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Congress is currently considering the 21st Century AIRR Act, legislation that would finally modernize America’s antiquated air traffic control system. Sign up below to join the fight for reform. America invented aviation, but the air traffic control system we rely on today is inefficient. If you fly, you have felt the impact in time After three decades of falling behind, it’s time for Congress to act. Transferring the air traffic control function to an independent, not-for-profit and self-funding organization provides long-term financial stability that benefits all travelers and shippers. It is the means for continuous air traffic control infrastructure and technology upgrades that benefit pas*engers, shippers and the environment by reducing delays, saving time and money, and reducing Today, air traffic controllers sequence planes for take-off using paper st*ips and track them in-flight with ground-based radar. This inefficient system requires planes to travel from point to point, often traveling out of their way rather than in a straight, direct route. These outdated technologies result in unnecessarily long flight times and indirect routes, which add time, fuel and ultimately more Safety is priority number one. The United States has the safest air traffic control system in the world and the implementation of available, state-of-the art technology will enhance safety while improving operational performance. For too long, the governance and infrastructure of the air traffic control system has been allowed to become outdated, hampered by faulty governance and political red tape. Pas*engers and taxpayers currently pay about $12 billion annually to the federal government just for air traffic control services. On top of that, pas*engers pay an additional $3 billion in pas*enger facility taxes for airports. A critical part of reforming our system includes eliminating the $12 billion in taxes that pas*engers pay for air traffic control and instead require airlines to pay for their use of