FAA announces new air traffic control system in hopes of taming busy skies

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FAA announces new air traffic control system in hopes of taming busy skies

The FAA will embark on an ambitious three-year plan to modernize America's air traffic control systems and phase out the \"outdated technologies that are unable to meet\" modern demands, officials said Thursday.The federal government has been under pressure to address mounting traveler concerns in the wake of fatal crashes, ongoing delays and an embarrassing, recent revelation that the Newark Liberty International Airport tower had lost contact with pilots flying into New Jersey.\"As the National Airspace System (NAS) users increase, the FAA’s air traffic system is based on outdated technologies that are unable to meet the demands,\" the FAA said in ..