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FAA has used eBay, 3D printers to replace parts for aging systems, transportation secretary says
President Trump's transportation secretary said Thursday the FAA's air traffic control system "truly is 25, 35, 40 years old ...
Buying replacement parts on eBay, making new parts with 3D printers and ...: Transport secretary tells how deep FAA troubles run
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed the FAA's reliance on eBay and 3D printing for replacement parts due to its ...
The FAA has resorted to buying parts on eBay because its equipment is so old, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told NBC the FAA uses equipment up to 50 years old and purchases some spare parts from ...
Sean Duffy 'Concerned' About Whole US Airspace, Says FAA Buys Parts on eBay
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Sunday during an interview appearance on NBC News' Meet the Press that he's ...
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Duffy: FAA looks to eBay for replacement parts on outdated equipment
Seventy-six percent of the FAA's 138 Air Traffic Control systems were ... “We do try to buy replacement parts on eBay for this really old equipment. Sometimes we can’t even find it on eBay ...
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The FAA, DOT just dropped a plan to fix your flight delays
As one example of how outdated some facilities and equipment have become, Duffy said during a press presentation, the FAA sometimes has to source spare parts on eBay because they are no longer ...
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The FAA has resorted to buying parts on eBay because its equipment is so old, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says
Sean Duffy warns that air traffic control reliability has suffered because of outdated technology.