The Trump administration has renewed its push to secure an additional $30.1 billion to fund air traffic control modernization and other important airport upgrades nationwide.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought sent a letter to Congress on Friday, urging lawmakers to approve the funding proposal before the end of the year.
In their writing, the duo said "this investment is critical to complete the modernization of our national airspace" by "delivering a resilient telecommunications backbone for air traffic controllers, modern hardware and software, state-of-the-art control towers, and world-class airport infrastructure."
The letter comes less than two months after the White House first broached the idea of additional funding for aging airport infrastructure.
Of the proposed $30.1 billion figure, $10 billion would go toward replacing aging air traffic control towers and another $10 billion would enhance telecommunications and other technology used to manage flights, while the remaining $10 billion would be put toward airport improvements.
This push for more funding this fall comes after Congress greenlit a $12.5 billion investment for an air traffic control overhaul in summer 2025.
Friday's letter comes just one week after the FAA revealed plans to do away with floppy disks by 2028.
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