U.S. Transportation Secretary: Air traffic control system's outdated hardware failure caused nationwide flight grounding, hopes to invest $50 billion in upgrades

BlockBeats news, November 14: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that the nationwide flight grounding across the United States was related to data overload and hardware failures in the air traffic control system, issues that are not new. He noted that during the grounding, the U.S. did not lose all telecommunications and radar signals, but still requires time to clarify the specific causes of the failure. Duffy said that relevant air traffic control centers have now resumed operations, but the U.S. air traffic control infrastructure is extremely outdated and needs investment in new signal towers and airports. He hopes to secure $5 billion for upgrading the air traffic control system.