Below is a select compilation of what others are saying about air traffic control privatization and the impact it would have on communities around nation.
Local Opinion Pieces on ATC Privatization
CHIP GOODMAN: THE OREGONIAN – Privatizing Air Traffic Control Could Hurt Oregonians
STEPHEN CONLEY: THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE – Monitoring for Invisible Dangers
DAVID OWEN: RAPID CITY JOURNAL – Proposal Could Hurt State’s Aviation Industry
TED OGLE: LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL – Don’t Privatize Air Traffic Control
KEVIN WATERS: LEWISTON SUN JOURNAL – General Aviation: A Lifeline for Rural Maine
SHAWN LINCH: RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL – Privatizing air traffic control may hurt rural Nevada
BILL McELROY: THE MERIDIAN STAR – Your Views: General Aviation
GREG PINNELL: THE DETROIT NEWS – Keep Aviation Public
GREG MITCHEL: ODESSA AMERICAN – Rural Communities Rely on General Aviation
Newspaper Editorials
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER – Caution on privatizing airways
MANKATO PRESS – Don’t Privatize Air Traffic Control
THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD – A Risky Option
THE BUFFALO NEWS – Airline industry should give up efforts to weaken rules keeping the public safe
THE SEATTLE TIMES – Privatizing air-traffic control won’t fly
SPOKESMAN-REVIEW – Editorial: Air-traffic scheme raises many questions
Security Concerns
PAUL BENDA: MIAMI HERALD – Profit-driven Companies Should Not Be In Charge of Air Traffic Control
THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD – A Risky Option
MARK SULLIVAN: THE HILL – Privatizing Air Traffic Control Would Pose New Risks to National Security
PAUL BENDA: NEWS & OBSERVER – Don’t privatize air traffic control
NOAH KROLOFF: ARIZONA REPUBLIC – Privatizing Air-Traffic Control Would Make All of Us Less Safe
MIKE PERRONE: STAR-LEDGER – N.J. Has 46 Airports – Don’t Let Trump Gamble with Aviation Safety
Conservative/Free Market/Business Voices Against So-Called “Privatization”
Letter from Americans for Tax Reform
Joint Letter from Center for Individual Freedom
MIAMI HERALD – Trump Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control Has Key Opponent: Mario Diaz-Balart
ANDREW LANGER: THE HILL – Air Traffic Control ‘Privatization’ Is Anything But
MAX SAWICKY: FOX NEWS – Air traffic control in America isn’t broken and doesn’t need to be fixed
CEO Joint Letter to Senate Leadership
Cost of Privatization
MAX SAWICKY: FOX NEWS – Air traffic control in America isn’t broken and doesn’t need to be fixed
THE HILL – Trump’s air traffic overhaul would add $100B to deficit, says new analysis
Mayors/Local Communities Speak Out
Joint letter to Congress from more than 100 Mayors
MCCLATCHY – In the Battle Over Who Controls U.S. Airspace, It’s Big Lobbyists vs. Small Airports
MOSCOW PULLMAN DAILY NEWS – Mayor against Trump’s airport plan
BELLEVILLE NEWS-DEMOCRAT – Trump airport plan hits turbulence in nation’s heartland and at Capitol
CNHI – Small-Town America Skittish about Privatizing Nation’s Air Traffic Control
ARGUS LEADER – Mayors Worry Air Traffic Control Plan Could Hurt Smaller Airports
TRAVEL PULSE – Mayors Pen Letter to Congress Urging Opposition to Privatizing ATC
KELO – South Dakota Mayors Send Letter to Sen. John Thune, Congress About Air Traffic Control
SOUTH MARION CITIZEN – Mayors Protest Air Traffic Control
WATERTOWN PUBLIC OPINION – Mayors, Including Thorson, Say Keep Air Traffic Control Public
MOUNTAIN MESSENGER – Manchester Among Mayors in Opposition to Privatizing Air Traffic Control
THE HERALD-DISPATCH – Officials Oppose Privatizing Air Traffic Control System
THE SPECTRUM – Litman Joins Opposition to Privatizing Air Traffic Control
DAKOTA FREE PRESS – Seven South Dakota Mayors Tell Thune Not to Privatize Air Traffic Control
Members of Congress
MICHAEL MEDVED SHOW – Interview With Rep. Steve Russell
MIAMI HERALD – Trump Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control Has Key Opponent: Mario Diaz-Balart
AERO NEWS NETWORK – GOP Congressmen Join Bipartisan Chorus of Opposition to ATC Privatization
THE WICHITA EAGLE – Estes: Air Traffic Privatization Effort Has Been Slowed
THE OUACHITA CITIZEN – Abraham: ATC privatization harmful to rural areas
THE HILL – House Republicans Work to Torpedo Trump’s Air Traffic Control Plan
Rural and Agricultural Voices Weigh In
Rural and Agricultural Groups Joint Letter to Congress
AGRITALK – Could Privatization Curb Rural Air Service?
MCCLATCHY – Trump loves his rural base, but will they lose under his plan to privatize FAA?
MCCLATCHY – In the Battle Over Who Controls U.S. Airspace, It’s Big Lobbyists vs. Small Airports
Consumers and the American Public
SALLY GREENBERG: USA TODAY – On air traffic control, don’t let airlines dupe passengers
KATE HANNI: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – Readers Sound Off on Airlines
KATE HANNI: THE HILL – ATC: The Worst May Be yet to Come
Public Opinion
AIN ONLINE – CNBC Survey: Most People Against ATC Privatization
POLL: Majority of Voters Oppose Privatizing the Air Traffic Control System
National Aviation Issues Survey Results
National Aviation Issues Survey Memo
Trouble with Foreign Privatized ATC Systems
ATC Privatization in the UK Has Resulted in a “Total Meltdown”
HOT AIR – Guess What Happened When The UK Privatized Their ATC System
TRAVEL TRADE GAZETTE – Lack of Air Traffic Controllers Prompted Stansted Delays, CAA Says
TRAVEL + LEISURE British Air Traffic Controllers: We’re Running Out of Sky
BLOOMBERG – Should the U.S. privatize air traffic control?
Airline Powergrab
The Big Airlines Come Clean on Their True Motive for ATC Privatization: Another Tax Giveaway
DAVE MCDONALD: CINCINNATI ENQUIRER – Privatizing Air Traffic is a Power Grab by Airlines
Labor Issues
MIKE PERRONE: STAR-LEDGER – N.J. Has 46 Airports – Don’t Let Trump Gamble with Aviation Safety
Joint Union Letter to Congress
Airline Responsibility for Delays
MICHAEL BAIADA: BOSTON GLOBE – Airlines Should Stop Blaming Others and Fix Their Problems
MICHAEL BAIADA: CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS – Whether to Privatize Air Traffic Control a Foolish Debate
BLOOMBERG – The Weather Isn’t the Biggest Cause of U.S. Flight Delays
The General Aviation Community
General Aviation Groups United in Opposition to H.R 2997
JACK PELTON: THE HILL – Big airlines running air traffic control – what could go wrong?