Air traffic controllers dealt another blow as Bedford escapes oversight

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation has abruptly canceled a hearing with Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford less than 24 hours before the appearance was scheduled, according to the committee.

The Tuesday morning hearing was supposed to cover how the FAA was fulfilling its $12.5 billion project to roll out the “Brand-New Air Traffic Control System,” known as BNATCS, as the agency and the Department of Transportation push Congress to provide $30 billion more.