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- The FAA’s Philadelphia regional air-traffic control center lost primary and backup data lines, halting flights.
- More than 200 flights were canceled at Philadelphia International Airport while Newark received no commercial arrivals after 9:40 a.m.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged Congress for an additional $20 billion to fund the next phase of the ATC overhaul.
- The Modern Skies Coalition backed the request, saying the outage proves the need to replace antiquated telecom architecture.