The recent endorsement of the proposal on the privatization of the Air Traffic Control by President Trump has triggered reactions from the anti-privatizing supporters. Turning management to a nongovernment group backed by airport user fees will be the most drastic reform of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Air traffic control system during the last decades. This proposal is part of the President’s “skinny budget” that was introduced to Congress a few months ago. The privatization plan is primarily based on the Congressman and chairman of the House Transportation and infrastructure Committee Bill Shuster’s legislation proposal, which had been overlooked by the previous administration. Shifting the responsibility to private non-profit airline companies is challenging considering that the Air Traffic control system has been under the federal Government’s responsibility since the 1930s. However, some …show more content…
Similarly, Republican lawmakers, labor unions, the President and also the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, who need up-to-date equipment to work, claim that congressional oversight on the issue of air traffic control is a burden. The Senate however, opposes this act declaring that corporatization of the air traffic control would not protect the rural airports. According to Bill Shuster, the number of the privatization supporters will increase after the enhancements on the amendments of the bill on the sovereignty of the federal government in cases of emergency. Moreover, the new nonprofit private entity will be still regulated by the FAA to ensure safety in all scales. The board would be inclusive consisting of 13 members from airlines, airports, air traffic controllers, the government, labor unions and commercial