US: Trump’s dire air-traffic claim contradicted by govt report

Efforts to upgrade the US air-traffic system are on budget and steadily improving flight efficiency, a govt watchdog found, contradicting assertions by president Donald Trump and airline executives. Just as the House is set to debate a bill that would separate the air-traffic system from the FAA, a Govt Accountability Office report requested by lawmakers shows that the existing system is performing well, undercutting one of the chief arguments by proponents of the change. "If Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration are serious about improving the air traffic control system," Representative Peter DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat, said. "They should abandon their risky privatisation proposal and get to work to pass a bill that will provide a stable and predictable funding stream for our aviation system.” <br/>