The federal shutdown may be over, but its turbulence is far from behind us. Nowhere were the consequences more visible than in the skies . Delays slammed nearly every major U.S. airport , air traffic controller training ground to a halt, and long-term modernization projects were temporarily shelved when they were needed the most.

As the dust settles in Washingt o n , policymakers must make a renewed commitment to improving America’s aviation infrastructure and to helping shield it from future political games of chicken. Establishing a longer-term funding mechanism for the Federal Aviation Administration would protect critical operations and modernization efforts when the lights go dark on Capitol Hill.

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