The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), alongside over 50 other stakeholders in the Modern Skies coalition, released a statement last week endorsing the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Air Traffic Control modernization provisions:
“The Modern Skies Coalition strongly endorses the Air Traffic Control modernization proposal from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to fund critical investments in the air traffic control system’s technology, infrastructure and workforce, ensuring the United States remains the gold standard of aviation safety.
As stakeholders from across the aviation industry, we have sounded the alarm for decades about the challenges created by aging technology and infrastructure, as well as the controller and technician staffing shortages. We appreciate the hard work of Chairman Sam Graves and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to address these chronic problems which builds on their work in the 2024 FAA Reauthorization law. The Committee’s approach is a much-needed down payment on achieving these benefits for the Americans who fly and ship goods every day. We look forward to working with policymakers to augment this legislation based on a comprehensive proposal from the Department of Transportation to increase investments in these key areas and implement procurement reform that ensures performance and accountability.
We urge the House to pass these provisions and will continue our engagement with the Senate as they look to work on this effort as well, ensuring these critical issues are addressed and sent to the President for his signature.”
Read the full Modern Skies statement.
