Similar to last summer, there is currently a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, which will “take time” to replenish, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

NBC’s Kristen Welker grilled Sean Duffy on the repeated air traffic control outages at Newark Liberty Airport and the transportation secretary didn’t seem convinced that his agency has a handle on the ongoing crisis.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is scheduled to provide an update on Newark Liberty International Airport Monday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration briefly slowed air traffic at

Sean Duffy said it is safe to fly, but major outages such as the ones in Newark could still pose “a risk to life” and must be swiftly resolved.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is under fire for deflecting blame over the escalating crisis at Newark Liberty International Airport—issues his department has yet to resolve. Critics point to his references to “cracks in the system” nationwide and a so-called “Brand New Air Traffic Control System Plan” that,

Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a new software update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend.