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Duffy Unveils Plan for Additional ATC Modernization Funding

The request would fund tower replacements, telecom upgrades and AI tools after a fiber-optic cable failure disrupted thousands of flights, Reuters said.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is asking Congress for $30 billion in additional funding for air traffic control modernization, following a $12.5 billion “down payment” in 2025.

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US wants another $30 billion for aviation system upgrades

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Following repeated failures, US Minister of Transport Sean Duffy plans to apply to Congress for a further $30 billion for the modernisation of air traffic control. The technology of the US aviation authority FAA is partly decades old. This has significant consequences.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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