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air traffic controllers

Jan 2019

Developing: FAA halts some inbound traffic to LaGuardia, Newark over staffing, safety issues

Ed Morrissey Jan 25, 2019 10:35 AM

Crisis.

Commerce chief on shutdown workers: Let them eat interest!

Ed Morrissey Jan 24, 2019 2:01 PM

“Is this the ‘let them eat cake’ kind of attitude?”

Apr 2018

New FAA reauthorization doesn’t privatize air traffic controllers

Taylor Millard Apr 20, 2018 7:21 PM

Reforms still happen.

Feb 2018

Ding, dong, the ATC “privatization” push is dead (for now)

Jazz Shaw Feb 28, 2018 10:41 AM

Gone but not forgotten

Sep 2017

Congress getting one last shot at that FAA extension bill

Jazz Shaw Sep 27, 2017 10:01 PM

Down to the wire

ATC privatization is on life support

Jazz Shaw Sep 12, 2017 8:01 AM

And somebody is reaching for the plug

Aug 2017

Guess what happened when the UK privatized their ATC system

Jazz Shaw Aug 26, 2017 8:31 AM

Spoiler alert: It didn’t go well

Somebody screwed up in estimating ATC privatization costs

Jazz Shaw Aug 17, 2017 9:21 AM

Wait… I thought you said this would save us money

ATC privatization gets a new and very famous opponent

Jazz Shaw Aug 02, 2017 12:01 PM

Bring in the big guns

Jul 2017

Now the ATC “spinoff” may not even make it to a floor vote

Jazz Shaw Jul 22, 2017 10:01 AM

Whip it. Whip it good.

The air traffic control “spinoff” plan may not even make it through the House

Jazz Shaw Jul 20, 2017 10:41 AM

Very problematic

Former airline industry lobbyist now lobbying for ATC privatization from inside the FAA

Jazz Shaw Jul 13, 2017 8:01 AM

Good work if you can get it

Jun 2017

This air traffic control reform deal is looking worse and worse

Jazz Shaw Jun 13, 2017 4:01 PM

One board to rule them all

The President will be pushing Bill Shuster’s terrible air traffic controller plan

Jazz Shaw Jun 04, 2017 3:31 PM

This won’t be pretty

May 2017

We don’t seem to be draining the swamp when it comes to the FAA

Jazz Shaw May 16, 2017 9:21 AM

Shuffling around the players

Mar 2017

Trump’s budget includes support for Bill Shuster’s terrible FAA restructuring scheme

Jazz Shaw Mar 18, 2017 11:31 AM

There’s no need to resurrect this plan from the grave

Feb 2017

Poll: solid majority of voters oppose turning ATC over to unions

Jazz Shaw Feb 14, 2017 8:01 AM

Not selling well in the heartland

Is Trump open to Bill Shuster’s plan to privatize air traffic control?

Jazz Shaw Feb 01, 2017 5:21 PM

Still not a good idea

Feb 2016

The FAA restructuring bill goes back on the shelf

Jazz Shaw Feb 27, 2016 4:01 PM

Better luck next time

The FAA restructuring bill already looks like it’s on life support

Jazz Shaw Feb 22, 2016 4:01 PM

Dead on arrival?

House GOP moves to cut 30K FAA workers from government payroll

Jazz Shaw Feb 05, 2016 8:01 AM

Grounded

Sep 2014

Video: Hundreds of flights canceled after fire in Chicago air-traffic center

Ed Morrissey Sep 26, 2014 12:01 PM

Intentionally set, but not terrorism.

Apr 2013

White House to back FAA flexible-spending plan to end ATC furloughs

Ed Morrissey Apr 25, 2013 2:41 PM

Chicago Tribune: “Hostages on the tarmac!”