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Headline: FAA, 5/13/2026 (orange boxes added)
From the press release:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is improving airport safety by investing $16.5 million from President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill to equip all its airport vehicles with transponders that help air traffic controllers identify and track them on runways and taxiways. [emphasis added]
The FAA also reminded airports this week that they can use federal grant money to install transponders on their vehicles, and recommends they encourage airlines and others that operate on the airfield to follow suit. More than 50 airports have already expressed interest in this, and the FAA is exploring additional ways to get this equipment into more vehicles.
“Vehicle Movement Area Transmitters (VMATs) help prevent dangerous runway incidents and by accelerating the deployment of this technology, we’re closing critical visibility gaps on our nation’s runways and taxiways,” said FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford. “This initiative is yet another example of our commitment to proactive safety improvements and strong collaboration across the aviation community.”
In contrast, on September 6, 2024, the Biden administration announced 518 FAA grants totalling $1.9 billion.
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