Delta CEO Calls on Lawmakers to Support FAA to Modernize Air Traffic Control Systems

Delta CEO Calls on Lawmakers to Support FAA to Modernize Air Traffic Control Systems
A Delta airlines Boeing 737 MAX at Los Angeles International Airport on June 19, 2022. Daniel Slim/Getty Images
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Delta Air Lines CEO Edward Bastian has called on lawmakers to find a way to assist the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in updating air traffic control systems.

Bastian made his comments during a fourth-quarter earnings call, during which he discussed the recent outage of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system that took place on Jan. 11.