FAA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration wants to turn over control of the nation’s skies to private business.
President Trump announced plans Monday to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system, arguing that it is the best way to modernize the system.
‘We live in a modern age, but our air traffic control system is stuck, painfully, in the past,’ he said at a White House event attended by current and former transportation department officials. ‘Americans can look forward to cheaper, faster and safer travel.’
He argued that moving the system to a private non-profit corporation will help speed up the shift from using land-based radar to using more precise GPS tools. Trump and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the change would also reduce costs and fuel consumption for airlines.”
-Chris Isidore, “Trump promises ‘cheaper, faster and safer travel’ with private air traffic control,” CNN Money, CNN.com, June 5, 2017 04:06pm