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U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens urges $12.5 billion down payment to modernize air traffic control
Summary
U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, urged support for federal legislation to modernize the nation's aging air traffic control system, saying the measure would provide a $12.5 billion "down payment" to begin upgrades, hire and train controllers and update equipment he described as decades old.
U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, urged support for federal legislation to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system during remarks in Utah, saying the bill would include a $12.5 billion down payment to begin replacing outdated equipment and to hire and train new air traffic controllers.
Owens said the system still relies on technologies from decades ago and singled out old wiring and costly maintenance as drivers of risk and inefficiency. “Some are still…
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