Most everyone in the aviation industry found something to hate in the "skinny budget" released by the Trump administration Thursday. EAA, NBAA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and the Alliance for Aviation Across America all released statements opposing ATC privatization. EAA CEO & Chairman Jack J. Pelton in a written statement released Thursday said, "The Trump Administration released a budget proposal that confirms one of our greatest concerns regarding the future of U.S. general aviation: the potential separation of the FAA's Air Traffic Organization into an ‘independent, non-governmental organization.' This proposal mirrors one introduced in Congress last year in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. EAA strongly opposed ATC privatization then, and we strongly oppose it now." The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO also put out a statement decrying the elimination of EAS and the impact it will have on rural communities. AVwebalso spoke to NBAA President Ed Bolen in thispodcast interview.
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