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Duffy, Mullin call for $50B air travel ‘overhaul’ in fiery ground stop briefing
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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…
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A nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday, which the FAA said was caused by a telecommunications outage, was later lifted. Air Space Intelligence denied that its SMART tool was linked to the ground stop, The Hill reported. The grounding disrupted travel plans for college and NFL teams, including Texas, Arizona State and Ole Miss.
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- The HillDuffy, Mullin call for $50B air travel ‘overhaul’ in fiery ground stop briefingTrump 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…
- Wired(subscription required)The FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Is OverThe five-hour ordeal ended Friday evening. Planes will be allowed to fly again, but the effects of the stoppage will be felt throughout the weekend.
- New York Times(subscription required)A Nationwide Ground StopAlso, Russia lays out its hard-line demands. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.