Transportation secretary says air traffic issues will take until summer to fix (1 Viewer)

[Politics - CBSNews.com]

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday it would take months to fully resolve the air traffic control problems plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, with normal operations unlikely to resume until summer.

"It's going to take a little time. I hope by the summer we're going to be fully functioning," Duffy told "CBS Mornings" as he announced a major overhaul of the nation's aging air traffic control system.

The plan includes new software, updated equipment and the first new ATC centers since the 1960s amid growing concerns about...

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