Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy intends to meet with the CEOs of major airlines on Wednesday regarding the government’s $12.5 billion plan to overhaul the air traffic control system in the United States, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Duffy and other top officials have pressed for the upgrade following the deadly midair disaster near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport earlier this year and other recent mishaps and near misses, the New York Post reported.
In July, Congress approved $12.5 billion of the estimated $31.5 billion price tag needed to fully carry out the overhaul of the aging system.
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