The House Transportation Committee Chairman, Bill Shuster, today unveiled his bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, make other aviation changes and, significantly, privatize U.S. air traffic control. The purpose, according to the proposed legislation, is to "provide for the more efficient operation and improvement of air traffic services." It would be subject to "performance-based regulations and minumum safety standards" but otherwise responsible for establishing and managing US air traffic services. In my opinion, the FAA could certainly improve on the speed with which it is modernizing the nation's air traffic control system. Fortunately, the Senate's proposed FAA reauthorization bill does not include any provision for privatizing air traffic control.

Source: Forbes June 23, 2017 00:00 UTC