{"success":true,"data":{"id":"e421fc15-9f32-458f-9527-b59c0feaa928","title":"FAA seeks $10B from Congress to overhaul aging air traffic system","summary":"US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews World CupWorld Cup SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMoney TravelTravel PremiumPremium More More Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the si...","content":"US Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   World Cup[World Cup](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# FAA seeks $10B from Congress to overhaul aging air traffic system\n\n## Major aviation groups have this week endorsed the call for increased spending on these critical air traffic reforms\n\n[David Shepardson](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/david-shepardson)Friday 17 July 2026 22:10 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n*   Bookmark  \n*   [Comments](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/faa-air-traffic-control-systems-b3017215.html#comments-area)Go to comments  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nClose\n\nPowered By\n\n10 Sec\n\n0\n\n00\n\nFAA Speeds Aircraft Reviews\n\nNext video in\n\nNext\n\nKEEP WATCHING\n\nRelated: FAA Speeds Aircraft Reviews\n\n### Your support helps us to tell the story\n\nFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. 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We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.\n\n**Your support makes all the difference.**\n\nThe [Federal Aviation Administration](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/boeing-faa-alaska-airlines-bedford-b3017164.html \"FAA will allow Boeing to resume certifying its planes are airworthy after years of safety efforts\")(FAA) is seeking an additional $10 billion from Congress to overhaul the nation's aging [air traffic control system](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/nasa-head-ignore-faa-concern-isaacman-b3009764.html \"The FAA denied a request for NASA’s head to fly his vintage jet over DC for safety concerns. He did it anyway\"), anticipating a doubling of air traffic within the next two decades.\n\nFAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said it is rapidly deploying $12.5 billion previously approved by lawmakers after years of neglect.\n\n\"We're behind 20 years. The system is extremely safe, but it comes at the price of inefficiency and inconvenience,\" Bedford said. He added, \"Americans tolerate this hugely inefficient system... And as long as it's safe, I think that sort of saps the will to fix it.\"\n\nThe FAA is investing [billions](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-banner-washington-dc-cost-adam-schiff-b3016453.html \"Trump’s giant banners of himself around DC are being paid for by taxpayers, Democrat reveals\") to replace outdated air traffic control telecom infrastructure and radar surveillance systems. This follows failures like significant outages affecting Newark and Washington, and a 2023 system failure that caused a brief nationwide ground stop.\n\nFAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said it is rapidly deploying $12.5 billion previously approved by lawmakers after years of neglect(Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)\n\nMajor aviation groups have this week endorsed the call for increased spending on these critical air traffic reforms.\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://gateway.app.autodealsnearyou.com/track)[Looking to Buy a New Home Nearby? 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