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Musk says DOGE will make ‘rapid safety upgrades’ to air traffic control system

Elon Musk's team at the U.S. DOGE Service will focus on upgrading the FAA's air traffic control system, as stated by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Feb. 5.
Duffy mentioned that much of the equipment used by air traffic control is outdated, including the radar system for tracking planes.
The U.S. Has faced chronic air traffic controller shortages for decades, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and a low retention rate during training.
Duffy expressed concerns about operating helicopters in busy airspace, questioning the timing of a recent training mission that led to a midair collision.

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DOGE to Make Rapid Safety Upgrades to Nation's Air Traffic Control System

Move follows tragic passenger plane - helicopter collision in DC and temporary outage of its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) systems this weekend.

16 days ago

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Digi 24

Musk promises to clean up the US air traffic control system

Billionaire Elon Musk promises that the department he oversees, For Government Efficiency (DOGE), will make changes to the country's air traffic control system, as a consequence of the two fatal plane crashes recorded...

16 days ago·Romania

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Gizmodo

Elon Musk Says DOGE Will Make 'Rapid Safety Upgrades' on Air Traffic Control

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17 days ago·United States

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The Independent

Musk will now 'plug in' to commandeer US air traffic control system

Tesla and SpaceX billionaire says ‘DOGE team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system’ – after he was fined $600,000 by the FAA

17 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Epoch Times

Musk’s DOGE Will Upgrade US Air Traffic Control System, Says Transportation Secretary

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Feb. 5 that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team at the U.S. DOGE Service would soon hone in on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic control system. “Talked to the DOGE team. They are going to plug in to help upgrade our aviation system,” Duffy wrote in a post on the social media platform X. Duffy did not explain how Musk would be upgrading the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) aviation …

17 days ago·New York, United States

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The Thinking Conservative

Musk’s DOGE Will Upgrade US Air Traffic Control System, Says Transportation Secretary - The Thinking Conservative

Duffy “Talked to the DOGE team. They are going to plug in to help upgrade our aviation system,” Sean Duffy wrote in a post on the social media platform X. The post Musk’s DOGE Will Upgrade US Air Traffic Control System, Says Transportation Secretary appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

17 days ago

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