Aviation chiefs in the U.S. are ready to let DOGE head Elon Musk rip up the playbook and start again, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Duffy said on Fox’s Hannity show that he is ready to let the cost-cutting squad shape a new air traffic control system at “the speed of business,

The president said he would work with Congress to improve aging technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration.

President Trump says he thinks a more modern air traffic control computer system could have prevented last week’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter.

The President says the crash wouldn’t have happened if the air traffic control computer system was newer, and he plans to replace it.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would work with Congress to ensure the speedy adoption of a new computerized air traffic control system after last week's collision of an Army helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67 people.

The basic problem, which reformers have been trying to remedy since the Clinton administration, is that the system is operated by a cumbersome federal bureaucracy—the same bureaucracy that’s also responsible for overseeing air safety. The FAA is supposed to be a watchdog, but we’ve put it in charge of watching itself.

Musk's DOGE has been on a tear across the federal government in recent days. On Wednesday, he announced that the FAA was next.

President Trump on Thursday said he would speak to congressional leaders about legislation to overhaul the country’s air safety systems in the aftermath of a deadly midair collision outside of

After the deadliest crash in a decade, people are scared. But Musk is likely mistaken—or taking advantage of a sad accident.