Duffy seeks $50 billion for air traffic overhaul after shutdown
MS NOW's White House briefing footage adds officials' account of an overloaded legacy network and their argument for emergency funding.
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- 0:09Mullin says there is no Microsoft connection and no confirmed evidence of a cyberattack.
- 4:42Duffy requests up to $50 billion from Congress to replace aging air traffic control infrastructure.
- 6:33Duffy confirms the nationwide ground stop has been lifted.
- 21:43Duffy describes intermittent communications and radar failures, rather than a complete blackout.
- 31:18Duffy says SMART AI trials are disconnected from legacy air traffic networks and did not cause the outage.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is asking Congress for up to $50 billion to replace aging air traffic control systems after the nationwide departure shutdown, arguing that further patchwork repairs are not enough.
"What we have is an incredibly old air traffic control system," Duffy says in the White House briefing carried by MS NOW. He confirms that the ground stop has been lifted, but warns passengers to expect delays as operations reset.
The briefing goes beyond the initial shutdown announcement with a more detailed explanation of what officials say failed. Duffy describes intermittent radar and communications problems, rather than a complete blackout, and attributes the disruption to an overload on the FAA's legacy TDM analog network. He says the precautionary stop followed those failures and that the airlines were not responsible.
Reporters repeatedly press Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on whether a cyberattack or an AI-related failure could be ruled out. Mullin says officials have found no evidence of an attack and says the outage has no connection to Microsoft. Duffy separately says the FAA's SMART AI trials are disconnected from the older air traffic networks and played no role.
Those are the officials' explanations, while Duffy's proposed remedy requires action from Congress: emergency funding for replacement infrastructure. Mullin also says FEMA and local authorities are assisting stranded passengers, particularly people who need medical supplies.
US secretary of transportation and a Republican. He previously represented Wisconsin’s seventh congressional district in the US House of Representatives.
More on Wikipedia ›The Federal Aviation Administration is the US Transportation Department agency responsible for regulating civil aviation. Its duties include air traffic control and setting airport standards.
More on Wikipedia ›US secretary of homeland security since 2026. A Republican, he previously represented Oklahoma in the US Senate and House of Representatives.
More on Wikipedia ›The Federal Emergency Management Agency is part of the US Department of Homeland Security. It coordinates federal responses to disasters that overwhelm state and local resources.
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