The Hill
Ashleight Fields
14 August 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday said he is not looking to privatize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or its air traffic controllers, an idea floated by President Trump during his first term.
“I could spend my time the next three and a half years fighting over privatization. I’m not going to do that,” Duffy said during a Wednesday appearance on NewsNation’s “On Balance.”
“What I’m going to do is put every resource into training up more air traffic controllers to get them certified in their airspace in which they’re going to work, but also getting those experienced controllers to stay on the job, paying them a little more to not retire and continue to work for us,” he added...
