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Sean Duffy.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former congressman Sean Duffy as the next secretary of the U.S. Transportation Department is earning praise from some key aviation stakeholders.
“We are thrilled that President-elect Trump has chosen Congressman Duffy to lead the Department of Transportation,” A4A CEO and President Nicholas Calio said. “Congressman Duffy has a proven track record for getting things done, and we are eager to collaborate with him on key issues impacting the U.S. airline industry.”
The Air Line Pilots Association “appreciated our collaborative relationship when Mr. Duffy served in the House of Representatives and look forward to learning more about his priorities for the department,” the pilot group said in a statement.
National Air Carrier Association President and CEO George Novak in a statement “congratulated” Duffy on the nomination and urged senators “to confirm him expeditiously when the next Congress convenes.”
Ed Bolen, president of the National Business Aviation Association, lauded Duffy’s rural roots and time on Capitol Hill.
“Sean Duffy’s experience in Congress demonstrates his ability to work with lawmakers in navigating complex legislative processes, including the advancement of infrastructure and transportation policies,” Bolen said. “Equally important, his representation of a predominantly rural congressional district gives him firsthand insight into the critical role of general aviation in towns with little or no airline service.”
Trump nominated Duffy Nov. 18, calling the former congressman from Wisconsin “a well-liked public servant” who was “admired across the aisle” and served as a “respected voice and communicator in the Republican Conference.”
Duffy served five terms, from January 2011 through September 2019. A former county district attorney in his home state of Wisconsin he has co-hosted “The Bottom Line,” a nightly Fox Business program focused on finance and politics, since January 2023.
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