"The FAA is committing $6 billion on ATC telecom and radar infrastructure, Administrator Bryan Bedford told a House subcommittee on Tuesday. The new infrastructure is set to be deployed by the end of 2028, down from a previously planned timescale of 15 years, Bedford said. It comes after incidents this year have highlighted the fragility and age of the current system."
"However, while Congress has so far approved $12.5 billion to upgrade the air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said it will cost $31.5 billion overall. Passengers around the country have faced disruption this year due to the aging ATC system. In April and May, several communications outages occurred at a control center that guides planes in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport."
The FAA is committing $6 billion to upgrade air traffic control telecom and radar infrastructure, with deployment planned by the end of 2028 instead of a previously projected 15-year timeline. The funding follows multiple incidents and staffing crises that exposed the fragility of aging systems. Congress has approved $12.5 billion, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy estimates total costs at $31.5 billion. Communications outages and brief radar failures disrupted operations at Newark Liberty International Airport, reducing hourly arrivals and departures. A government shutdown forced controllers to work without pay, leading to absences, an unstaffed control tower at Hollywood Burbank, and mandated flight cuts at 40 busy airports.
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