ATC debate rages on, opponents ready for fight

摘要

The White House signaled last month that it is going to continue its push to carve the U.S. air traffic control organization out of the FAA, including a renewed call for privatization in its Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal. Released in February, the budget proposal reiterated the administration's desire to create a "non-governmental, independent air traffic services cooperative" and maintained, "[Our] goal is to create a system that can respond to changing air travel demand by deploying cutting-edge technology and giving airlines, general aviation users, and passengers a system that is a good steward of their financial resources." The White House added that this system would be "similar to successful efforts in many other developed countries."