It’s easier to work on something when it stands still for you. America’s air traffic system is a prime example.

While thousands of passenger planes remain pandemically parked, the Federal Aviation Administration and its contractors should use that slowdown to focus on preparing a robust future that will increase the capacity, convenience, and safety of air travel. How? By upgrading the infrastructure of our National Airspace System (soon to stretch to aerospace). That upgrade also would help the FAA to handle the explosive growth of flying drones.