Oriana Pawlyk

6 days ago | politico.com | Oriana Pawlyk |Sam Ogozalek |Chris Marquette

DOT secretary said he needs Congress to give him money “up front” — along with changes to permitting that will allow the system to be upgraded in three to four years. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks with reporters outside the White House, May 6, 2025.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Oriana Pawlyk |Sam Ogozalek |Chris Marquette

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday called on Congress to swiftly give him an unspecified amount of money so he can modernize America’s aging air traffic control systems in just a few years, along with changes to permitting requirements that he said have drawn out previous efforts.

1 week ago | politico.com | Oriana Pawlyk |Ry Rivard

The most serious incident at Newark occurred April 28, when air traffic controllers monitoring aviation traffic lost sight of planes in midair — and the ability to communicate with them — for about 90 seconds. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said the breakdown was due to a failing copper communications wire — one example of the aging technology that the FAA is in the process of replacing nationwide.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Oriana Pawlyk |Ry Rivard

Terrifying safety lapses at Newark Liberty International Airport are raising the stakes for the Trump administration’s still-vague plan for upgrading the nation’s aviation system — a multibillion-dollar blueprint whose debut is scheduled for Thursday. The plan, to be announced by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, comes on the heels of a series of unnerving aviation incidents in recent years, most seriously the midair collision near Washington that killed 67 people on Jan. 29.

1 week ago | politico.com | Oriana Pawlyk

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took to X and cable news to demand answers from the Pentagon about how it’s using Army helicopters in Washington — but softened his tone Tuesday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, on May 6, 2025.