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Karen Walker
April 21, 2026
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford (left) and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (right). Credit: Karen Walker
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Trump administration’s project to modernize the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) is moving ahead at breakneck speed. However, uncertainty remains over whether Congress will provide the $20 billion additional funding needed to install new software technology across the system…
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