Trump administration officials reupped their calls for a multi-billion-dollar investment into updating the U.S.’s “incredibly old” air traffic control systems, calling out Congress for “[kicking] the can down the road” on improvements they argued could have prevented Friday night’s nationwide ground stop. “What we have is an incredibly old air traffic control system,” Transportation Secretary…
Duffy, Mullin call for $50B air travel ‘overhaul’ in fiery ground stop briefing
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