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Sean Duffy Explains Why the FAA’s Shutdown Choice Is Not About Politics

Sean Duffy Explains Why the FAA’s Shutdown Choice Is Not About Politics

FAA Reduces Flight Operations Amid Shutdown Concerns Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addressed claims on Sunday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was cutting back on flight operations for political reasons due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. As the shutdown drags on, with FAA workers unpaid and struggling, the Trump administration is implementing a gradual […]

How outdated technology is contributing to the FAA’s issues

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy has taken steps with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address a significant shortage of air traffic controllers, though outdated equipment has been a longstanding issue affecting air travel safety. This week’s flight disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport highlighted the connection between outdated technology and the insufficient number of available […]

FAA’s diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities

The Federal Aviation Administration is proactively recruiting workers with “severe” intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses, and other mental and physical illnesses under its Diversity and Inclusion Hiring Initiative, articulated on the agency's website. It is adopted in The FAA's website states: “A qualifying disability is one that the federal government has identified as a policy of […]