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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that his agency is working to ensure flights are safe but conceded that shortages of air traffic controllers during the government shutdown do add some risk. The government has been shut down for more than a month now,
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WASHINGTON >> U.S. airports reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday that air traffic controllers “don’t get any money” as
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Transportation chief Sean Duffy threatens to ground all flights
Transportation chief Sean Duffy threatened to ground all U.S. flights amid the ongoing shutdown, warning "we'll shut the whole airspace down." As the stalemate drags into the second month, it's adding more potential risk to the aviation system and putting a further strain on air traffic control staffing shortages,