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Trump Promises ‘Big Changes’ During Sit-Down with Airline CEOs

President Donald Trump met this morning with airline executives, promising "big changes" to the U.S. air travel system. CNN
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Key Takeaways:

  • President Trump met with airline CEOs, lambasting the "regulatory morass" and claiming U.S. airports and air traffic control modernization efforts are failing and obsolete.
  • He criticized the NextGen ATC modernization, stating that the FAA is pursuing "wrong equipment" according to his personal pilot.
  • Trump promised "big changes" to overhaul the country's air travel system and infrastructure, which he deems inferior to those in other nations.
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In his first meeting with airline CEOs, President Donald Trump bemoaned the “regulatory morass” he says is responsible for stonewalling air traffic control modernization efforts and airport infrastructure improvements, but promised “big changes” in the way Washington deals with the air travel system in the United States.

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