Our air traffic system is up and running 99.4 percent of the time, every day of the year. That's better than a decade ago when the equipment was newer. But I want 100 percent. That's the goal. And I believe our strategy gets us there.
Safety is everybody's priority, but passengers also care about delays.
Shifting winds, for example, often force aircraft preparing to land to switch directions. When that happens, traffic backs up, planes are delayed, and people miss connecting flights. Not a happy picture. Installing equipment like this also is a key part of our overall effort to update the nation's air traffic control system. We've been working hard over the past several years to get the job done.