But during the recession, the nation's aging air traffic system has enjoyed a reprieve in the form of sagging ridership.
The bad news: The FAA wants to replace these taxes with a more complicated combination of user fees and taxes in order to upgrade the nation's aging air traffic control system.
Its long-delayed program to replace aging air fleets was in disarray, its senior officers had been largely excluded from joint commands, and its influence with political leaders had been eclipsed by the Army and Navy.
Modernize and replace the aging inventories of the Air Force, Army, and Marines, and selectively strengthen our force structure.
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They included physicians per capita, air quality, quality-of-aging metrics drawn from another Milken Institute study, and crime rates.
For years, we have deferred tough decisions, and today, our aging system of highways and byways, air routes and rail lines hinder our economic growth.
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Luxe details include in-room bath products by La Prairie (Hotel Bel-Air is the only U.S. hotel to carry the Swiss brand specializing in anti-aging) and oversized baths with flat-screen TVs.
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So with their aging fleet of barely 160 long-range bombers facing a growing array of operational challenges, Air Force leaders have reluctantly come to the conclusion that they need to buy a new bomber.
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