US: Shuster’s ATC proposal gets big boost from controllers union
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the union representing 19,000 US air traffic controllers, is backing Rep. Bill Shuster’s (R-Pennsylvania) proposal to separate ATC from FAA. NATCA’s support for Shuster’s proposed FAA reauthorisation legislation—which includes a plan to create a federally chartered, not-for-profit entity to operate and manage US ATC—provides a big boost for the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman’s prospects of getting the bill passed. NATCA’s opposition would have been a formidable obstacle for Shuster to overcome. But the union’s support means the employees most directly affected by the proposal don’t see it as a jobs killer, and that the people managing air traffic don’t believe it will compromise the ATC system’s safety or efficiency. <br/>
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US: Shuster’s ATC proposal gets big boost from controllers union
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the union representing 19,000 US air traffic controllers, is backing Rep. Bill Shuster’s (R-Pennsylvania) proposal to separate ATC from FAA. NATCA’s support for Shuster’s proposed FAA reauthorisation legislation—which includes a plan to create a federally chartered, not-for-profit entity to operate and manage US ATC—provides a big boost for the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman’s prospects of getting the bill passed. NATCA’s opposition would have been a formidable obstacle for Shuster to overcome. But the union’s support means the employees most directly affected by the proposal don’t see it as a jobs killer, and that the people managing air traffic don’t believe it will compromise the ATC system’s safety or efficiency. <br/>
