(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (KUNA) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford announced that the flight reduction emergency order will be terminated on Monday, resuming normal operations across the National Airspace System (NAS).
The FAA safety team recommended the termination of the order following their detailed reviews of safety trends and the steady decline of staffing-trigger events in air traffic control facilities.
"I want to thank the FAAآ's dedicated safety team for keeping our skies secure during the longest government shutdown in our nationآ's history and the countryآ's patience for putting safety first. Thanks to President Trumpآ's leadership, controllers have returned to their posts and normal operations can resume," said Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy in a press statement.
"Now we can refocus our efforts on surging controller hiring and building the brand new, state of the art air traffic control system the American people deserve," he added.
For his part, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said, "Todayآ's decision to rescind the order reflects the steady decline in staffing concerns across the NAS and allows us to return to normal operations."
"I am grateful for the hard work of the FAA safety and operations teams and for their focus on the safety of the traveling public," he added. (end)
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