Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) held a press briefing about new aviation safety legislation.
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00:00Good afternoon everyone. I want to thank you so much for joining us here today. My name
00:21is Nick Langworthy and I proudly represent New York's 23rd Congressional District in
00:26western New York. It's great to see so many familiar faces joining me here today that
00:31I worked so closely with through the FAA reauthorization process in the last Congress. All the stakeholders
00:38joining us here today are passionate about airline safety and protecting the future of
00:44this critical industry in the United States. I'm honored to join you today as one of the
00:49founders of the Aviation Safety Caucus. I started this caucus with our co-chairs Congressman
00:57Mark Veazey and Congressman Jack Bergman. Unfortunately due to the changes in this week's
01:01schedule they won't be here with us today. This caucus focuses on reaching across the
01:07aisle to find legislative solutions to protect aviation safety and security. We didn't want
01:15to wait until it's time for another FAA reauthorization every five years. We wanted to be working
01:21on these issues all year round because the issue is that critical to have a year-round
01:27focus on keeping our skies safe and our flying public safe and important airline personnel
01:33safe. Everyone who gets on a plane, whether you're a passenger, a pilot, a crew member,
01:39they expect to reach their destination safely because they're accustomed to the high standards
01:44of safety and professionalism that defines the United States aviation industry. With
01:50the rise of social media and more widespread accounting of airline incidents, it's more
01:57important now than ever to dedicate ourselves to the mission of the Aviation Safety Caucus.
02:04Today I have reintroduced the Safer Skies Act for the 119th Congress, which builds on
02:11the security reforms enacted after 9-11 and is designed to address the critical vulnerability
02:18that exists in our current aviation system. The Safer Skies Act will require the TSA to
02:25update its security screening requirements for Part 135 and Part 380 operators. Those
02:32that offer the purchase of individual seats in advance, provide publicly available schedules
02:38and operate aircraft with more than 9 seats. These operators will now be held to the same
02:45security standards under this bill as any other scheduled commercial airline. This common
02:52sense measure would ensure that no passenger bypasses rigorous screening and we keep our
02:58skies safe from terrorists. Due to the reforms that followed the 9-11 attacks, Americans
03:04have come to expect a very high level of safety and security when they board a plane
03:09on American soil. But there is this loophole, one that has allowed certain providers and
03:15operators, like ticket and charter flights, to circumvent these requirements and it creates
03:21a great vulnerability throughout the system. The Safer Skies Act will close that loophole.
03:28We must keep these standards the same across the board and let no one cheat the system.
03:35As I have often repeated, safety should never be compromised by a business decision. And
03:41that goes for someone trying to make a buck or someone trying to pay a little extra to
03:46avoid the hassle. As the chair of the Aviation Safety Caucus, I work very closely with our
03:51partners and our experts in the federal government and the aviation industry to identify existing
03:58security gaps. And this one is glaring. This legislation is just one piece of the overall
04:04puzzle that we need to solve. The work of this caucus is dedicated to maintaining the
04:10highest safety standards, not just against terrorism, but in all elements of aviation
04:16safety. For those of you that don't know my background and why I've made aviation safety
04:22a major focus of my policy portfolio, I represent Western New York in Congress. On February
04:289, 2009, when I was a congressional staff member, Fogan Air Flight 3407, approaching
04:36the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, lost control and it crashed like a dart into
04:42a single home in Clarence, New York, in what is now my district, killing all 45 passengers,
04:49two pilots, two flight attendants, and one person on the ground. As a congressional staffer
04:56that day, I saw firsthand the aftermath of the crash. I'll never forget the aftermath
05:03of the crash as we comforted and worked with families trying to pick up the pieces of their
05:10homes that were broken that day and shattered. And it's seared into the collective memory
05:15of our community. I got to know the families. I attended the funerals. And when you experience
05:21something like that, when you share the pain of the heartbreak of people that have lost
05:27loved ones, it changes how you view things like safety policies. So many of us go through
05:33life thinking it'll never happen to me, but the reality is safety cannot for one minute
05:38be taken for granted. What the families did next was nothing short of amazing. They turned
05:44the most tragic moment in their lives into a catalyst for real change. And they decided
05:50they could not let this happen to other families. They turned their grief into action, bold
05:56action, and they took this hill. And they went to Washington and they demanded higher
06:02safety standards for pilots across the board because there was a two-tier system of training
06:08from regional carriers to the big national carriers. Their advocacy efforts led to major
06:14reforms included in the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010, such as the 1,500-hour
06:23in-flight training requirement for pilots and the requirement that a carrier be disclosed
06:29immediately at the time of ticket purchase. As a freshman congressman, it was a tough
06:33decision to take on leaders in my own party of Congress over this issue. It would have
06:39been easy to kind of go along and be part of the status quo and go along and get along,
06:43but I've seen firsthand the potential consequences of relaxing our safety standards. And I had
06:51to stand up against the changes that were intended to be made in the FAA reorganization
06:59where they tried to replace in-cockpit training hours with on-the-ground simulated time.
