Trump Taps Transportation Secretary Duffy as Interim NASA Head
At a time of turmoil and competing visions for the agency, it will be led by a Trump administration cabinet member.
At a time of turmoil and competing visions for the agency, it will be led by a Trump administration cabinet member.
Five-way agreement between the American regulator and its counterparts in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K. aims to harmonize standards.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will use authority to grant exemptions for the mandatory air traffic controller retirement age.
Trump administration aims to ramp up controller hiring while modernizing the facilities and systems they use.
Full-fledged plan could be rolled out as early as next week.
FAA Academy graduates will get thousands in incentives for completing training and accepting roles in hard-to-staff regions.
Administration says it will work with Congress to launch a full-scale replacement of the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure.
‘Inability to coordinate effectively’ between federal departments involved faces scrutiny.
Transportation secretary is expected to announce plans to modernize what he describes as an ‘aging, understaffed’ system this week.
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) disagrees with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to allow controllers to stay longer.