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Speaker backs $12.5 billion bill to begin modernizing air traffic control
Summary
A staff member at a House Transportation and Infrastructure committee event said the "1 big beautiful Bill Act" would set aside $12.5 billion to update aging air traffic control infrastructure, hire controllers and test new systems at the FAA's William Hughes Technical Center in Atlanta County.
Staff member said the "1 big beautiful Bill Act" would set aside $12,500,000,000 to begin modernizing the nation's air traffic control system, including replacing aging infrastructure, hiring additional air traffic controllers and testing new technology at the Federal Aviation Administration's William Hughes Technical Center in Atlanta County.
The proposal matters because, the staff member said, parts of the current system remain on decades-old hardware and software that have not kept pace with modern needs. "Believe it or not,…
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