Hundreds of people were in attendance as four general aviation leaders — EAA President Jack Pelton, AOPA President Mark Baker, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen, and GAMA President Pete Bunce — spoke out on ATC privatization at AirVenture Oshkosh on Monday afternoon. Recently, more than 170 general aviation associations joined together to oppose the House’s ATC privatization bill. Tomorrow, Baker, Bolen and Bunce will leave AirVenture to travel to Washington to meet with the House General Aviation Caucus to tell members of Congress why they oppose privatization.
GA Leaders to Leave AirVenture Oshkosh to Meet with GA Caucus
Key Takeaways:
- General aviation leaders and over 170 associations are strongly opposing a House bill that proposes privatizing Air Traffic Control (ATC).
- Key leaders are leaving AirVenture to meet with the House General Aviation Caucus in Washington D.C. to argue against the privatization bill.
- They contend that the current ATC system's issues are solely due to inconsistent congressional funding, not structural problems, and that privatization would unfairly benefit major airlines.
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