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Sec. Duffy Discusses ATC Infrastructure Investment
“What we’re doing is we’re bringing more people into the academy where we train air traffic controllers,” said Sec. Duffy.
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Trump Throws Momentum Behind Plan to Overhaul U.S. Air Traffic Control Systems
“We have very obsolete equipment for air traffic controllers. The towers have horrible equipment,” Trump said during a 30 April meeting with cabinet members. “We want to put a brand new air traffic control system in.”
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Transportation Secretary Holds Briefing on Air Traffic Controllers
The Department of Transportation announces financial incentives to hire and retain air traffic controllers.
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Sec Duffy Asks Congress for Down Payment on Overhaul of ATC System
“The President loves the airspace — brand new, state of the art, gold plated. Everything new. Again, you need a new system.”
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US House Proposes $15bn in Funding to Modernize Air Traffic Control
In a 29 April letter, the Modern Skies Coalition, a group of dozens of aviation organizations, says it “strongly endorses the Air Traffic Control modernisation proposal from the House Committee … We urge the House to pass these provisions and will continue our engagement with the Senate as they look to work on this effort
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CBS New York: A College in Queens Will Play a Big Role in Fighting the Air Traffic Controller Shortage. Here’s How.
The FAA announced Wednesday that Vaughn will be the fifth college welcomed into a program allowing newly-hired graduates to train for those three months on campus rather than moving to Oklahoma.
