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:
- Leading general aviation organizations (EAA, AOPA, NBAA, GAMA) are unified in their strong opposition to a House bill proposing the privatization of Air Traffic Control (ATC).
- Presidents from AOPA, NBAA, and GAMA are traveling from AirVenture to Washington D.C. to meet with the House General Aviation Caucus and advocate against the ATC privatization bill.
- General aviation leaders assert that the only problem with the current ATC system is unstable congressional funding, not its structure, and believe privatization would unfairly benefit major airlines.
- The battle includes reported "dirty tactics" by the bill's proponent, Rep. Bill Shuster, threatening general aviation associations to support the bill.
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