白宫与交通部致信国会要求再拨301亿美元：升级机场与空中交通管制系统
华盛顿 — 据路透社11月13日报道，白宫与美国交通部当天敦促国会再批准301亿美元，用于升级美国老化的机场与空中交通管制系统。白宫行政管理与预算办公室主任 Russell Vought 与交通部长 Sean Duffy 已致信议员，要求迅速行动。
据报道，这笔申请中，101亿美元用于空中交通管制现代化，包括72亿美元用于通用自动化平台与管制员工作站、20亿美元用于云计算。申请还包括20亿美元用于更换和改进联邦航空局（FAA）的空中交通管制塔台，以及180亿美元用于机场相关项目，其中100亿美元用于老化航站楼的现代化或更换。
Vought 与 Duffy 在信中写道，这笔投资对完成美国国家空域现代化至关重要，将带来更有韧性的管制员电信骨干网、现代化硬件与软件、一流的管制塔台与世界级机场基础设施。两人在信中还表示，FAA 已把68%的旧铜缆电信网络更换为高速光纤基础设施。
国会已于2025年7月批准五年125亿美元，用于升级空中交通管制并增聘管制员，此前各界对机场拥堵、航班延误与技术问题多有抱怨。据路透社报道，美国航空、达美航空、联合航空与西南航空等主要航空公司已对这次新申请表示支持。
报道说，政府希望共和党主导的国会在今年最后几周内批准这笔拨款。民主党将于明年1月接掌国会。
（来源：路透社）
White House and Transportation Department Ask Congress for $30.1 Billion to Upgrade Airports and Air Traffic Control
WASHINGTON — The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday urged Congress to approve a further $30.1 billion to upgrade the United States' aging airports and air traffic control system, Reuters reported on November 13. White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote to lawmakers asking for swift action.
According to the report, the request seeks $10.1 billion for air traffic control modernization, including $7.2 billion for a common automation platform and controller workstations and $2 billion for cloud computing. It also includes $2 billion to replace and improve Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control towers and $18 billion for airport-related projects, including $10 billion to modernize or replace aging terminals.
In their letter, Duffy and Vought wrote that the investment is critical to complete the modernization of the national airspace, delivering a resilient telecommunications backbone for air traffic controllers, modern hardware and software, state-of-the-art control towers and world-class airport infrastructure. They also said the FAA has replaced 68% of its legacy copper telecommunications network with high-speed fiber infrastructure.
Congress already approved $12.5 billion over five years in July 2025 to upgrade air traffic control and increase the hiring of controllers, following complaints about airport congestion, flight delays and technology problems. Major airlines including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines have expressed support for the new request, according to Reuters.
The administration has called for the Republican-led Congress to approve the funding in the final weeks of the year. Democrats are set to take control of Congress in January.
(Source: Reuters)
来源：路透社
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图片来源：图：位于华盛顿的美国联邦航空局（FAA）总部大楼（固定图库联邦核心包，预裁 16:9）。 / Photo: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (fixed federal-core asset-pack image, pre-cropped to 16:9).
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