Thirty Billion Reasons to Fix the National Airspace Now
The DOT is requesting $30 billion from Congress to overhaul the National Airspace System - aging infrastructure that serves 45,000 flights daily and affects every pilot in the U.S.
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Bryan Bedford's Sixteen Billion Dollar Promise and What It Means for the Airspace You Fly Every Day
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford has announced a $16 billion Phase One plan to modernize U.S. air traffic control infrastructure - the most significant proposed overhaul in a generation.
TowerFAA Administrator Bedford, the ATC Modernization Delays, and the Controller Pay Fight That Could Define the System's Future
FAA Administrator Bedford testified before Congress on ATC modernization delays while declining to commit to a legislated 3.8% controller raise - here's what pilots need to know.
TowerThe Maryland Plant, the Digital Voice Switch, and the Forty-Year-Old Infrastructure Keeping You Talking to ATC
A new Maryland facility is producing digital voice switches to replace 40-year-old ATC analog systems, a critical step in FAA's long-stalled communications modernization.
TowerThe FAA, Peraton, and the One Point Five Billion Dollar Contract Behind the Air Traffic Control Overhaul
The FAA is reportedly frustrated with Peraton, its $1.5 billion ATC modernization integrator, and may scale back the company's role.
TowerThe FAA Hands Its Air Traffic Backbone to AT&T, and What a Multibillion-Dollar Network Deal Means for the System You Fly In
The FAA awarded AT&T a multibillion-dollar contract to rebuild the telecom backbone of the national airspace system - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerThe FAA's Billion-Dollar Gap Between Wanting Modern ATC Automation and Being Able to Pay for It
The FAA wants a modern air traffic control automation platform, but funding falls billions short of the ambition.
TowerNewark's New Radar Goes Live and the Ten Billion Dollar Bill to Fix the Rest of the System
Newark's new radar is live and the DOT is seeking $10 billion to modernize aging air traffic control systems nationwide.
TowerThe Newark Radar Blackout, the Philadelphia TRACON, and the Ninety Seconds of Dark Screens That Forced the FAA to Rip Out Its Copper
Why Newark's 2025 radar blackouts happened, how controllers kept aircraft safe, and what the FAA is doing to fix its aging copper infrastructure.
TowerFAA opens the books on ten thousand air traffic control projects
The DOT launched a public dashboard tracking roughly 10,000 FAA air traffic control infrastructure projects nationwide.
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