Modernization

The agency is showing progress, but rising costs and another telecom failure show how much work remains.

A new Maryland plant will manufacture digital voice switches for the FAA’s nationwide air traffic control modernization effort.

The request would close what the group calls a funding gap in the FAA’s Brand-New Air Traffic Control System.

The agency is transitioning to a new cloud-based system designed to improve reliability, reduce outages, and modernize delivery to pilots and dispatchers.

Modernization, new technologies and policy pressure are converging on an agency grappling with culture, coordination and capacity.

Agency seeks industry input on replacing ERAM and STARS with a single automation system.

President Donald Trump said the government will issue contracts within six weeks to retool the nation’s air traffic control system.

Proposals aim to cut noise, reduce emissions and improve flight efficiency over Edinburgh and Glasgow.

FAA’s decades-long bid to modernize America’s air traffic control network has delivered just a fraction of its promised benefits—and cost far more than expected.

ATC redundancy problem disrupted radar and communications, affecting flights across the Dallas metroplex.