07:05It was the right thing to do. It was the right thing to do for the families of 3407 and the
07:11memories of the loved ones that they lost, but it was more important to do for the current
07:15flying public. Reducing the amount of real flight experience a pilot needs could have
07:22jeopardized the hard-won victories in safety games of the past decade. Today, it is my
07:28responsibility and the responsibility of our caucus to ensure that those hard-won safety
07:32standards are not eroded. We must continue to improve and maintain the safeguards and
07:38protections of the passengers and crew from preventable tragedies. As we look into the
07:44future, we must recognize that airline safety standards must evolve to meet the challenges
07:50posed by new technology, but they must do so in a way that maintains the integrity of
07:57airline travel in the United States. We must continue to invest in technology and training.
08:04We must be vigilant on our oversight and regulatory frameworks. That includes holding all commercial
08:10air carriers, big and small, to the same stringent safety standards that have kept passengers
08:16and crew safe for decades. As we move forward, I look forward to continuing our conversation
08:24around these important issues, ensuring that our aviation industry remains the safest in
08:29the world. This is not just about regulations and standards. It's about the lives of the
08:34people that fly each and every day, the lives of the traveling public that take their safety
08:40for granted, and the lives of the industry and the professionals, like those assembled
08:44behind me, that make it their livelihood. So thank you all for your partnership in this
08:51critical mission, and I now welcome Captain Ambrosie, the President of ALPA.
09:05On behalf of nearly 80,000 pilots across 42 airlines, thank you for being here today.
09:11Thank you, Representative Langworthy, and your colleagues in the Aviation Safety Caucus
09:16for your leadership and for prioritizing aviation safety and security.
09:22Security and safety must always be the primary focus of our industry.
09:27The stakes are too high to allow any gaps or loopholes in the armor that Americans depend
09:33on to keep aviation secure. Every day, we operate tens of thousands of flights, carrying
09:41millions of passengers in the United States, and each and every one of them expects consistent
09:46and effective security procedures, regardless of their airline origin or destination.
09:53On September 11, 2001, we witnessed what can happen when there is inadequate aviation security.
10:01And as a nation, we vow to never forget and never let it happen again.
10:09In the decades since, we've built a security mentality and structure that works.
10:16We must never stop improving, and we certainly should never cut corners,
10:21because our enemies will always look for our weaknesses.
10:26Currently, some carriers operate scheduled flights with ticketed passengers under Part 135
10:33and Part 380 regulations, which do not have the same level of security screening standards.
10:40That can mean the same type of aircraft operating out of the same airports could do so without
10:47the same security screening standards to which all other airline operations are held.
10:54That is absolutely unacceptable.
10:57Allowing Part 135 and Part 380 operators to take advantage of less strict security protocols
11:03introduces risk into our aviation system.
11:09Passengers deserve the same high level of aviation security, regardless of their departure point
11:16and destination, and ALPA is grateful for Representative Langworthy and his colleagues
11:23for their leadership on this issue.
11:25By addressing the security threats created by the current loophole,
11:30we close the dangerous pressure that could spark a race to the bottom
11:36and continue to undermine aviation security.
11:40Carriers should compete on routes and services,
11:44but we must never allow them to compete based on safety or less strict security procedures.
11:53Americans, regardless of whether they live in a large metropolitan area like here in D.C.
11:59or a rural community, deserve the same level of safety and security.
12:04The Safer Skies Act is one important step toward what our industry needs at this critical moment.
12:14Representative Langworthy, thank you for your leadership on the Aviation Safety Caucus
12:19at this important time in our history.
