A brand new "state of the art" air traffic control system will be unveiled by the Trump administration in the "next couple days," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday.

Plans for a new air traffic control system were announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy amid a spotlight on the out-of-date ATC system and the air traffic controller shortage.

The Trump administration has announced a plan to replace the country’s aging air traffic control system with an all-new technology—but needs Congress to allot tens of billions of dollars.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a multi-billion dollar plan to overhaul the nation's failing air traffic control system by 2028, following a deadly plane crash and thousands of hair ...

Remains from all 67 people killed D.C. midair collision recovered, most identified 02:21. The Trump administration hopes to upgrade and replace the nation's entire air traffic control system, with ...

The FAA and DOT announced a plan to modernize the U.S. air traffic control system. The plan includes replacing outdated facilities and technology. The upgrades aim to improve safety and efficiency ...

It was allocated for things like airport improvement. And so the air traffic control system is in dire need of a fix. And to see the industry come together, as it did today, ...

Updated at 1:36 p.m. ET on May 20, 2025. The ongoing crisis at Newark Liberty International Airport has laid bare the sorry state of our nation’s air-traffic-control system.

“With all thy getting, get understanding." America’s Air Traffic Control system (ATC) is running on borrowed time. The recent failure of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which left ...