Some planes crashed. So the government wants to make the system for planes better and get more people to help.

They say this can help keep people safe and stop problems. Like the problems at the airport in Newark, New Jersey, last week. The radar stopped working for a short time there.

The transport leader wants to show a big plan for planes on Thursday. He also wants to fix problems at airports fast.

Now it is difficult. But we know one thing: The old system has problems with many flights every day.

Nobody knows if the plan will get money from Congress. Duffy says it is important. People spent a lot of money since 2003, but the system is not very different.

We will fix it. We will make a new system for you and your families and the American people.

We don't have many details about the plan.

The system worked okay for a long time, so people didn't change it. But okay is not good for flying because people can die.

Jacobson thinks Duffy's idea may not work. But maybe people will support it more after the plane crash in Washington D.C. and the plane fire in Toronto.

Reports show problems with the system that controls airplanes for many years.

The old system is not good. We need to make it better. It needs more care.

A man from the airline group told the government that old wires at many airports cause problems.

A system that helps planes fly stopped working for a short time in April.

The FAA will change old wires for new ones and add more lines. They will also train more people.

We don't know how long it will take.

Planes can't fly to and from Newark very fast now. Many flights were cancelled.

Airplanes are safer now because of new technology.

Duffy wants more people to control planes. He helps them join the school faster and helps them learn. The FAA gives money to controllers who stay at work.

It is hard to make the airplane system better because we need to use the old system while we build a new one. Then we need to change to the new one easily. That is why we made small changes before.

The problem is old. It is hard to fix. It needs money and good people. The FAA does not have enough money and good people.