Overview

• Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to meet Wednesday with airline chiefs at Airlines for America, which represents United, Delta, American and Southwest.
• The discussion centers on a $12.5 billion air traffic control modernization plan and a push for another $19 billion to accelerate upgrades.
• The funding drive follows a series of safety incidents, including a January collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Eagle jet that killed 67.
• Last week the department dropped a proposal to require cash payments for carrier-caused delays, and fee-disclosure requirements remain under review.
• Airlines have urged wider deregulation, including scaling back public performance reporting and enforcement partnerships, even as the FAA deploys interim fixes after Newark-area outages.