The FAA incident has triggered an NTSB investigation, while Congress provides funding for infrastructure upgrades and the FAA deploys SMART to manage flight congestion.
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What happened
The FAA incident has triggered an NTSB investigation, while Congress provides funding for infrastructure upgrades and the FAA deploys SMART to manage flight congestion.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Congress approved funding for ATC systems, while the FAA procures parts via eBay and uses Compaq computers.Sub-event
Congress allocated $12.5B for FAA tech overhaul amid outages at Newark.1 source
NTSB investigating FAA incident; Congress funds infrastructure; FAA deploys SMART for congestion management.1 source
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The entities involved
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National Transportation Safety Board
United States government investigative agency for civil transportation accidents
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Federal Aviation Administration
U.S. government agency regulating civil aviation
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Congress
US record label; imprint of Congress Record Corp.