An American Airlines Airbus A319 takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 11, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Airlines for America (A4A), a trade association of leading U.S. airlines, commended President Donald Trump for signing into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that contains a $12.5 billion provision to modernize the country’s air traffic control (ATC) systems, the group said in a July 4 statement.
The bill, signed by Trump on Independence Day, sets aside roughly $12.5 billion for “acquisition, construction, sustainment, and improvement of facilities and equipment necessary to improve or maintain aviation safety.”
