Economy and macroUpdated 47m ago

Trump urges Congress to fund a new air-traffic system; Duffy seeks $50 billion

Asharq News reports that Trump on Sunday urged Congress to pass legislation to fund a new air-traffic-control system, including upgrades to airport control towers and related infrastructure. His appeal followed Friday’s nationwide ground stop; the coverage gives no dollar amount for Trump’s call. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy separately asked Congress for $50 billion for modernization, Asharq News and Asharq Business report. The outage’s cause remained under investigation.

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