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Wed, Aug 02, 2017

NBAA Welcomes Senate Appropriators' Bipartisan Rejection Of ATC Privatization

Funding For The Shift To A Private Non-Profit Not Included In The Authorization Bill

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) commended the Senate Appropriations Committee for rejecting privatization of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system in an annual federal spending bill last week.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen (pictured)  thanked committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT), as well as Transportation Subcommittee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), for their leadership on the issue.

“Senators Cochran, Leahy, Collins and Reed recognize that ATC privatization is a risky scheme that would be harmful to communities and towns across the U.S.,” Bolen said. “We look forward to working with the committee, and other congressional leaders, to ensure the full passage of this important legislation.”

Proposals for privatizing ATC have been pushed by the big airlines as part of a continuing debate over FAA reauthorization. Under such proposals, congressional oversight of the nation’s aviation system would be replaced by an entity governed by a private group unaccountable to Congress. On June 21, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-9-PA) introduced H.R. 2997, a bill containing provisions for privatizing ATC.

A growing number of people and organizations have raised concerns about the legislation, including congressional leaders from both political parties, non-partisan government scorekeepers, more than 100 aviation organizations, more than 100 business leaders, 100 U.S. mayors and a majority of American citizens.

NBAA has mobilized the business aviation community to oppose H.R. 2997, issuing calls to action urging association members to use NBAA’s Contact Congress email and social media tools to alert lawmakers to the industry’s opposition to the bill.

(Source: NBAA news release)

FMI: www.nbaa.org

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