Duffy: AI replacing air traffic controllers ‘not going to happen’

Duffy: AI replacing air traffic controllers ‘not going to happen’

The Hill April 22, 2026

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pushed back on concerns that the department’s modernization push could replace human air traffic controllers with artificial intelligence tools. In an interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Duffy said he sees potential for AI to make the nation’s airspace safer, while insisting human controllers will retain final authority in important decisions….