On Feb. 19, 2025, the Aircraft Electronics Association joined 33 other aviation industry groups in sending a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders urging them to fund improvements to air traffic controller hiring and system modernization.
In part, the letter stated that “the undersigned organizations, representing our nation’s aviation and aerospace sector, are united in expressing our continued support for ensuring America has a safe, resilient and modernized air traffic control system. Congress provided significant leadership toward that end as part of the recently enacted FAA reauthorization bill, and we urge you to protect and build upon the baseline investments in the law to enhance safety in the air and on the ground.”
Also of note, the letter stated, “To maintain a best-in-class ATC system that is globally competitive, it is our unified objective to work with the U.S. Congress and the administration to find common ground to ensure the operational safety and efficiency of the national airspace system. To achieve this, we must support air traffic controller workforce hiring and training, modernize and deploy state-of-the-art air traffic control facilities and equipment, implement procurement and program efficiencies and facility realignment, and address budget reforms for the Airport & Airway Trust Fund. We are aligned on not pursuing privatization of U.S. air traffic control services and believe it would be a distraction from these needed investments and reforms.”
To read the letter in its entirety, click here.
To review the National Airspace Safety Initiative, click here.