The DOT Wants You to Be a More Polite Passenger

The DOT wants you to be a more polite passenger

The busy holiday travel season is now in full swing, and the most recent government shutdown is behind us. So, instead of mandating stress-inducing systemwide flight reductions, the Department of Transportation is turning its attention to unruly passenger behavior and offering travel etiquette advice.While the Federal Aviation Administration's statistics show that unruly passenger incident reports are down considerably since the pandemic, they a…

US DOT: $20 billion more needed to start overhaul of ATC system

US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning that Congress must commit billions more in funding for air traffic control modernization, beyond the $12.5 billion already approved in 2025, before work to overhaul the ATC system can even begin.  Speaking at a press event ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on November 25, 2025, Duffy said the upcoming holiday surge highlights the nee…

Duffy: Up to $20 Billion More Needed to Complete ATC Overhaul

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said this week that his department will need billions of dollars more to launch the ambitious overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system that the Trump administration promised earlier this year. Speaking at a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) in New Jersey amid the holiday travel rush, Duffy said lawmakers will have to deliver almost double what they have alrea…