• YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So your issue with him is ground traffic at airports?

    Good news, they are working to solve that issue where the previous Transportation Secratary ignored the issue.

    “We’re trying to take a bigger look and do some deeper analysis to see what’s going on,” Buttigieg told USA TODAY. “It’s enough that I’m concerned.”

    Buttigieg noted that there have been a variety of causes, such as pilot error and controller training.

    “That suggests that there’s something happening more broadly, perhaps something related to the increase in activity and demand that took place very quickly after the sudden slowdown around COVID.”

    Acting FAA administrator Billy Nolen, however, told reporters following a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday that it was not clear if runway incursion incidents were on the rise.

    “It’s a good question,” he said, reports CNN. “We’ll take a look at these near misses and see if there are lessons to be learned.”