Duffy Floats $50 Billion Price Tag For Congress To Prevent Repeat Paralysis Of US Air Travel

On November 14, 2026, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked Congress for $50 billion to modernize U.S. air traffic control systems after an outage prompted a nationwide flight ground stop. Duffy said investigators had not determined whether a contractor’s equipment or installation caused the outage, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for his resignation.