Regulations and Government
U.S. Transportation Chief Sees Urgency in ATC Funding
Duffy said lawmakers know he keeps pushing for the funding
AIA CEO Eric Fanning and DOT Secretary Sean Duffy
AIA CEO Eric Fanning and DOT Secretary Sean Duffy

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stressed the urgency of getting additional funding to support the FAA’s ambitions to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have proposed $12.5 billion in such funding, a figure that some in the industry are hoping will end up closer to $20 billion.

“I want the full amount,” Duffy noted while speaking during a Tuesday afternoon fireside chat with Aerospace Industries Association president and CEO Eric Fanning at the Paris Air Show. “But I don’t need the full amount. I think this is the best way to do it.” He added that he hopes to have enough funding to take care of telecommunications and radar improvements and start the process of upgrading the other systems.

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