AOPA Backs New Bill to Bring ADS-B Awareness Tools to Contract Towers
AOPA is backing a new bipartisan bill that would help modernize safety at federal contract towers by bringing ADS-B-based situational awareness tools to airports that currently operate without radar or similar surveillance systems. The proposal, called the Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act, was introduced in late February and aims to close a long-standing gap at smaller towered airports across the country. According to AOPA, more than 90 contract towers […]