FAA Still Billions Short of Funding Needed for ATC Data Automation
Thales becomes latest company to seek contract for common automation platform, but how will the agency fund it?
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Newark Airport Gets New Radar, but DOT Seeks $10B for Additional Upgrades
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford share latest progress on the multibillion-dollar effort.
NATCA Candidates Slam Duffy’s Comments on Controller Sick Calls
DOT secretary blamed delays and cancellations in the Northeast on a combination of absenteeism and bad weather.
Get SMART: FAA Picks ASI for Predictive Air Traffic Management
Agency awards a reported 12-year, $875 million contract to startup Air Space Intelligence.
FAA’s AI-Powered Air Traffic Management System Could Debut in September
Officials share new details of the Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories (SMART) platform.
FAA Adds Texas School to ATC Feeder Network
Angelo State University is the 12th to join the agency’s Enhanced Air Traffic–Collegiate Training Initiative.
FAA Allows Taxpayers to Track Progress on $12.5B ATC Upgrades
Agency cites lack of transparency for undermining previous modernization efforts such as NextGen.
FAA Seeks to Recruit Contracted ATCs to Its Ranks
Agency’s latest action to address a long-standing shortage would tap into a pool of privately managed air traffic controllers.
ATCs Left Out of FAA Staffing Model Change, Union Says
Group representing the nation’s air traffic controllers states it had no say in the agency’s reduction of staffing targets.
DOT Invests Over $800M to Replace Old ATC Facilities
Funding will replace eight towers and terminal radar approach control (TRACON) facilities and upgrade 41 contract towers.
