White House Urges Congress to Provide $30.1 Billion for Aviation Reform
The White House and the Department of Transportation on Friday urged Congress to approve a further $30.1 billion to upgrade the United States' airports and air traffic control system. Congress has already approved $12.5 billion over five years in July 2025 to upgrade air traffic control and increase the hiring of controllers following complaints about airport congestion, flight delays, and technology problems. The request from White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy seeks $10.1 billion for air traffic control modernization, including $7.2 billion for a common automation platform and controller workstations and $2 billion for cloud computing.

