US transport secretary Sean Duffy made a tour of Minnesota air traffic at Duluth International Airport on Saturday, promising improvements funded by the “Big Beautiful Bill Act”. (Credit: WCCO)
The American transport secretary Sean Duffy shared photos of obsolete equipment within a minnesota airport control tower at Duluth International Airport on Saturday, promising improvements funded by the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”.
“These are some photos of the obsolete equipment that I saw during my visit to an air traffic control tower,” published Duffy on X on Saturday afternoon with several photos of the site.
“I get rid of it and build a whole new system with the money of [President Donald Trump’s] A great nice bill. America deserves the best and most advanced technology for its citizens when they travel! “”
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Duffy visited the air traffic control tower on Saturday. The tower, built in the 1950s, was among the oldest air traffic control towers in the country, according to the Duluth International Airport website.
Duffy visited the air traffic control tour on Saturday at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minn. (WCCO / Fox News)
The transport secretary said that the site will receive new radar systems, improved satellite communications, new telecommunications systems and modern surface safety technologies, funded by the $ 12.5 billion allocated in the “Big Beau Bill Act” for the revision of the country’s air traffic control systems.
“No more work to do, but it’s a huge start,” said Duffy in a separate post.
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Duffy, speaking at a press conference after the tour, noted that he had repeatedly transported Duluth international airport because he was born and had raised around 75 miles away in Hayward, Wisconsin.
“Frankly, I didn’t know how bad your turn,” he said.
Duffy shared photos of outdated equipment inside the Minnesota air traffic control tower. (@Secduffy via x / fox news)
After the event, representative Pete Stauber, R-minn., Also went to X to recognize Duffy’s visit and the need for a new air traffic control tower at Duluth airport.
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“It was great to welcome [Secretary Sean Duffy] At Duluth International Airport! “Said Stauber.” We have had the opportunity to highlight the critical need for a new air traffic control tower, a project that will improve security and strengthen the competitiveness of our airport for the coming years. “”
Last month, the Duluth Airport Authority announced that the state of Minnesota had approved an $ 10 million financing allowance to help replace the air traffic control tower at Duluth International Airport.
The tower, built in the 1950s, was among the oldest air traffic control towers in the country, according to the Duluth International Airport website. (@Secduffy via x / fox news)
In May, Duffy said that the deployment of a new air traffic control system is expected to take three to four years. One of the main reasons why the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet updated its obsolete air traffic control system is due to the difficulties of going to something new, he said.
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“The complication of the maintenance of planes in the airspace While you are building this new system around the old system becomes very complicated, “said Duffy in an exclusive interview with Grady Trimble of Fox Business.” I will not compromise security as we do. It will be choreographed. It will be timed. It will be tested. “”
Duluth International Airport did not immediately respond to the request for Fox Business comments.