12:22Representative Langworthy and your colleagues, thank you for your continued leadership
12:27to close the security threat created by this loophole.
12:30Americans depend on and demand safe and secure airline operations,
12:36and this bill is a critical step in ensuring every flight on every airline is secure.
12:46Next, we'd like to welcome forward Alex Roberts, who's a DCA-based flight attendant
12:53and a representative of the APFA.
13:06Good afternoon. My name is Alex Roberts, and I'm a flight attendant and a member of APFA,
13:12the Association of Professional Flight Attendants.
13:15The union represented by 48,000 colleagues at American Airlines.
13:19As crew members, we provide care to 3 million travelers in the United States every day.
13:27But above all, we are safety professionals trained to respond to onboard threats,
13:32medical emergencies, and evacuation orders.
13:36We are truly the last line of defense for passengers' safety in the skies.
13:42This responsibility is why I'm here today, speaking in support of the Safer Skies Act,
13:47which ensures that every passenger traveling through our airspace has been properly secured.
13:54Flight attendants rely on the professionalism of many workgroups tasked with maintaining security,
14:00including the critical role of transportation security administration.
14:04Flight crews and the flying public are safe when TSA workers are able to perform their duties
14:11on all passenger flights, ensuring there are no weapons or substances on board
14:17that can harmalize the integrity of those flights.
14:21No passenger should be exempt from this screening,
14:25and we thank the 47,000 TSA agents who keep us safe every day on every flight.
14:33In fact, the very creation of TSA was in response to the first terrorist attack in American history,
14:40on September 11, 2004.
14:42I was just five years old then, but I still remember it vividly.
14:47I remember because my mother was a flight attendant, and she was on duty that awful day.
14:53One of my earliest childhood memories was standing in the living room,
14:57watching images of the attack on TV and hearing about public safety.
15:02After nearly a week, we were reunited, a blessing far too many Americans that day never had.
15:10After 9-11, our country bowed, never again.
15:14And that is why it is so essential to pass the Safer Skies Act.
15:199-11 changed our industry and our country forever.
15:23And this bill helped to build a promise to maintain aircraft security,
15:27protect passengers on board, and ensure our aircraft are never, never weaponized again.
15:33Thank you to Representative Langworthy, Representative Veasey, Representative Brodman,
15:38and to the many co-sponsors who are demonstrating that nothing is more bipartisan than protecting American lives.
15:46On behalf of myself, APFA, and the broader aviation community, we urge the passage of this bill.
15:55Thank you very much.
15:59Okay, next we will welcome forward Sarah Nelson, President of PSA.
16:09Good afternoon. My name is Sarah Nelson.
16:11I'm the President of the Association of Flight Attendants, CWA,
16:14representing 55,000 flight attendants at 20 different airlines.
16:19And with me here today is the President of our PSA chapter, Lee Wilkes.
16:25I'm here to say thank you on behalf of the Aviation Safety Caucus.
16:30This is not something that we can take for granted,
16:32and it is something we absolutely must be focused on every single day.
16:36Aviation safety and security happens every single day because hundreds of thousands of aviation workers,
16:42from the people who build the planes, engineer the planes, get the parts,
16:47the people who are inspecting the planes, do maintenance regularly,
16:52the people who are checking people in at the airports,
16:54the people who are screening our passengers,
16:57and with the law enforcement that are working with them behind the scenes,
17:00the people who are flying our planes, and the people who are working on our planes.
17:05We are asking all day long, every single day, is it safe?
17:10And because we do that, passengers can take that for granted.
17:15Now, I'm not only the President of the Association of Flight Attendants.
17:18I'm a Boston-based United Airlines flight attendant who lost my friends
17:23on a route that I normally flew on September 11, 2001.
17:29Flight 175 flew into the South Tower of the World Trade Center,
17:33and you can picture it, because all cameras were trained on that site,
17:37because American Flight 11 had flown into the North Tower 17 minutes earlier.
17:42I know the exact moment that Amy, Michael, another Amy,
17:49Catherine, Al, Robert, Alicia, Marianne, and Jesus lost their lives.
17:58I know what it's like when the planes stop. We all know.
18:03We all know the grief that we held in our hearts,
18:07and the desire to pick up and rebuild our lives,
18:12but we also know what happened because of that.
18:15Safety and security must be in place if we have economic security.
