Opinion: U.S. ATM Plan Is A Good Start But Not Enough

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy’s announcement of a plan to modernize the U.S. air traffic management (ATM) system is a welcome sign that the new Trump administration intends to prioritize this need, which has gone far beyond urgent to critical. The plan has rightly drawn praise from...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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