A4A at the AAAE ATC update summit
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the airlines of America (A4A) joined the votes of the federal government and industry at the AAAE air traffic control summit in Washington, DC. Today’s discussions showed one thing: Updating the air traffic control system in America is not only necessary – it can be achieved if all parties work with urgency, and continue to focus and make the most of the new financing.
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A4A and CEO of A4a Nicholas E. Calio opened today to the committee, “ATC Update issue: discussion with industry leaders.” With the participation of the stage with other aviation leaders, Calio has dealt with the challenges facing the national airspace system (NAS) and the upcoming opportunities. He stressed that the update requires continuous cooperation and investment, and called for $ 12.5 billion in financing from the Trump’s Gemayel Bill, which is a decisive first step. “We all need to stay together and seize this moment,” said Kalio.
Later in the day, the first vice president of legislative and organizational policy, Sharon Penkerton, formed the “Air traffic monitoring monitoring committee: the main technologies to shift in the sky and on the ground”. This session has taken a deep diving into the advanced systems that lead the future of air traffic control (ATC)-from advanced monitoring and communications to automation programs.
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“How do Congress prove that it can be done in a short period of time?” I asked, noting the urgency that should come with great funding. The organizer of the organizer William College, CEO of Endra Air Company, has strengthened this point, saying: “We have to build – especially when you think about the short time frame, we have to do this upgrade. We have to clarify the industry’s ability to do this reliably to obtain additional money.”
Maintain high standards
To close today, Paul Reynalde, Vice President of Operations and Safety at A4A, brought contracts from his operational experience to the committee, “The Runway forward: The next steps for Congress, administration and employees in the field of aviation.” He talked about the coalition of modern sky and the importance of not losing sight of the basics. “It is not just a new equipment,” said Reynaldi. “It is actually returning to the basics – rules, training and preserving this standard.”
He also highlighted that accountability must remain in the forefront and the center, where the stakeholders and stakeholders implement the historical investment of $ 12.5 billion. “We have to pay them [the FAA] To expand a range quickly. “
According to the A4A, “Transport Minister Sean Dove on Right”: $ 12.5 billion in financing air repair to monitor air traffic is “just the beginning.”
“This is not enough money. We will need more.” “But this is a huge new start, the biggest investment. We will need more money above it, but a wonderful start from the big beautiful bill.”
American airlines strongly estimate the commitment of President Trump and Minister Dofi to renew the American ATC system. The amount of $ 12.5 billion granted from the Big Beauty One Big Big Bill is a decisive payment to end the dependence on paper strips, flexible tablets and radar that dates back to the 1950s runs the country’s airspace.
A4A says: “The upgrade of the ATC system in our nation will ensure that the United States will remain the golden standard for aviation safety for decades,” says A4A.
Minister Duffy said: “What will be allowed to move from copper to fiber throughout the country.” “We have a radar dating back to the fifties, some of the 1960s and 1970s. We will get a new radar throughout the country.”
American airlines are committed to continuing to cooperate with legislators and stakeholders in the industry to achieve the Trump administration’s vision to reform the American air traffic control system from old and organized equipment to the standards of the twenty -first century.
