U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has described the rate of aircraft accidents in Alaska as “unacceptable,” pledging federal action to improve safety in the state’s airspace.
“I think it’s so important to recognize that, again, the rates of aviation crashes and aviation fatalities in Alaska are unacceptable,” Duffy said during a Wednesday press conference. “For too long, the Lower 48, and specifically the swamp in Washington, D.C., hasn’t heard the plea from Alaska for more help. We need better technology. We need some investments in a state where 82 percent of our communities can’t be reached by road.”
