作者：大卫·谢泼德森
2026年9月28日 美国东部时间下午5:35 更新于1小时前
[1/2]2025年5月11日，美国新泽西州纽瓦克市纽瓦克国际机场停机坪上的飞机与塔台。路透社/爱德华多·穆尼奥斯/资料图
弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿9月28日路透电 — 美国运输部长肖恩·达菲、各大航空公司、航空工会及其他团体周一敦促国会快速批准额外300亿美元拨款，用于空管塔台、软件和数字化升级以及机场设施改善。
国会曾于2025年6月批准未来五年125亿美元拨款，用于升级空管系统并扩招管制员，此前各方长期抱怨机场拥堵和航班延误，近期又接连发生多起技术故障。2025年1月罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场发生空中相撞事故造成67人死亡，也推动了改革呼声。
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达菲已提高了针对空管改革、机场及空管塔台的拨款申请额度。“我们希望完成这项工作，”他在罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场的新闻发布会上表示。
美国共和党参议员埃里克·施密特提出了这项特朗普政府寻求的300亿美元拨款提案。
上周美国东海岸发生重大电信故障，导致空中交通瘫痪数小时、数千航班延误，这一事件让这项拨款申请的紧迫性进一步提升。
申请的拨款中约100亿美元将用于更换老化的空管塔台，另有100亿美元用于空管使用的电信及其他技术系统。
这笔资金包括用于升级系统以应对网络安全问题的款项。
机场拨款将针对中型机场，用于航站楼建设和运力扩容。美国运输部表示，升级这些机场可缓解大型机场的拥堵状况。
申请的拨款中约72亿美元将用于扩全新的软件系统，该系统由美国联邦航空管理局于上周启用，利用预测分析优化航班管理流程。
根据美国政府问责办公室本月早些时候的报告，电信升级的成本已增加47.5亿美元，达到59.1亿美元。美国联邦航空管理局局长布莱恩·贝德福德表示，过时的电信铜线应在2027年9月前全部更换。
达菲承认此前的改革努力并未取得成功。
补充了达菲新闻发布会、美国运输部报告及第3至11段背景细节
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Duffy, airlines urge US Congress to quickly approve $30 billion for aviation reforms
By David Shepardson
September 28, 2026 5:35 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
[1/2]The control tower is pictured as planes are seen on the tarmac at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept 28 (Reuters) – US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, major airlines, aviation unions and other groups on Monday urged Congress to quickly approve another $30 billion for air traffic control towers, software and digital upgrades as well as improvement of airport facilities.
Congress approved $12.5 billion over five years in June 2025 to upgrade the air traffic control system and boost hiring of controllers following longstanding complaints about airport congestion and flight delays and a string of recent technology problems. A mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in January 2025 that killed 67 people also spurred calls for changes.
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Duffy has upped his request for more funds for air traffic control reform, airports, and air traffic control towers. “We want to finish the job,” he said in a press conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Republican US Senator Eric Schmitt introduced the proposal for the $30 billion in funding sought by the Trump administration.
The request has taken on new urgency since a major telecommunications failure last week paralyzed traffic along the US East Coast for hours and disrupted thousands of flights.
About $10 billion of the funding being sought is earmarked for the replacement of aging air traffic control towers and another $10 billion is for telecom and other tech systems used by air traffic control.
That funding includes money to upgrade systems to address cybersecurity issues.
The airport funding is targeted at medium-sized airports and will cover the construction of terminals and expansion of capacity. The US Department of Transportation said upgrading those airports can relieve congestion at major airports.
About $7.2 billion of the funding being sought is to expand a new software-based system the Federal Aviation Administration began using last week that uses predictive analytics to improve how flights are managed.
The price tag for telecommunications upgrades has jumped by $4.75 billion to $5.91 billion, according to a report earlier this month by the US Government Accountability Office. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said outdated telecom copper wires should be completely replaced by September 2027.
Duffy acknowledged prior reform efforts had not succeeded.
Adds details from Duffy press conference, USDOT report, background in paragraphs 3-11
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Franklin Paul and Paul Simao
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