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Trump calls for Congress to fund FAA after ground stop, airport snarls
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Trump called for funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, which issued the crippling ground stop for four hours before opening airspace Friday evening.
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President Trump was informed within 30 minutes after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed a nationwide ground stop Friday afternoon, according to U.S. officials.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday broke his silence on the nationwide ground stop that snarled airline trave l this weekend, using the incident to push Congress on money to fully upgrade America’s air traffic control system.
Trump said in a new post on his social media platform that his administration has begun upgrading that system, but that the task should not be done in “drips and drabs.” The Republican-controlled Congress approved $12.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday broke his silence on the nationwide ground stop that snarled airline trave l this weekend, using the incident to push Congress on money to fully upgrade America's air traffic control system.
Trump called for funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, which issued the crippling ground stop for four hours before opening airspace Friday evening.
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials said Friday that new technology being added to the nation’s air traffic control system overloaded antiquated parts of it and caused “intermittent” communications and radar gaps, leading to the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years.
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