Plan to Spin Off Air Traffic Control Generates Turbulence
Bud Shuster, the chairman of the House Transportation committee is launching a plan that will transfer control of air traffic control from the government to a nonprofit organization that is controlled by labor unions, airports, airlines and other entities. This new plan will still be financed by taxes charged on fuel and passenger tickets. According to the internal reports, efforts to improve the quality of service have not proved successful.
See "Plan to Spin Off Air Traffic Control Generates Turbulence", The New York Times, February 2, 2016