91.   The FAA is already embarked on an ambitious program to modernize its air traffic control system.

92.   The federal government has made progress but is far behind in upgrading air traffic systems, Medicare, the Pentagon and other sectors.

93.   The hub-and-spoke air traffic system leaves even rapidly growing cities like Reno feeling marginalized.

94.   The government wanted not only to implement a modern air traffic control system for Canada, but also to nurture a software industry that could make products for export.

95.   The groups said Congress should work out a financing arrangement that splits the cost of maintaining the national air traffic control system between travelers and airlines.

96.   The national air traffic control system is hectic place to work, and the busiest facilities attract the most confident controllers.

97.   The new system represents a revolution in the way new technologies enter the air traffic system, because it was devised by a private company.

98.   The overall problem is an out-of-date air traffic control system.

99.   The panel also directed the FAA to accelerate by five years its modernization of the air traffic control system.

100.   The panel also will consider whether the government should change the way it oversees airline safety and how to update the air traffic control system, Pena said.