Trump Backs Air-Traffic Spinoff to Fix ‘Broken’ System
- Proposal would put U.S. air traffic under nonprofit, set fees
- President’s plan has airline backing but Democratic opposition
Trump Infrastructure Plan Begins With Air-Traffic Reform
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Donald Trump on Monday unveiled his proposal to hand over control of the U.S. air-traffic control system to a non-profit corporation, fulfilling a long-standing wish of most airlines and calling the current system an antiquated, wasteful mess.
The proposal, part of a week-long push for his infrastructure plan, is designed to lower costs and improve efficiency of the system that oversees flights. It would transfer about 15,000 controllers and thousands of other managers and technical workers to a new government-sanctioned corporation, according to a plan Trump sent to Congress.