Transportation & Infrastructure

Everett Herald: Washington to extol aerospace industry at Paris Air Show Dan Catchpole EVERETT — Washington is sending its largest-ever delegation to the Paris Air Show, the aerospace industry’s marquee trade show. The goal of the 63 delegates is to drum up more business for the state’s aerospace industry, one of Washington’s economic engines. “As… Read more »

The Spokesman-Review: Editorial: Air-traffic scheme raises many questions Anyone watching the effort to reform health care should be concerned with the revival of the idea to privatize air traffic control. The House rammed through the American Health Care Act bill before it received an independent assessment of costs and coverage. The Senate is now toiling in secret on its version. After… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, today helped lead a hearing on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). During the hearing, Larsen was highly critical of President Trump’s plan to privatize America’s air traffic control (ATC) system and had tough questions for hearing witness, U.S. Secretary of… Read more »

San Juan Islander: Larsen, Transportation Democrats introduce legislation to reject Trump plan to privatize Air Traffic Control and to accelerate NextGen reforms Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, joined by Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is rejecting President… Read more »

The Hill: House Dems: Trump’s air traffic control plan would give away government assets for free Melanie Zanona House lawmakers clashed Thursday over President Trump’s air traffic control proposal, which Democrats claim would hand over billions of dollars in government assets to a corporation for free. The White House proposal calls for transferring air traffic control… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, joined by Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is rejecting President Trump’s plan to privatize America’s air traffic control system. Today, Larsen introduced H.R. 2800, the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2017,which aims to… Read more »

Ain Online: U.S. House Dems Offer Alternative to Independent ATC Kerry Lynch House Democrats today unveiled an alternative proposal to the White House/House Republican plan for an independent air traffic control board, instead calling for a series of personnel and procurement reforms and the removal of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund from the constraints of the congressional… Read more »

Flight Global: Democrats pitch alternative to FAA privatisation Jon Hemmerdinger US Democrat lawmakers released a bill on 7 June aimed at stabilising the Federal Aviation Administration's funding without stripping it of air traffic control (ATC) management. The bill, called the Aviation Funding Stability Act, comes as a response to a plan supported by President Donald Trump that… Read more »

Washington Post: As White House defends plan to privatize air traffic control, another proposal is unveiled Ashley Halsey III As Senate Republicans voiced skepticism Wednesday with a Trump administration plan to spin more than 30,000 Federal Aviation Administration workers into a nonprofit corporation, House Democrats announced a counterproposal that would preserve the FAA. There are… Read more »

Sky Valley Chronicle: President Trump's plan to privatize America's Air Traffic Control System not passing the smell test   —  Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation released the following statement Monday after President Trump announced plans to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system. “The… Read more »