Air-Traffic Control Spinoff Sought by Key U.S. Lawmaker
The plan calls for funding air-traffic control with user fees instead of the current patchwork of taxes, fees and general tax revenue. The structure would insulate the new corporation from the federal budget process.
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A key lawmaker proposed spinning off the government-run U.S. air-traffic-control system into a nonprofit corporation, in what would be the most far-reaching change since the current structure was created in the 1950s.
The shift is needed to insulate the Federal Aviation Administration from political interference and budget uncertainty, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster said in an interview.