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Unidentified staff cites $12.5 billion to speed air-traffic control modernization
Summary
A meeting exchange flagged a $12.5 billion House appropriation and officials’ plans to modernize U.S. air-traffic control, while describing aging equipment and criticizing the NextGen effort. No formal timeline or vote was recorded.
Unidentified Respondent, a staff member, said the U.S. House included $12.5 billion for air-traffic control modernization and that work will proceed, but “It takes time to lay fiber,” emphasizing the long lead times for upgrading aging equipment.
The comment came after an attendee asked whether air-traffic control modernization would be a priority at the meeting. The staff member said the funding—first provided in the House—will help accelerate…
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