Get ready to start flying American skies with a renewed sense of confidence, at least eventually, as the Federal Aviation Administration has finally decided to start soliciting ideas for an overhaul of the US' antiquated air traffic control systems. In classic Trump administration style, the FAA wants a single private-sector integrator to run the overhaul, with the public footing the bill.

The FAA published its request for solutions (RFS) for the aptly-if-not-awkwardly named Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) last week, and it appears to want to move fast with the overhaul. In an accompanying press release , the agency said that it wants the project - which the RFS noted will involve modernizing more than 74,000 pieces of equipment as well as "multiple legacy systems" - complet

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