Delta CEO Says Air Traffic Control Systems Are so Outdated that some Routes Were Faster in the 1950s
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A failure of the communications system that blocked flights from all over the United States on Friday brought back the problem of the country's outdated air traffic control network, raising questions about its resilience, even in the context of the government spending billions of dollars on its modernisation, writes Reuters.
FAA suspends take-off and Delta CEO criticizes U.S. air control system; government calls for $50 billion to modernize
Speaking of modernization, the executive refers to the adoption of satellite technologies, state-of-the-art equipment and global positioning systems, such as GPS
Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some routes were faster in the 1950s
Last year, chronic flight delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport revealed a litany of problems with antiquated air traffic control systems. Today, those problems persist and are even more illuminated thanks to the FAA’s nationwide ground stop on Friday. Even Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy admitted last year that some of the decades-old computer equipment […]
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