US Senate Releases $12.5 Billion for Mass Upgrade of Air Traffic Control

US Senate releases $12.5 billion for mass upgrade of air traffic control

United States senators have put through a budget bill that will see billions of dollars spent on upgrading the country’s air traffic control systems, pending approval by the lower chamber. Aviation lobbyists Airlines for America welcomed the dedication of $12.5 billion for the fixes in a statement that expressed gratitude that the “Senate understands the urgent need to overhaul our nation’s air traffic control (ATC).” Calling the funding a “firs…

The politics of consolidation are coming to an air traffic control facility near you

When the U.S. House of Representatives last month released its fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation text, the section concerning air traffic control modernization was noticeably vague. The Senate’s version of the reconciliation bill, which Republicans are currently wrangling votes to support, includes more specifics of what ATC modernization might look like in the U.S. — and air traffic control facility closure and consolidation appears to be …