Transportation Secretary Pushes Congress for $30B Overhaul of National Air Traffic Control System – WTOP News
The plan would replace aging towers, upgrade telecom systems and expand software tools after a major outage disrupted thousands of flights, officials said.
- On Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged Congress to approve $30 billion for air traffic control upgrades, with Republican Senator Eric Schmitt introducing the proposal.
- Recent telecommunications failures at the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control and a severed fiber line in New Jersey disrupted thousands of flights across the East Coast last week.
- Funding splits into three $10 billion parts: new software and communications architecture, replacement of aging control towers, and upgrades at midsize airports lacking modernization resources.
- Without additional funding, Duffy said replacing every aging control tower would take 300 years, leaving the aviation system vulnerable to single-point failures that can disrupt large regions.
- Duffy aims to complete major upgrades by the end of 2028 and replace 1990s-era operating systems and copper-wire networks by September 2027, modernizing decades-old infrastructure.
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Transportation secretary pushes Congress for $30B overhaul of national air traffic control system – WTOP News
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is calling on Congress to spend another $30 billion to upgrade the nation’s aging air traffic control system and airports.
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Duffy asks $30B of Congress for air travel modernization projects
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Transportation is asking Congress for an extra $30 billion to modernize aging airport infrastructure across the country, some of which dates back to the 1960s.
Duffy, Schmitt propose bill seeking over $30 billion for air traffic control overhaul
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri are spearheading new funding legislation to advance air traffic control modernization with a $30 billion price tag.
FAA and DOT ask for $30 billion to overhaul air traffic control system
The Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration are pleading with Congress to fund a $30 billion project to finish modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system and, in turn, address flight delays and cancellations. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced the introduction of the Modern Skies Act at Ronald Reagan Washington […]
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