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February 28, 2018

Airborne 02.28.18: Privatization Fails, Trump Pilot For FAA Admin?, SpaceX

Also: Southeast Aerospace ADS-B, Concorde Battery MD369/500/600, Huntington Bch AirShow, Enstrom 280FX

The current effort to replace the current ATC system with a Privatized organization under the control of an airline dominated ruling board seems to have failed... for now... but the path to the next fight for such an effort is already being planned. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, ATC Privatization's most prominent driving force has apparently given up, and since he's not seeking reelection, it's going to be up to another politician to drive it in the future. With the short-term FAA extension hitting the bricks March 31st, something had to give. Shuster's NOT happy about it... One of the people on the short list to succeed Michael Huerta as FA




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