An eleventh-hour proposal by Rep. Bill Shuster to remove air traffic control from the FAA and place it under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Department was dropped after an outcry by GA pilots.NATCA
Key Takeaways:
GA Wins Major Victory in ATC Privatization Fight
The general aviation community made its voice heard loud and clear in the offices of Congress with thousands of e-mails from members of alphabet groups like NBAA, AOPA, EAA, GAMA, NATA and others, telling elected members that slicing the ATC system away from its FAA parent was a very bad idea.
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