18:21Millions of workers lost their pensions, took pay cuts.
18:26We took a step backward in aviation,
18:29because we couldn't attract people to these jobs to do this work.
18:34Everything starts with safety and security.
18:36TSA was formed in order to make sure that safety and security
18:41is not sold at the lowest price with the highest cost for our country.
18:47When TSA was created, we federalized the workforce,
18:51and we connected to all the other security agencies
18:55and law enforcement agencies that do this work.
18:58TSA screeners do not just look for liquids and knives and guns and other weapons.
19:04They work with the critical analysis of an entire network of law enforcement
19:09that determines the potential risks so that we can plug those holes,
19:14mitigate those risks, and make sure that we continue to run a safe operation.
19:20It is disgusting that there are people who are gaming the system
19:24to use what we call the scheduled charter loophole
19:28of Part 135 flying with a 380 waiver
19:32that has ballooned over the last 10 years
19:35and has been used as a reason for people to buy tickets on their airlines.
19:41They sell these tickets by telling people that you can avoid TSA security
19:46for the price of a first class ticket.
19:50Our safety and security is not for sale.
19:53We stand with Congressman Langworthy, he stands with us,
19:56and every single member of Congress better get on this bill right away,
20:00because if they do not, we will know where they stand.
20:03When they fly on another plane, they're going to have to answer to us.
20:12Next, we'd like to welcome Captain Kyle Moore
20:15from the Southwest Pilots Association,
20:19the head of their government affairs committee.
20:26Good afternoon. My name is Kyle Moore.
20:28I'm a captain with Southwest Airlines,
20:30and I have the privilege of representing the over 11,000 pilots
20:34of Southwest Airlines Pilots Association.
20:37Every day, we make safety our top priority
20:40every time we step into a cockpit.
20:43Aviation safety is built on rigorous standards,
20:46standards that ensure passengers, crew members, and the public
20:50can trust that every flight operates under the highest levels of security.
20:55However, a loophole has allowed certain operators
20:59to bypass the security measures that have been fundamental
21:03protecting our skies since 9-11.
21:06The Safer Skies Act is a crucial step in closing that loophole,
21:11ensuring that all flights, regardless of the operator,
21:14adhere to the same security protocols
21:17that commercial carriers follow every single day.
21:20We cannot allow a two-tiered security system to exist,
21:24one where some flights are held to a rigorous standard
21:27while others operate with weaker protections.
21:30The American people expect and deserve better.
21:34This is why we are proud to stand in full support of the Safer Skies Act.
21:38This bill is about fairness, security, and most importantly,
21:43ensuring that every passenger and every crew member
21:46can fly with confidence.
21:48On behalf of the Southwest Pilots Association,
21:51we strongly support this bill.
21:53We urge Congress to act swiftly to pass it
21:56and protect the integrity of our aviation system.
22:00On behalf of the thousands of pilots we represent,
22:02we thank Congressman Langworthy and his colleagues
22:05for taking decisive action to strengthen aviation security.
22:09We look forward to working together to pass this bill
22:12and make our skies safe for all.
22:19Thank you very much.
22:22And lastly, we will welcome Andrea Thiemley, an APA representative.
22:30Hi, I'm Captain Andrea Thiemley,
22:32and on behalf of the 16,000 American Airlines pilots
22:35that make up the Allied Pilots Association,
22:37we strongly support the Safer Skies Act of 2025.
22:41We want to thank Representative Langworthy,
22:43Representative Veazey, and Representative Bergman,
22:45as well as all of the other co-sponsors
22:47for their leadership in addressing this critical loophole
22:49in U.S. charter flight regulatory guidance.
22:52As airline professionals, you've already heard,
22:54we've witnessed firsthand the horrific acts of September 11, 2001,
22:59and we never want a repeat of that tragic day
23:02in our nation's history.
23:04We're concerned that our collective memory of that event
23:06is way too short,
23:08as evidenced by some charter operations
23:10that have lost focus on security
23:13in favor of financial profits.
23:16The Safer Skies Act addresses this security gap
23:19and brings those priorities back into focus
23:21by enforcing a single security standard
23:23for all air travel.
23:25The American public deserves confidence
23:27in their safety and security while traveling,
23:29and this bill is a great first step
23:31in addressing this loophole
23:32and restoring confidence in our aviation sector.
