WASHINGTON, February 6, 2025 — The following statement is attributable to Airlines for America (A4A) President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio:

We applaud the bold leadership of President Trump taking swift, decisive action to get adequate staffing in air traffic control facilities and to modernize our nation’s ATC technologies with smarter, more efficient equipment. The days of paper strips and floppy disks must end.

Carriers have made remarkable changes and meaningful investments in technologies, operations, product and people. The government needs to do the same in an organized and timely way.

Safety is and always will be our top priority, and we support efforts by the President, his Administration and Congress to ensure that aviation remains the safest mode of transportation in the U.S. and around the world.

We must all act with a sense of urgency. We agree with President Trump: NOW is the time for action!