The American transport secretary Sean Duffy toured a Minnesota Air Traffic Control Tower on Duluth International Airport on Saturday and promised upgrades funded by the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’. (Credit: WCCO)
The American transport secretary Sean Duffy on Saturday shared photos of outdated equipment in a Minnesota Air Traffic Control Tower on Duluth International Airport, promised upgrades funded by the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”.
“These are a few photos of the outdated equipment that I saw during my tour by an air traffic controller,” Duffy posted on X on Saturday afternoon with several photos of the site.
“I will lose this and build a brand new system with the money from [President Donald Trump’s] A big nice bill. America deserves the best and most advanced technology for his citizens when they travel! ”
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Duffy toured the air traffic controller on Saturday. The tower, built in the 1950s, is one of the oldest operational air traffic control towers in the nation, according to the website of Duluth International Airport.
The transport secretary said that the site will receive new radar systems, upgraded satellite communication, new telecommunications systems and modern surface technology, financed by the $ 12.5 billion allocated in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” for revising the country.
“More work to do, but it’s a huge start,” Duffy said in a separate X post.
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Duffy, who spoke after the Tour at a press conference, noted that he flew many times from Duluth International Airport because he was born and raised about 75 miles away in Hayward, Wisconsin.
“To be honest, I didn’t know how bad your tower was,” he said.
After the event, Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., In the same way 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] On the Duluth International Airport! “Said Stauber.” We had the opportunity to emphasize the crucial need for a new air traffic control tower, a project that will improve the safety of the coming years and will reinforce the competitiveness of our airport for years. “
Last month, the Duluth Airport Authority announced that the state of Minnesota had approved a financing allocation of $ 10 million to help replace the air traffic tower on Duluth International Airport.
In May, Duffy said that rolling out a new air traffic control system should take three to four years to complete. One of the main reasons why the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet updated its outdated air traffic control system is because of the difficulties to switch to something new, he said.
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