US Air Traffic Control Gets Major Modernization Plan
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a plan to modernize US air-traffic control, focusing on upgrading communication systems, replacing outdated infrastructure, and deploying new technologies in Alaska and the Caribbean. The plan includes replacing copper wiring with fiber optics, digitizing data, and improving weather surveillance. However, crucial details regarding funding, dependent on Congressional approval, were absent from the framework unveiled Thursday.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a plan to modernize US air-traffic control, focusing on upgrading communication systems, replacing outdated infrastructure, and deploying new technologies in Alaska and the Caribbean. The plan includes replacing copper wiring with fiber optics, digitizing data, and improving weather surveillance. However, crucial details regarding funding, dependent on Congressional approval, were absent from the framework unveiled Thursday.
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