FAA Funding Bill Reaches Finish Line

by Brian Naylor, NPR

After four years of wrangling and one shutdown, the beleaguered Federal Aviation Administration will soon get a bill of its own. The bill would give it long-term funding for airport construction, expansion and NextGen — or modernization of the air traffic control system from one based on radar to one based on GPS satellites. Congress has resolved long-simmering issues about unionization, not to mention landing slots and rural subsidies.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, February 2, 2012