23:35Thank you to Congressman Langworthy
23:36for his leadership on this.
23:40I'll take any questions you have now.
23:42Yes, ma'am.
23:43Leah Breeden, Breck Ray Television.
23:45This is a bipartisan caucus.
23:47Do you feel confident about having this bill go forward
23:49and get a vote on the House floor?
23:51We're going to be telling the story
23:53as to why we need to focus on aviation safety
23:55every single day,
23:56and I think it was very articulately laid out in the case.
23:59And I tell you, I wouldn't want to knock on my door
24:02if I wasn't on board with this legislation.
24:05Members of Congress fly every single week,
24:08but this loophole needs to be plugged.
24:12This is just a matter of common sense.
24:14Just because someone has the means to buy
24:16what is essentially a first-class fare
24:18shouldn't allow you to avoid the safety and security
24:22that is necessary for any flight.
24:26I think this is something that certainly deserves a vote.
24:29We'll be fighting hard to move it on the floor
24:31and get a Senate companion
24:33so that we can make this law.
24:35There needs to be one standard,
24:36just like I talked about in my remarks.
24:39We need to have one standard for pilots,
24:42whether you are a regional carrier
24:44or a big national carrier,
24:46one standard to keep everyone safe.
24:49And we're taking everybody's life
24:51into the hands of the professionals in the cockpit.
24:55But the idea that we can have a loophole like this,
24:59our adversaries that seek to do our country harm
25:04look for vulnerabilities across the system each and every day.
25:08And this one is glaring.
25:10And for a very cheap fare,
25:12they can end up avoiding all of the standards
25:16that we put in place, and it's all for naught,
25:19if someone can weaponize an aircraft
25:21against a building or any other target.
25:24So the time for this is now.
25:26And I'll be fighting hard to get my colleagues on board.
25:29We're very impressed with the bipartisan array
25:31of co-sponsors we've been able to achieve.
25:34And it's in large part because of the great work
25:36of the people assembled behind me
25:38who are working tirelessly on this legislation,
25:41truly creating a grassroots effort to bring this.
25:46These scheduled charters, they don't fly out of every city.
25:50They don't fly out of my district,
25:52but they fly out of a lot of our metropolitan areas,
25:55the bigger ones in the country.
25:57And we really need to fund this work
26:00in order to maintain the peace of mind for the flying crew.
26:05Yes?
26:06To that point, how many of these flights
26:08are there on a regular basis,
26:10and how many of these charter companies are there?
26:12And if I can ask more broadly for the Aviation Caucus,
26:15we obviously just saw some very high-profile events.
26:18Is there more legislation that you can preview
26:20that we should expect to see coming?
26:22Well, I don't think we're in a legislative fix at this point.
26:26I had a very great conversation this week
26:29with Secretary Duffy, actually during the recess week,
26:33to discuss the findings of the NTSB
26:37and the FAA actions on that.
26:40And I do think this was a very preventable tragedy.
26:43It wasn't due to the efforts of the pilot or the airline
26:50that that tragedy happened.
26:52It was because of traffic around DCA.
26:54I think that is now coming to a close,
26:56and we're not going to see that anytime soon.
26:58And it's something that Secretary Duffy
27:02is very serious about.
27:03It obviously happened on the first day,
27:05the day he was sworn in as Cabinet Secretary,
27:08and we can never allow that to happen again
27:11here in Washington, D.C.
27:14And just the real tragedy here again,
27:17we've had about a 14-year window.
27:20There were no aviation disasters in the United States of America.
27:23And from this tragedy, we have to be vigilant
27:28and see that there's no interference
27:31with our flight paths in and out of DCA
27:34or any airport, for that matter.
27:36And the fact that that was going on for years
27:39and we hadn't had a tragedy is probably a miracle.
27:43But the loss of life is immense.
27:48Those families will never be made whole.
27:51And we have to ensure that that never happens again.
27:54I'm not sure it requires any sort of legislative fix, though,
27:57because the airline was doing what it needed to do.
28:01The pilots meet no errors.
28:04It was the unfortunate decision
28:06to allow that helicopter traffic into that same airspace
28:10on approach to the runways.
28:13In terms of the charter,
28:15in terms of the charter,
28:17it's going to be a major problem.
28:19This is not a small problem.
28:21It's well over 100,000 flights a year are happening
28:24under this new charter.
