Duffy Reaffirms DOT’s Safety Focus Amid Air, Rail Concerns
Secretary Highlights Administration Efforts to Prevent Future Disasters
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a briefing Jan. 30 on the midair collison between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter that claimed 67 lives. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg News)
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After becoming the nation’s top transportation official, Secretary Sean Duffy pointed to the Department of Transportation’s long-standing primary focus: safety.
Duffy’s reminder of the department’s hyperfocus on safety programs and initiatives came soon after an aviation crash in the Washington, D.C., airspace as well as on the second anniversary of the freight train derailment in Ohio.
Amid mounting national concerns about aviation safety, the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 31 restricted helicopter traffic along the Potomac River. The restrictions will stand until independent investigators finalize preliminary reports about the cause of a deadly collision between a commercial plane and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
“This is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ongoing commitment to safeguarding our nation’s skies and upholding the highest standards of air travel safety,” the newly confirmed secretary said Jan. 31. “We will continue to support President [Donald] Trump’s…
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