IJR News — today's news from every sidePriya Raman US carriers are right to push back since this would let China keep using Russian routes that everyone else is blocked from. US Plans $30 Billion ATC Overhaul After Outage — Sep 22, 2026Following a telecommunications outage that disrupted thousands of flights, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is asking Congress for an additional $30 billion to modernize air traffic control and airport infrastructure, on top of the $12.5 billion already approved. The plan aims to replace copper lines with modern communications, upgrade radars and radios, and build multiple redundant pathways to prevent future single-point failures, with affected airports including JFK, EWR, LGA, PHL, and BOS.
