Duffy promotes air traffic overhaul as expert warns system is strained

Duffy promotes air traffic overhaul as expert warns system is strained

Days after a deadly runway collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took to social media to defend the federal government’s handling of air travel, blaming underfunding and political gridlock for long airport delays. He also promised an overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control system. “The airport experience is far from perfect,” Duffy wrote, saying outdated technology and years of insufficient funding h…