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Sean Duffy: “They didn't test and make sure the lines were hardened, the…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Sean Duffy Discusses Solutions for Newark Airport Safety and Staffing Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

It was the N90 Tracon. Last summer, the last administration moved the newark airspace from N90 down to the Philadelphia TRACON. And I think two issues happened. They didn't test and make sure the lines were hardened, the communication was hardened when they did that. And the second is they didn't move the STARS system, which helps interpret the radar from N90 down to Philadelphia as well. So those are the two problems. (01:09–01:15)

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Asserts that the communication lines were not tested or hardened during the airspace control change.

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