A former top FAA official who helped shut down New York airspace on 9/11 urged Congress to fund an overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system after equipment problems led to a nationwide ground stop.
Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Saturday, former FAA air traffic senior executive Mike McCormick said Friday's outage highlighted the challenge of updating the agency's aging technology.
"It is always a challenge to do any modernization, update or technical refresh into the FAA's air traffic control system. It's similar to if you're going to change a tire on a car while it's still moving down the road," McCormick said while…
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