Washington, DC, Jan. 29, 2016 – National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today welcomed a bipartisan letter from Senate appropriators opposing plans for creating a privatized air traffic control (ATC) system funded with user fees.
The letter, sent Jan. 28 by Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran (R-MS), Ranking Member Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), comes as Congress is debating reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The appropriators’ message was addressed to members of the Senate Commerce Committee, which will be the Senate Committee charged with writing legislation for FAA reauthorization.
Read the appropriators’ letter of Jan. 27, 2016, in its entirety.
For much of the past year, NBAA and its members have been voicing opposition to proposals for privatizing ATC and funding it with user fees, which are being promoted by a number of big airlines.
Bolen welcomed the letter, saying, “it represents an important perspective from legislators who have, for decades, ensured funding for the nation's air transportation system, despite great volatility in both the U.S. and world economies.”
Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 companies and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, the world's largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at www.nbaa.org.
