In a news release on Wednesday, Carr elaborated: “We are pleased that Chairman Mica has recognized how important this issue is to aviation safety and we support his premise that air traffic control is an inherently governmental function. You will recall it was the House Aviation Subcommittee, under the leadership of Chairman Mica, that inserted the language prohibiting air traffic control privatization into the FAA reauthorization bill and we again thank the chairman for that work, which the House passed by a vote of 418-8 in June. We are looking forward to participating in Chairman Mica’s Nov. 6 hearing.” “We welcome the opportunity to explain why the current air traffic control system is the very best in the world and why language prohibiting air traffic control privatization must be reinstated into the pending FAA reauthorization bill.”
…NATCA Is “Pleased”…
Key Takeaways:
- NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association) supports Chairman Mica's view that air traffic control (ATC) is an inherently governmental function crucial for aviation safety.
- NATCA is advocating for the reinsertion of language prohibiting ATC privatization into the pending FAA reauthorization bill, a provision previously passed by the House.
- The organization plans to participate in an upcoming hearing to explain the superiority of the current ATC system and the necessity of preventing its privatization.
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