Outgoing House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster has inserted an eleventh-hour amendment into the FAA Reauthorization bill now before Congress that would place the U.S. air traffic control system under the jurisdiction of an airline-dominated board of directors within the Department of Transportation rather than the FAA.
GA Leaders Urgently Warn ATC Privatization Imminent
Key Takeaways:
- A last-minute amendment by Rep. Bill Shuster proposes moving U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from the FAA to an airline-dominated board within the Department of Transportation.
- General aviation (GA) leaders are urgently opposing this move, branding it a "Trojan Horse" for ATC privatization and urging pilots to contact Congress.
- Opponents warn the amendment raises significant safety, accountability, and transparency concerns, potentially disrupting modernization efforts by severing ATC from the FAA's expert oversight.
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