
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday will detail the Trump administration's plans to overhaul the aging U.S. air traffic control system after Congress awarded an initial $12.5 billion in funding.
The Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control network's woes have been years in the making, but a rush of high-profile mishaps, near-misses and a catastrophic crash in January between a U.S. Army helicopter and regional American Airlines AAL.O jet that killed 67 has spiked public alarm.
"Our job is to keep air travel safe, which is why I have dedicated my tenure to delivering an all-new air traffic control system," Duffy will tell a U.S. House committee, according to written testimony seen by Reuters.