28:26And that's only going to get bigger
28:28if it's allowed to continue.
28:30The congressman said so well.
28:32If it continues, it'll begin a race to the bottom.
28:36That's more flights than many of our regional carriers do per year.
28:41All of us operate the rules the right way.
28:44Some do not.
28:45And if it's allowed to get worse,
28:47you'll see more airlines attempt to follow.
28:50Loopholes are exploited in the system.
28:53People are doing it for profit.
28:55If you want to play for Mr. Big Bucks
28:58and go charter an aircraft, God bless you.
29:01But if the plane has got a scheduled takeoff
29:04and a scheduled landing,
29:06and they sell it by the seat,
29:08that is a commercial flight,
29:10and it should not have a separate stamp of security
29:13than any other flight in America.
29:15And it is just unconscionable
29:17that this loophole has been exploited
29:19in 100,000 flights a year.
29:23Hopefully, our press conference here today
29:26and our advocacy on Capitol Hill
29:28will get people to wake up
29:30that this is a major vulnerability
29:32in our safety and security.
29:34And we're going to be bringing this
29:36to the attention of DHS
29:39that this is a serious national security threat.
29:43With your party controlling the House, the Senate, and the White House,
29:46are you more confident that you'll be able to convince your party
29:49to get this bill to the finish line as soon?
29:51Well, I think this is something that is post-partisan.
29:54This isn't a matter...
29:56There's not a Republican or Democrat way
29:58to tackle airline safety and security.
30:01We have built this caucus
30:03in a bipartisan fashion on purpose
30:05so that we can make progress
30:07no matter who's in the White House,
30:09no matter who's controlling the gavel
30:11in the House or the Senate.
30:13Because we didn't look at those victims
30:15of the crash in DCA as Democrats or Republicans.
30:18I don't know what anyone's party affiliation is.
30:20And I don't believe that this is a partisan issue.
30:23This is about doing the right thing all the time.
30:26And that's what we have to focus on.
30:29And a question more broadly.
30:31As part of the safety caucus, I know you said
30:33that you don't necessarily have any legislative priorities
30:35right now when it comes to things like the crash at DCA.
30:38But how about more broadly when it comes to
30:40FAA controllers and the job losses that we've seen?
30:42Can you address that?
30:44And is there any legislative priorities you have for the caucus?
30:46One thing I'm very excited about
30:48is Secretary Duffy's plans to really upgrade
30:52our air traffic control system in this country.
30:54It's long overdue.
30:56And it's going to be very expensive.
30:58But he's going to be putting forward
31:00that bold initiative in the direction of the President
31:03to bring that into the 21st century and beyond.
31:06We need to have the best trained workforce
31:10in air traffic control.
31:12We have to have the best equipment and technology
31:14and we need to look across the globe
31:16as to who has the perfect system.
31:18These towers are run on very antiquated systems.
31:22And it's a far time that we get with the program
31:26in investing the necessary money
31:28to bring that up to speed.
31:30It has been kind of starved out for far too long,
31:33the equipment and the technology.
31:35And I don't know if we could have avoided
31:37through better technology
31:39the air traffic control crisis that exists in that area.
31:43I do know we need more controllers
31:45and we need more to go into this profession.
31:48It's a great job opportunity for people.
31:51I urge Secretary Duffy to,
31:53let's look to expand our recruitment efforts.
31:57He's working on that very diligently.
32:00But we need to be graduating more
32:03of the best and brightest to take on the career
32:05of air traffic controllers
32:07so that we don't have a shortage.
32:09It's a high stress to put on that workforce.
32:13They have a very early retirement age
32:15and that's by design.
32:17Because it's a high stress, high hour job.
32:20But in recruiting more people
32:22and showing them that there's
32:24a very good salary attached to it
32:26is a way that we can attract more young people
32:29to look at that career.
32:31But making sure that when they go into
32:33looking at air traffic control
32:35they see they're working with state of the art equipment
32:37that is a rival of any system in the world
32:40is a better way to attract talent.
32:42And I think that we can accomplish that.
32:44I know it's an objective of President Trump.
32:47It will certainly be something I fight hard for in Congress
32:50to make sure that we deliver those much needed dollars
32:53to modernizing and making a state of the art air traffic control system.
32:58Thanks everybody.
33:00Thank you everyone.