Airline passenger group says no to airline control of FAA

What would that mean for air travel? "You don't actually need to be there".

He said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which now tracks air traffic is outdated and inefficient.

The new nonprofit would be funded through a series of user-based fees that would take the place of tax-based revenue used now to fund air traffic control operations. Once collected, the funds are deposited into a trust fund. Congress then authorizes the use of the funds during an annual appropriations process.

Some Republican and Democratic members of Congress have criticized the plan in the past, fearing that US airlines would prioritize their own interests over those of air traffic facilities and their 30,000 employees nation-wide, the Associated Press reported.

Now many air traffic control towers are still 360 degree glass boxes which assumes there's need to line of sight to an aircraft as it lands and takes off.

Administration officials also expect the plan to provide more flexibility for updating technology after FAA efforts to upgrade air traffic systems with the Next Generation Air Transportation System bogged down. He says, "today we're proposing to take American air travel into the future".

"For too long our country has tolerated unacceptable delays at the airport, long wait times at the tarmac, slowing of commerce and travel that cost us billions and billions of dollars in lost hours and lost dollars themselves", Trump said. They argue these problems are proof that private business should not be trusted to do what's right for passengers.

Opponents worry that the plan, which would require congressional approval, will give too much power to the airline industries. So, that begs the question, is this a tax shift or really a tax cut? "You can not assign safety to a private organization". A number of the major U.S. carriers, including American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, have also declared their support for the plan.

Trump called the ongoing, years-long transition to a satellite-based ATC technology called Next Generation Air Transportation System "a total waste of money". The White House has also discussed incentivizing local governments to sell existing infrastructure to private firms.

Critics have pointed out safety concerns of turning over something as important as airways to a private company, as well as fears of turning air traffic control into a monopoly.

On Monday, the White House will push Congress to vote on legislation that would allow air traffic control to be taken out of the Federal Aviation Authority and instead become a non-government non-profit.

Tell us what you think. Most of America's major airlines also support the plan; in a statement to Bloomberg, a spokeswoman for American Airlines said that the current system is "inefficient and causes thousands of avoidable flight delays". Sound off in the comments section below and share your thoughts.