Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's announcement comes as Newark Liberty International Airport continues to deal with disruptions following an outage last week.

Amid safety concerns from a spate of plane crashes and near misses, President Donald Trump says a planned massive overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system will revolutionize the air industry.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday will call for tens of billions of dollars to overhaul America’s strained air traffic control system to address crumbling infrastructure, dramatic staffing shortfalls and failing technology.