US EditionTrump's plan to fix air traffic control faces huge hurdles
- On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to introduce a multi-billion-dollar initiative aimed at modernizing the country’s air traffic control system.
- The plan follows longstanding issues, including a January midair collision involving a military helicopter that was not broadcasting via the current system and ongoing infrastructure challenges.
- Officials face a major challenge to upgrade the aging system, which must remain operational while transitioning to a new one amid staffing and technology problems, especially highlighted by outages and mass cancellations in Newark.
- A recent review by the Government Accountability Office found that 51 out of 138 FAA systems are unsustainable, prompting Duffy to pledge the development of an entirely new system to better serve the public and ensure safety.
- While President Trump supports Duffy's plan, funding and effectiveness remain uncertain given past decades of incremental improvements and system neglect despite rising daily flights above 45,000.
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White House proposes reform "of many millions of dollars" to the air control system of the United States
On Thursday, President Donald Trump's government proposed a multi-million dollar reform of the US air traffic control system, which he said is still dependent on floppy disks and spare parts found on eBay, and has been the subject of renewed scrutiny following recent fatal aircraft accidents and technical flaws.
InsideNoVA.com
Trump administration unveils 'modern' air traffic control system
(The Center Square) — Air travel is about to enter a new era as President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled plans to upgrade the nation's "outdated" air traffic control system.
New Jersey Monitor
washingtonstatestandard.comFeds vow to rebuild air traffic control system, ‘supercharge’ hiring
The Trump administration's pledge comes 10 days after air traffic controllers lost contact for 90 seconds with flights going in and out of Newark airport. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)Federal officials announced an ambitious plan Thursday to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system, acting after several recent deadly plane and helicopter crashes ignited public panic and made air safety a sudden priority for the Trump administrat…
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