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1. Wondering why air travel isn't as safe as it was when Pete Buttigieg was Secretary of Transportation. Well look at the..

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Apr 13, 2025, 04:30 PM

Apr 13

.... the fourth person on Trump's left shoulder. This is Sean Duffy, the current Secretary of Transportation.

Before Trump and Duffy, under Secretary Pete Buttigieg (2021–2025), U.S. commercial aviation had its safest consecutive years on record — zero major mid-air collisions, zero fatal passenger airline crashes, and dramatically improved air traffic control staffing.

See here for more air safety data: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1321&pid=46077

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Wondering why air travel isn't as safe as it was when Pete Buttigieg was Secretary of Transportation. Well look at the.. usaf-vet Apr 13 #1

Thanks so much for the compelling information! Rhiannon12866 Apr 13 #2