• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / News / EAA opposes Trump’s plan for air traffic controllers

EAA opposes Trump’s plan for air traffic controllers

June 7, 2017 By WRN Contributor

(File photo: WRN)

President Trump wants to privatize the country’s air traffic control system, and that’s not sitting well with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in Oshkosh.

Spokesman Dick Knapinski says the move would do nothing to modernize the system, and it puts a private entity in charge of a government infrastructure. He says the members of the board that would oversee it would primarily be representatives of the airlines and their interests.

Knapinski says the EAA believes the change would hurt rural airports, and general and business aviation. “That is really what disturbs us about this,” he says. “Something that doesn’t solve the problem, doesn’t modernize the system, but puts a private entity in charge of a government infrastructure.”

The non-profit group would be exempt from Congressional oversight. The board could also implement user fees to pay for its operations, and capital expenses.

WHBY

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt



Featured Stories

Pro-life groups condemn Kahl lawsuit to overturn 1849 abortion ban

Wisconsin politicians react as SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade

Republicans gavel in and out of special session to overturn Wisconsin’s abortion law

Juneteenth flag raised at Wisconsin Capitol

Gableman invokes 5th amendment, elections probe found in contempt in open records case

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

Williams likely out for the season with broken hand

Packers releasing TE Jace Sternberger

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2022 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC

 

Loading Comments...