美国要求再拨款300亿美元用于航空系统升级


2026-09-22T17:12:14.389Z / 路透社

作者:大卫·谢泼德森

2026年9月22日 美国东部时间下午5:12 1小时前更新

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华盛顿,9月22日(路透社)——美国运输部长肖恩·达菲周二表示,他将请求国会再拨款300亿美元,用于空中交通管制塔、软件和数字化升级,以及改善机场设施。

国会2025年6月批准了未来五年125亿美元的空中交通管制改革拨款,但达菲一直寻求更多资金,并于周二提出了额外100亿美元的机场拨款请求。

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“我们将向国会申请300亿美元,”达菲在华盛顿的一场演讲中表示。“我们必须审视国家的变化,以及机场的需求。”

自周一发生重大电信故障导致东海岸交通瘫痪数小时、数千次航班受阻以来,这项拨款请求有了新的紧迫性。

申请的资金中约有100亿美元用于更换老化的空中交通管制塔,另有100亿美元用于空中交通管制所用的电信和其他技术系统。

部分资金将用于扩大美国联邦航空管理局(FAA)周一开始使用的新型软件系统,该系统利用预测分析来优化航班管理流程。

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上周发布的一份政府报告称,国会仅需批准更多资金即可完成空中交通管制项目的第一阶段,并表示FAA需要更准确地估算新系统的运营成本。

报告显示,电信升级的成本已从47.5亿美元跃升至59.1亿美元。FAA局长布莱恩·贝德福德表示,过时的电信铜缆应在2027年9月前完全更换。

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US wants another $30 billion for aviation system upgrades

2026-09-22T17:12:14.389Z / Reuters

By David Shepardson

September 22, 2026 5:12 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday that he will ask Congress ​to approve another $30 billion for air traffic control towers, software ‌and digital upgrades as well as improving airport facilities.

Congress approved $12.5 billion over five years in June 2025 for air traffic control reforms but Duffy has been seeking billions ​more and on Tuesday sought another $10 billion for airports.

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“We are ​going to ask Congress for $30 billion,” Duffy said at ⁠a speech in Washington. “We have to look at how the ​country has changed and what the needs are at the ​airports.”

The request has taken on new urgency since a major telecom failure on Monday a paralyzed traffic along the east coast for hours and disrupted ​thousands of flights.

About $10 billion of the funding being sought is ​to replace aging air traffic control towers and another $10 billion is for ‌telecom ⁠and other tech systems used for air traffic control.

Some of the funding being sought is to expand a new software-based system the FAA began using on Monday that uses predictive analytics to ​improve how flights ​are managed.

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A ⁠government report last week said Congress needs to approve more money just to finish the first ​phase of the air traffic control program and ​said ⁠the FAA needs a better estimate of how much the new system will cost to operate.

The price tag for telecommunications upgrades has ⁠jumped $4.75 ​billion to $5.91 billion, the report said. FAA ​Administrator Bryan Bedford said outdated telecom copper wires should be completely replaced by ​September 2027.

Reporting by David Shepardson Editing by Nick Zieminski and Deepa Babington

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