Reuters
David Shepardson
17 September 2026

The head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said the agency expects about a $100 million cost from ​tariffs on the government's more than $12.5 billion air traffic control modernization plan.

U.S. ‌Representative Rick Larsen, a Washington Democrat who is ranking member of the committee overseeing the FAA, told Reuters that FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford informed lawmakers the $100 million tariff cost was largely due to ​air traffic radar systems they are purchasing. Larsen criticized the tariffs for increasing ​the government's costs...

FAA sees $100 million cost from tariffs on US air traffic control modernization plan | Reuters | 17 September 2026

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