Trump official seeks $50 billion for air traffic control after outage
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration boosted its request for air traffic control funding to $50 billion late Friday after a communications issue forced a nationwide groundstop that halted thousands of flights for hours. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the White House earlier on Friday asked for $30.1 billion to upgrade the United States’ aging airports and air traffic control system.…
The Trump administration has increased its request for funding to modernize the United States' air traffic control system to $50 billion, following a recent communications issue that caused a nationwide groundstop and halted thousands of flights. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the White House had initially requested $30.1 billion for the upgrade, but have now escalated their demand after the incident, which highlighted the need to prioritize modernizing the nation's air traffic control system.
The request includes $10.1 billion for air traffic control modernization, $2 billion for cloud computing, and $18 billion for airport-related projects, such as modernizing or replacing aging terminals.
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