The Trump administration is finally tackling an issue that has plagued the nation's air traffic control system for decades. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy revealed on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning that a "brand new state-of-the-art system" is on the way to replace an infrastructure that has remained largely unchanged for 25 to 30 years.
An official announcement is coming in the next few days, but Duffy explained what’s going to happen and why.
"We use copper wires, floppy disks — I mean, it's atrocious, the system we use," Duffy stated. While he reassured the public that the current system is safe, he acknowledged that "we're seeing the cracks of age."
The overhaul will modernize outdated technology, transitioning from "copper lines to fiber lines" and introducing "brand new radar, brand new terminals for air traffic controllers.”
The improvements won’t stop there.
"We gonna have sensors on runways so they don't have to stand in the tower and look out with binoculars," Duffy explained. "Oftentimes, the controllers' views are impeded on their screens. They'll be able to see where airplanes are at on the tarmac."
Duffy emphasized the need for speed in implementing these changes. "It's not that we don't know that we've had a problem with air traffic control, but it takes too long," he said, highlighting the bureaucratic and financial roadblocks that have long delayed progress. "Technology changes, money changes, administrations change. So we have to do this really fast. And so the Congress has to give us all the money upfront."
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An official announcement is coming in the next few days, but Duffy explained what’s going to happen and why.
"We use copper wires, floppy disks — I mean, it's atrocious, the system we use," Duffy stated. While he reassured the public that the current system is safe, he acknowledged that "we're seeing the cracks of age."
The overhaul will modernize outdated technology, transitioning from "copper lines to fiber lines" and introducing "brand new radar, brand new terminals for air traffic controllers.”
The improvements won’t stop there.
"We gonna have sensors on runways so they don't have to stand in the tower and look out with binoculars," Duffy explained. "Oftentimes, the controllers' views are impeded on their screens. They'll be able to see where airplanes are at on the tarmac."
Duffy emphasized the need for speed in implementing these changes. "It's not that we don't know that we've had a problem with air traffic control, but it takes too long," he said, highlighting the bureaucratic and financial roadblocks that have long delayed progress. "Technology changes, money changes, administrations change. So we have to do this really fast. And so the Congress has to give us all the money upfront."
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