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:
- An eleventh-hour amendment to the FAA Reauthorization bill, introduced by Rep. Bill Shuster, proposes placing the U.S. air traffic control (ATC) system under an airline-dominated board within the Department of Transportation, outside the FAA.
- General aviation leaders (AOPA, GAMA, NBAA) are urgently warning against this move, labeling it a "Trojan Horse" for ATC privatization and urging pilots to contact Congress to oppose it.
- Concerns include the airline industry's potential dominance over ATC decisions, lack of transparency, potential safety and accountability issues, and disruption to ongoing modernization efforts like NextGen.
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