Air-Traffic Upgrade Harmed by U.S. Budget Cuts: FAA Chief
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The U.S. switch to satellite-based air-traffic control systems known as NextGen would be put in jeopardy if a House budget proposal becomes law, an aviation regulator and a government watchdog told a panel of lawmakers.
The Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee has passed a proposed 2014 budget for the Federal Aviation Administration that would force the agency to delay NextGen funding to keep the current system operating, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said at a House aviation subcommittee hearing today.