New York Governor Hochul (D) on the 14th demanded U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy resign or be removed by President Trump after a nationwide flight shutdown. Hochul said aviation failures have become “routine,” citing long-standing air-traffic controller shortages and repeated communications system failures. Duffy on the 13th blamed the outage on an “extremely outdated air-traffic control system.” Hochul urged Congress to launch a full investigation into the shutdown.

2026-11-15

New York Governor Hochul (D) on the 14th demanded U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy resign or be removed by President Trump after a nationwide flight shutdown. Hochul said aviation failures have become “routine,” citing long-standing air-traffic controller shortages and repeated communications system failures. Duffy on the 13th blamed the outage on an “extremely outdated air-traffic control system.” Hochul urged Congress to launch a full investigation into the shutdown.