Transportation Sec. Duffy: Of Course, It Is Safe to Fly

BURLESON Understandably a lot ░░░░░░░░ Americans are on edge ░░░░░░░░ now about air travel ░░░░░░░░ a string of fiery ░░░░░░░░ including this one in ░░░░░░░░ The crash left the ░░░░░░░░ plane upside down on ░░░░░░░░ tarmac The Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ staffing cuts including at ░░░░░░░░ FAA are adding to ░░░░░░░░ concerns Kris Van Cleave ░░░░░░░░ exclusively with U S ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Sean Duffy who ░░░░░░░░ people should not be ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts VAN CLEAVE ░░░░░░░░ over Monday s crash ░░░░░░░░ in Toronto marked the ░░░░░░░░ in a stretch of ░░░░░░░░ profile accidents over the ░░░░░░░░ three weeks stunning American ░░░░░░░░ VAN CLEAVE on camera ░░░░░░░░ it safe to fly ░░░░░░░░ So the simple answer ░░░░░░░░ yes it s safe ░░░░░░░░ fly of course Actually ░░░░░░░░ m going to fly ░░░░░░░░ today I ve been ░░░░░░░░ for the last week ░░░░░░░░ CLEAVE voice over Transportation ░░░░░░░░ Sean Duffy DUFFY If ░░░░░░░░ get on a plane ░░░░░░░░ you look at how ░░░░░░░░ people fly how many ░░░░░░░░ we have of course ░░░░░░░░ s a safe space ░░░░░░░░ CLEAVE on camera And ░░░░░░░░ we ve had these ░░░░░░░░ real high profile incidents ░░░░░░░░ the last three weeks ░░░░░░░░ leaves people wondering what ░░░░░░░░ going on DUFFY Each ░░░░░░░░ is very unique And ░░░░░░░░ do think as we ░░░░░░░░ at the incidents or ░░░░░░░░ crashes it gives us ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to say what ░░░░░░░░ wrong What can we ░░░░░░░░ upon in the system ░░░░░░░░ these crashes VAN CLEAVE ░░░░░░░░ over The deadly midair ░░░░░░░░ over Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ killed 67 people happened ░░░░░░░░ Duffy s first full ░░░░░░░░ on the job He ░░░░░░░░ since restricted helicopter traffic ░░░░░░░░ Washington s Reagan National ░░░░░░░░ and turned his attention ░░░░░░░░ modernizing the nation s ░░░░░░░░ traffic control system DUFFY ░░░░░░░░ fact that it hasn ░░░░░░░░ been done in the ░░░░░░░░ 4 years 8 years ░░░░░░░░ years is outrageous VAN ░░░░░░░░ A recent report found ░░░░░░░░ of the FAA s ░░░░░░░░ air traffic control systems ░░░░░░░░ and investments to modernize ░░░░░░░░ of them could take ░░░░░░░░ least 10 years DUFFY ░░░░░░░░ s drop the politics ░░░░░░░░ need to invest money ░░░░░░░░ we can t do ░░░░░░░░ at the speed of ░░░░░░░░ We have to do ░░░░░░░░ at a different speed ░░░░░░░░ again everyone will tell ░░░░░░░░ here they ll say ░░░░░░░░ again floppy disks One ░░░░░░░░ our airspace You ve ░░░░░░░░ to be kidding me ░░░░░░░░ m in a place ░░░░░░░░ where I m going ░░░░░░░░ say I m going ░░░░░░░░ give you what you ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ the red tape we ░░░░░░░░ going to find the ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ upgrade your system VAN ░░░░░░░░ on camera You want ░░░░░░░░ to move like lives ░░░░░░░░ at stake DUFFY At ░░░░░░░░ speed of Trump I ░░░░░░░░ them to move at ░░░░░░░░ speed of SpaceX Clip ░░░░░░░░