A Government Accountability Office risk assessment to evaluate the viability of Federal Aviation Administration operated air traffic control systems following a shutdown of the national airspace in 2023 shows 37% of the systems are unsustainable.
The GAO assessment out this week also determined 51 of the 138 systems (39%) are potentially unsustainable.
Of the 105 total unsustainable and potentially unstable systems, 58 (29 unsustainable and 29 potentially unstable) have “critical operational impacts on the safety and efficiency of the national airspace,” the assessment states.
The assessment acknowledges the FAA has made efforts to modernize 90