The first budget proposal by the Trump administration calls for big changes to the way Americans fly, including a plan to privatize the air traffic control system and raise passenger security fees. In total, the Trump budget proposal calls for a 13% cut in the Department of Transportation’s budget. Canada transferred its air traffic system to a private, nonprofit group in 1996. It would convert the air traffic system from one that relies on outdated radar technology to modern satellite and digital technology. The National Air Traffic Controllers Assn., the union representing about 14,000 FAA controllers, said it “will carefully evaluate” the White House proposal.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 16, 2017 21:56 UTC