Chances for long-term FAA funding bill seen as bleak

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/commuting/chances-for-long-term-faa-funding-bill-seen-as-bleak/2011/11/14/gIQAmHCKMN_story.html

The congressional stalemate, which led to a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration this summer, comes at a critical hour. Airlines are reluctant to begin investing up to $10 billion in a revolutionary air traffic system without confidence that the FAA has long-term funding to develop the plan.