Outdated air traffic control system strands and delays Californians

It also reminded everyone that America’s air traffic control system runs on outdated equipment funded by a dysfunctional Congress.

Part of the air traffic control system that helps guide planes in and out of Philadelphia, Newark, and other busy Northeast airports had an aging telecommunications circuit fail.

Yet, the day after the outage, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA needs tens of billions more to fix air traffic control.

The FAA has a conflict of interest: it provides air traffic control and oversees itself on aviation safety.

In 1987, New Zealand became the first country to separate air traffic control from its safety regulator.