What Happened
Agency Struggles to Develop Technology Amid Funding Shortfalls
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing a funding shortfall for its common automation platform, a technology intended to combine its En Route Automation Modernization and Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System platforms. Despite the funding issues, competition for the contract is heating up, with companies vying to develop the system. The FAA’s struggles to modernize its air traffic control systems have been ongoing, with some critics arguing that the agency’s outdated technology is a major obstacle to improving efficiency and safety. This development was reported by Flying Magazine.