“To achieve this, we must support air traffic controller workforce hiring and training, modernize and deploy state-of-the-art air traffic control facilities and equipment, implement procurement and program efficiencies and facility realignment, and address budget reforms for the Airport & Airway Trust Fund (AATF).” Source: Excerpted from a letter by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) along with 33 aviation groups from all sectors of the industry, to Congress, urging the government to fund improvements to air traffic controller hiring and modernizing the system to enhance the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System.
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