The FAA announces a new flight safety system in the hope of taming busy sky

The Federal Aviation Administration will be an ambitious three -year plan to modernize American air traffic control systems and the “outdated technologies that are unable to” meet modern requirements “, the officials said on Thursday.

The Federal Government was under the pressure to cope with the concerns about the rising travelers after fatal accidents, persistent delays and an embarrassing revelation that the airspace controller for the Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey, last week after a failure of the copper cables, has lost the entire contact with pilots to Philadelphia Tracon.

President Donald Trump said that he sympathizes with passengers who are caught at airports because of air traffic delays.

“I’m sorry for what you go through the terminals, but we will have them repaired,” he said in a phone call with the transport secretary Sean Duffy.

Trump said that too much air traffic data and communication by “devices that date from the 1960s, if you can believe it, do not even delay with the plane”.

Duffy recognized that the management of Capitol Hill must be supported considerably.

“I need help. I can’t do it alone and it will take the help of the congress to achieve this,” he said. “To deal with it in three or four years, we need all the money in advance.”

The deputies Sam Graves from Missouri and Rick Larsen from Washington, the top republican and democrat of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, appeared with Duffy and Schwor to make two -part exertion.

“We talked about how these efforts sometimes extend over administrations. We do not want the efforts to span generations,” said Larsen, who represents a district north of Seattle.

“Democrats will be ready to stand with them, Sean, to improve the security of the US air ride,” he said.

The FAA said that larger consumer tours make upgrading an absolute necessity.

“With increasing National Airspace System (NAS) user, the FAA air traffic system is based on outdated technologies that cannot meet the requirements,” says an explanation on Thursday.

“These outdated systems show their age – which leads to delays and inefficiencies. The lack of funds for important investments in important air traffic infrastructure, such as radars, telecommunications and facilities, is now at risk.”

The FAA plans an accelerated “complete replacement” of the current time department network with an Internet protocol in the hope of smoothing and protecting communication on busy air traffic channels, according to the officials.

Some air traffic language communications are carried out via “Legacy Radios” that are older than 30 years, which “rely on outdated analog technology” and should be replaced by 2027, said officials.

The government is also trying to “six new” ATC centers “for the first time since” in the 1960s, “said the FAA.

The FAA also intends to quickly improve surveillance systems, since “618 FAA Airborne Radar Systems” exceeds its intended lifespan. ”

The government’s demands are only growing, the government said.

“The agency needs larger technology investments to resume more trading areas and unmanned activities for aircraft systems,” said the FAA.

The flying public has increasingly worried after several accidents this year.

An American eagle and a military helicopter Black Hawk in the air over Ronald Reagan Washington Airport outside of Washington, DC, came on board on January 29.

On February 1st, an ambulance crashed in the northeast of Philadelphia, killed seven people and injured about two dozen others.

Bering Air Flight 445 fell on the way from Unalakleet, Alaska to Nome on February 6th and killed all 10 people on board.

And 21 people were injured in February when an airplane overturned at the end of Toronto Pearson’s international airport.

Members of some of the Reagan Airport Collision relatives performed at the event to support modernization.

“We mourn with them and will be with them now and in the long run,” said Robert Isom, CEO of American Airlines.

“This accident should never have happened,” he said. “Thank you for being here because he uses this moment to do really great things.”