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Sean Duffy

Sean Duffy
The latest news and top stories on Sean Duffy. He currently serves as the 20th United States Secretary of Transportation, appointed by President Donald Trump in January 2025. Previously, he was a US Representative for Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and District Attorney of Ashland County Wisconsin. His responsibilities as Transportation Secretary include overseeing national infrastructure, aviation systems and regulatory changes. Duffy has pledged to prioritise air traffic safety, restore confidence in Boeing and reform fuel economy standards. He also had a career as a Fox News contributor and reality television personality.
The Chinese national flag flies on the roof of a car dealership near the brand logos of carmakers, including Ford, in Beijing in October 2018. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Trump transport chief blasts Ford’s business deals with Chinese firms

CEO Jim Farley hit back, saying the letter urging him to cut ties with firms like China’s CATL, Geely and BYD was ‘wrong-headed’.

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Aviation accidents

Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway in Miami, killing at least 5

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Universities in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong and a not-so-simple father-daughter conversation about Harvard

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Aviation accidents

2 air traffic controllers left work before fatal US crash. Now they may be fired

Two pilots died after their Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March.

Officials and aircraft maintenance workers pick through debris and remove luggage as they inspect the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet at LaGuardia Airport in March. Photo: AP
United States

US warns Canada not to think it can win ‘devastating’ trade war

Bilateral trade talks have broken down as Ottawa says it would retaliate and match US tariffs affecting US$20 billion of Canadian goods.

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United States

Plane pilot killed in US collision with police helicopter

The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter, on which two state troopers were on board.

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Donald Trump

Trump unveils US$22 billion plan to remake Washington Dulles airport

The revamp is the latest in a series of major projects the president has launched in and around the US capital.

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US President Donald Trump points at a model depeciting the proposed overhaul of Washington Dulles International Airport in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Donald Trump

Trump booed by crowd at NBA Finals in New York

Madison Square Garden crowd erupts as the US president appears on big screens during the national anthem.

US, Israel war on Iran

US carrier Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty

Jet fuel prices have doubled during the conflict, and a Trump-backed US$500 million bailout did not materialise.

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European Union

Ireland police remove farmers, blockades protesting against fuel price rises

The protests have led to blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to petrol stations.

Tractors block O’Connell Street on the fifth day of the National Fuel Protest, in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. Photo: AP
United States

ICE agents to screen travellers at US airports as TSA absences soar

Trump orders immigration agents to the busiest airports amid a crippling budget stand-off.

Long queues at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia as travel disruptions continue. Photo: AFP
Space

As US readied next moon mission, something dangerous caught Nasa off guard

Four astronauts are to fly around the moon and back, but hydrogen leaks push planned launch to at least March.

US-Venezuela conflict

Trump says he’s reopening Venezuelan airspace and Americans can visit soon

Even as the president suggested US citizens would be safe in Venezuela, the State Department kept in place its highest-level travel advisory.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Caribbean holidaymakers face ‘painful’ costs after Maduro capture shuts skies

Even though the airspace restrictions will end at midnight on Sunday, airlines have warned that disruptions could continue for days.

Passengers wait at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Photo: AFP
China Future Tech briefing

Aerospace | Lunar race pits China against US as humans seek return to moon

China and the US are vying to put people on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years in a contest that is as much about economics and geopolitics as it is about technology.

Lunar race pits China against US as humans seek return to moon
United States

Trump administration scraps Biden’s airline compensation plan

The rule mandates that airlines compensate passengers between US$200 and US$775 for delays on domestic flights.

United States

Bezos’ Blue Origin launches huge rocket for milestone Mars mission

In a remarkable first, Jeff Bezos’ company successfully recovered the New Glenn booster, matching the cost-saving achievement by rival SpaceX.

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United States

End of shutdown starts long process of rebooting the US government

US agencies face backlogs to resume normal operations, while billions in losses may never be recouped.

Travellers wait in a TSA security screening line at Orlando International Airport on Wednesday. Photo: SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Donald Trump

Trump threatens unpaid US air traffic controllers over shutdown absences

US president threatens to ‘dock’ pay of controllers who miss work, while promising US$10,000 bonuses for those who don’t.

United States

Shutdown chaos could see US air travel fall to a ‘trickle’, transport secretary warns

Thousands more flights cancelled or delayed as passengers face chaos triggered by the federal government shutdown.

United States

38-day US government shutdown far worse than expected: Hassett

White House adviser Kevin Hassett told reporters he expects an economic recovery after the government reopens, but did not declare a recession.

Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council of the United States, speaks with the media outside the White House last month. Photo: AFP
United States

US cuts over 1,000 flights due to shutdown, with Thanksgiving just weeks away

Forty airports are affected, including major hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles.

People travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, which marks day 38 of the government shutdown. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Aviation accidents

Engine fell off UPS cargo plane before Kentucky crash that killed 12

Investigators say the left engine detached during take-off, leading to Tuesday’s fatal crash in Louisville.

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United States

US cutting 10% of flights in ‘high-volume’ markets as shutdown drags on

Extraordinary measure is expected to impact thousands of daily flights during what is now the longest US government shutdown in history.

United States

Trump blames ‘kamikaze’ Democrats for longest ever government shutdown

The Republican president told a breakfast meeting at the White House that the Democrats would ‘take down the country if they have to’.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with Republican Senators in the Rose Garden of the White House last month. Photo: EPA
United States

US government shutdown becomes longest in history

Shutdown has disrupted the lives of millions of Americans with federal programme cuts, flight delays and workers going without pay.

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The US Capitol in Washington DC. The government shutdown has become the longest on record as the fallout spreads nationwide. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump again nominates Musk ally Isaacman to be Nasa chief

The billionaire private astronaut was renominated six months after the US president withdrew his initial choice amid a bitter row with Elon Musk.

United States

‘Mass chaos’: shutdown may force US to close some airspace

Trump transport chief Sean Duffy warned of major flight delays and cancellations, as the shutdown enters its 35th day.

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