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$12.5 billion ‘down payment’ brings air traffic control out of 1990s. Now, more money is needed for new software and AI - CNN
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The Department of Transportation has provided a $12.5 billion "down payment" to begin modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system, removing paper strips, copper wiring and obsolete media. DOT says additional funding is needed to build new software and incorporate AI to finish the decades‑old overhaul. That funding shortfall heightens the urgency around congressional fights over aviation funding and worker pay and raises risks for both daily operations and the modernization effort.
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