates

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy mandated that DOT programs, grants, and policies “give preference to communities” with high marriage and birth rates. The post Healey slams Department of Transportation memo tying funding to birth rates appeared first on Boston.

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Transportation secretary says ‘expansive’ impact zone was left by Philadelphia medical plane crash

The U.S. transportation secretary has visited the site of a medical transportation plane crash in Philadelphia with city and ...

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U.S. transportation secretary tours Philadelphia plane crash site; number of injured increases to 24

Four of the 24 people injured after the Northeast Philadelphia plane crash remain hospitalized Two are now stable, and two ...

Crash Occurs on New Transportation Secretary’s First Day on the Job

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he is currently on site at the Federal Aviation Administration headquarters in ...

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Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that many of the Federal Aviation Administration's systems remain "antiquated" and are in need of updates amid a "plummet" in recruitment for air traffic ...

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Transportation chief Sean Duffy claims department traded core mission for DEI, vows to add air traffic controllers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday vowed to boost the number of air traffic controllers and again blamed DEI less than a week after the DC air disaster for distracting his agency from ...

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Sean Duffy, Trump's new transportation secretary, monitors plane crash response in first week on the job

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had been sworn in just hours before the deadly midair collision of a plane and helicopter near Washington, D.C.