Er...they actually tried and failed. "I stopped counting long ago, but there have been many, many attempts to try to modernize the US’s air traffic control (AT

Er...they actually tried and failed. "I stopped counting long ago, but there have been many, many attempts to try to modernize the US’s air traffic control (ATC) system over the years" https://crankyflier.com/2025/05/12/the-us-government-tries-to-fix-air-traffic-control-again/ https://crankyflier.com/2025/05/12/the-us-government-tries-t... I am sure you can find better sources as there are so many of them.