FAA Administrator Prices First Phase Of Air Traffic Control Rebuild At $16 Billion

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford has put a number on the opening phase of the agency's long-discussed overhaul of the air traffic control system: $16 billion. For now, the agency is closing the gap in that funding out of its own facilities and equipment budget rather than waiting on a separate appropriation. For operators who fly in controlled airspace on every leg, the pace and funding path of this rebuild is worth watching closely, since it bears directly on the infrastructure their aircraft depend on daily.

With reporting from AVweb.