From the AOPA Breaking news: Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has introduced a “manager’s amendment” to H.R. 4, a bill meant to provide long-term FAA funding. The amendment would remove the U.S. ATC system from the FAA and allow it to be run by a board where the airlines will have unparalleled control. AOPA urges pilots to contact their member of Congress today.
Read the full story here: “https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/april/24/aopa-call-congress-today-to-defeat-last-minute-atc-grab”
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