WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has successfully implemented phase one of an overhaul of the "Notices to Airmen (NOTAM)" system. This system - which is decades old - is essential to facilitating air travel because it provides pilots with the information they need to fly safely. Upgrading it will prevent nationwide airspace shutdowns, enhance safety, and improve communications.
"The last administration handed us a 40-year old aviation alert system on the verge of complete collapse," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P....