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 proposes placing the U.S. air traffic control system under an airline-dominated board within the Department of Transportation, outside the FAA's direct control.
- General aviation leaders (AOPA, GAMA, NBAA) are urgently warning that this "Trojan Horse" maneuver is effectively ATC privatization, raising significant concerns about safety, accountability, and transparency.
- Opponents fear the proposed Aerospace Management Advisory Council would be dominated by airline interests, operate outside public view, and disrupt progress on NextGen modernization.
- General aviation organizations are calling on pilots and the community to immediately contact their Members of Congress to oppose the bill.
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