NY Governor Calls for Sean Duffy’s Resignation After Air Travel Chaos

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Federal officials said they had found no evidence that the disruption was caused by a cyberattack or artificial intelligence.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to resign or for President Donald Trump to remove him on Saturday, after a communications failure prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a nationwide ground stop for hours on Friday, triggering thousands of flight cancellations and delays.

“Sean Duffy must resign, or President Trump must remove him immediately,” the Democratic governor wrote on X. “America’s airspace ground to a halt yesterday, leaving thousands of flights canceled and travelers stranded across the country. More than 3,500 planes were already in the air as radar and communications systems faltered. We’re fortunate no lives were lost. From chronic air traffic controller shortages to repeated communications breakdowns, serious lapses in our aviation system have become a pattern on Sean Duffy’s watch."

Hochul also called for a congressional investigation into the disruption.

"With millions of Americans preparing to travel for the holidays, families deserve answers and confidence in the safety of our skies," she wrote. "Congress must launch a full investigation to determine what went wrong and ensure it never happens again."

Duffy said Saturday that the FAA had returned to full operations, though airlines were still contending with thousands of cancellations as well as displaced aircraft and crews.

Officials said investigators were examining routine maintenance work on the FAA’s telecommunications network, though they had not yet determined whether the fault stemmed from human error, installation or configuration issues, or defective equipment.

“This was an FAA system that didn’t meet the moment. Our contractor didn’t meet the moment or the equipment didn’t meet the moment, and caused the outages,” Duffy said, noting that investigators are reviewing the performance of network provider L3Harris Technologies.

Friday’s halt was the third nationwide ground stop in modern FAA history, following the September 11…

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