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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.

A screen shows the timetable at the Newark Liberty International Airport during the busiest travel day, the day before the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

FAA taking immediate steps to address flight woes at Newark

The FAA said it is taking immediate steps to address ongoing woes that have disrupted hundreds of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Police tape blocks off the crime scene outside a church where a man shot dead four people, including three of his children, before turning the gun on himself, February 28, 2022 in Sacramento, California. A father shot dead three of his own children on February 28 before turning the gun on himself in a US church, police said. A fifth person also died in the shooting in Sacramento, California, though it was not clear if that person was related to what police said was a domestic incident. (Photo by Andri Tambunan / AFP) (Photo by ANDRI TAMBUNAN/AFP via Getty Images)

UNA AVIONETA SE ESTRELLA EN UN RÍO Y MUEREN TRES PERSONAS EN NEBRASKA

Una pequeña avioneta se estrelló en un río en el este de Nebraska, causando la muerte de las tres personas a bordo, informaron las autoridades. La tragedia se produce después de una serie de accidentes de aviación recientes de avionetas y helicópteros.

U.S. Bank Spokesperson: Executive Terry Dolan ‘Believed’ To Have Died In Recent Minnesota Plane Crash

A U.S. Bank executive is now presumed to be dead, as a spokesperson from his company has announced that they believe he was traveling in the same small plane that recently crashed into a home in Minnesota — reportedly leaving no survivors.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a press conference at the Department of Transportation on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Duffy spoke on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report on the mid-air collision that occurred between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Transportation Secretary Duffy Investigates Allegations Of ‘DEI-Linked’ Cheating In FAA Exams

After a recent report alleged that a prominent “DEI activist” provided minority candidates hoping to become air traffic controllers with a means of cheating on the FAA entrance exam, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that he would be looking into the matter further.

In this handout provided by the National Transporation Safety Board (NTSB) NTSB investigators along with members of the salvage crew recover wreckage from the Bombardier CRJ700 and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk mid-air collision in the Potomac River on February 2, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025 outside of Washington, DC. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people onboard both aircraft. (Photo by NTSB via Getty Images)

Nat’l Transportation Safety Board: 15K ‘Near-Miss Events’ Between Helicopters And Planes Occurred At D.C. Airport In Last 3 Years

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that over 15,000 “near-miss events” between helicopters and planes at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport have occurred in the past three years.