Sean Duffy: What Happened in Newark ‘Could Happen Elsewhere,’ Building New ATC Will Take 3 to 4 Years

VAN SUSTEREN Mr Secretary ░░░░░░░░ have obviously a very ░░░░░░░░ problem with our air ░░░░░░░░ It s gonna take ░░░░░░░░ lot of money a ░░░░░░░░ of time You just ░░░░░░░░ on the job Congress ░░░░░░░░ t necessary given you ░░░░░░░░ money and you haven ░░░░░░░░ had the time but ░░░░░░░░ there anything you can ░░░░░░░░ in the short run ░░░░░░░░ meet the urgent needs ░░░░░░░░ So first off we ░░░░░░░░ t be surprised This ░░░░░░░░ been a burning issue ░░░░░░░░ the course of the ░░░░░░░░ decade but specifically over ░░░░░░░░ last four years The ░░░░░░░░ has reported that of ░░░░░░░░ system was way too ░░░░░░░░ it needed to be ░░░░░░░░ We saw what happened ░░░░░░░░ Newark That could happen ░░░░░░░░ other places around the ░░░░░░░░ So we re going ░░░░░░░░ build a brand new ░░░░░░░░ traffic control system That ░░░░░░░░ going to take anywhere ░░░░░░░░ three to four years ░░░░░░░░ to your question in ░░░░░░░░ Philly TRACON which controls ░░░░░░░░ we re already up ░░░░░░░░ We had a primary ░░░░░░░░ that went down and ░░░░░░░░ secondary line the redundant ░░░░░░░░ it didn t stand ░░░░░░░░ so we re working ░░░░░░░░ fixing that making sure ░░░░░░░░ lines the primary and ░░░░░░░░ redundant line are working ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ re laying new fiber ░░░░░░░░ the Philly TRACON to ░░░░░░░░ sure we can stand ░░░░░░░░ the telecom to make ░░░░░░░░ it never goes down ░░░░░░░░ And so this takes ░░░░░░░░ little bit of time ░░░░░░░░ was told it d ░░░░░░░░ eight months on the ░░░░░░░░ fiber side of the ░░░░░░░░ I think we can ░░░░░░░░ it to this summer ░░░░░░░░ again we re going ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ with what s happening ░░░░░░░░ trying to stand up ░░░░░░░░ controllers in the Philly ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ airlines together to talk ░░░░░░░░ how they can reduce ░░░░░░░░ at Newark so if ░░░░░░░░ go to the airport ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ delayed for four hours ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ cancelled And then we ░░░░░░░░ gonna get this thing ░░░░░░░░ and running but it ░░░░░░░░ little bit of time ░░░░░░░░ do that. Greta.”