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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks at an event unveiling a new U.S. air traffic control system at the Department of Transportation on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Under the new plan the FAA will replace and improve antiquated infrastructure including radar systems, software, hardware and telecommunications networks to improve safety and reduce delays. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump Highlights Air Traffic Control Upgrades, Criticizes Buttigieg’s Oversight, Saying He Had ‘No Clue’

President Donald Trump applauded his administration’s efforts to revamp the U.S. air traffic control system, as the Department of Transportation unveiled its new three-year plan to build a brand-new, “state-of-the-art” system on Thursday.

Pennsylvania: Small Plane Crashes Near Retirement Home, Multiple Injuries Reported

A plane has crashed in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania retirement community, injuring at least five individuals on board.

A view of the air traffic control tower at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

US aviation sector calls for emergency funding for air traffic technology, staffing

The U.S. aviation sector called for “robust emergency funding” from Congress for air traffic control technology and staffing after a series of crashes that have raised alarm.

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 30: Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided in midair with a military helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport. According to reports there were no survivors amongst the 67 people on board both aircraft. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Vance: ‘Elimination Of DEI Hires And DEI Policies’ Allows Us To Actually ‘Hire The Air Traffic Controllers That We Need’

Vice President JD Vance doubled down on President Donald Trump’s sentiments regarding the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., citing DEI policies as a reason for short staffing within air traffic control, leading to the tragic crash.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak to reporters about the collision of an American Airlines flight with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Officials believe that all 64 people on the commercial jet and the three service members on the U.S. Army helicopter died when they collided midair and crashed into the Potomac River airport outside Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Multiple CNN Commentators Face Backlash After Suggesting Trump Was To Blame For D.C. Midair Collision

CNN commentator Bakari Sellers, along with two other well known left-leaning commentators with massive social media followings, sparked outrage on Wednesday night by blaming President Donald Trump for the tragic midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter.

Employees of Jet Blue airlines work on an engine of an Airbus A320 passenger aircraft in a maintenance hangar of the company at JFK International Airport in New York on March 4, 2024, prior of a Career Discovery Week event. JetBlue and Spirit Airlines formally pulled the plug Monday on their merger, about six weeks after a federal judge ruled it violated US antitrust law. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Feds Slam JetBlue With $2M Fine For ‘Chronic Flight Delays’

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $2 million fine against JetBlue for “operating multiple chronically delayed flights,” marking the first such penalty by the federal agency.