The Hill Proposal to privatize air traffic control struggles to win over criticsThe Hillchairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, unveiled long-term legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday that includes a contentious plan to transfer control of the country's air navigation …Air traffic control privatization bill introducedWashington ExaminerLegislation Introduced to […]

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Reason (blog) Rural Senators and Private Jet Operators Threaten Air Traffic Control ReformReason (blog)The House version of FAA reauthorization (which includes air traffic control reform), however, requires air traffic control service to be maintained for rural airports, Poole says. The House bill also gives smaller regional airlines who service those …Proposal to privatize air traffic […]

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Washington Examiner Senate bill ditches Trump plan to privatize air traffic controlWashington ExaminerThe Senate bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration keeps the air traffic control system under the jurisdiction of the FAA, despite a June 5 push by Trump and House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., to put it under …Proposal to privatize […]

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CNBC House unveils latest bill to privatize air–traffic controlUSA TODAYWASHINGTON — A House chairman unveiled his latest proposal Wednesday to move air–traffic control out of the Federal Aviation Administration and to a non-profit corporation governed by industry stakeholders, setting off a contentious debate that will …Republicans propose bill to privatize US air traffic controlReutersBoosted by […]

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South African carrier CemAir has signed a letter of intent for two Bombardier Q400 turboprops at the Paris air show. news

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LA Daily News Air traffic control reform is long overdueLA Daily NewsThe U.S. air traffic control system has fallen woefully behind most of the rest of the world, but we may finally be on the cusp of a promising reform decades in the making. In testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last …Senate […]

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Business leaders bash Trump's air traffic control proposalFox BusinessMore than 100 CEOs and corporate executives sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Monday, urging lawmakers to resist the Trump administration's plan to privatize the nation's air traffic … air traffic control – Google News

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