Tuesday, July 2, 2024 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing a seventh round of Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG), totaling $289 million, to 129 airports across 40 states.
These grants aim to enhance the safety and efficiency of air travel. The projects are funded under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s AIG program, part of the $25 billion allocated for airport improvements, including terminal expansions, baggage system upgrades, runway safety enhancements, and air traffic infrastructure improvements. “Americans are flying in record numbers, and the Biden-Harris Administration continues to invest in our airports to make travel safer and more convenient for the people who pass through these airports each day,” said U.
S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “This latest round of funding will support key improvements to terminals, runways, and baggage systems and build on the work this Administration is doing to modernize our aviation infrastructure.
” In June, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened a record-breaking 2.99 million passengers in a single day at airports. TSA anticipates screening over 32 million individuals this Independence Day holiday travel season, a 5.
4% increase from last year’s travel volumes. Some of the airports receiving new funding from the Biden-Harris Administration include: In addition to today’s AIG announcement, the FAA has opened the appli.