Trump Slams Air-Traffic System, Cheering Privatization Advocates
- Congressional effort to spin off air system stalled last year
- President says he got information from his private pilot
Airline Stocks Jump After Trump Offers Support
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President Donald Trump called the U.S. air-traffic system “obsolete” Thursday in comments that were cheered by proponents of taking the job of monitoring the skies away from government.
Trump, speaking at a meeting of airline executives and other aviation industry officials, made the strongest comments to date from the White House on problems with the air-traffic system. He echoed what lawmakers and executives who favor placing the air-traffic system in the hands of a nonprofit corporation have said.