The Department of Transportation is rolling out a new website to track progress in the sprawling effort to modernize the nation's air traffic control system.
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Kris Van Cleave
Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms.
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May 22, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT
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