PASS Troubled by House Committee Vote on Privatization – June 28, 2017
PASS Supports Senate Version of FAA Reauthorization – June 28, 2017
PASS Press Release on H.R.2997 Legislation to Privatize the ATC System – June 22, 2017
PASS Statement on White House Proposal to Privatize the ATC System – June 5, 2017
FAA Labor and Management Tell Congress Not to Privatize the Air Traffic Control System – May 16, 2017
PASS Statement on Inclusion of ATC Privatization in Trump's Budget – March 16, 2017
PASS Statement on Senate Appropriation Committee's Letter Opposing ATC Privatization – March 1, 2017
More Than 60 Percent of Voters Oppose Air Traffic Control Privatization – February 10, 2017
PASS Statement on Passage of FAA Reauthorization Bill – July 13, 2016
PASS Statement on Extension of FAA Authorization – July 7, 2016
Update on FAA Reauthorization – May 20, 2016
Senate Passes FAA Reauthorization Bill Without ATC Privatization – April 22, 2016
Press release: PASS Statement on Senate Passage of FAA Reauthorization – April 20, 2016
PASS Texas Member Talks Privatization With Congressman – March 31, 2016
Senate Commerce Committee Passes FAA Reauthorization; Extension Approved Into July – March 25, 2016
Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill Does Not Privatize ATC – March 16, 2016
Senate Introduces FAA Reauthorization Bill Free of ATC Privatization – March 11, 2016
Press release: PASS Statement on Senate Version of FAA Reauthorization Legislation – March 10, 2016
Sin City SSCs Say NO to Privatization – March 3, 2016
House FAA Reauthorization Bill Sidelined; Senate Bill to Be Introduced Shortly – February 26, 2016
Privatization Battle Underway in House of Representatives – February 12, 2016
Press release: FAA Unions Tell Congress Not to Privatize the Air Traffic Control System – February 10, 2016
Press release: FAA Unions Reject Proposal to Privatize Air Traffic Control System – February 3, 2016
Message to members: Message to Members on Release of the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act– February 3, 2016
Second Session of 114th Congress Convenes; FAA Reauthorization a Priority– January 22, 2016
PASS Letters to Congress
PASS Joins Over 200 Industry Groups Unite to Oppose ATC Privatization in Infrastructure Package – Feb. 26, 2018
Labor Unions, Civil Rights and Progressive Groups Unite to Reject Air Traffic Control Privatization – Sept. 8, 2017
Unions and Public Interest Groups Oppose Privatization – July 13, 2017
FAA Unions Letter to DeFazio: Aviation Funding Stability Act – June 7, 2017
FAA Labor and Management Letter to Congress – May 16, 2017
FAA Union Letter Opposing ATC Privatization – May 19, 2016
FAA Labor Unions Oppose ATC Privatization – February 10, 2016
FAA Unions Tell Congress Not to Privatize the FAA – April 22, 2015
Additional Congressional Letters
House Letter: Strong Bipartisan Support Against Privatization, July 11, 2017
More General Aviation Groups Join the Fight, July 3, 2017
General Aviation Groups Oppose ATC Privatization – June 21, 2017
NASCAR Joins the Call to Oppose Air Traffic Control Privatization – June 19, 2017
National Air Transportation Association Opposition to Air Traffic Control Privatization — June 19, 2017
Mayors Across the Country Speak Out Against Air Traffic Control Privatization – June 12, 2017
Congressional Progressive Caucus Responds to Trump's Air Traffic Privatization Plan – June 6, 2017
GA Industry Letter – March 21, 2017
Mayor's March Letter – March 6, 2017
Senate Appropriations Committee Letter – February 28, 2017
Delta Letter – February 2, 2016
House Appropriations Committee Letter – February 1, 2016
Senate Appropriations Committee Letter – January 27, 2016
ITPI/AAAA Joint Letter – January 2016
AFSCME Letter to Congress – June 24, 2015
PASS in the News
Labor Notes: Viewpoint: Air Traffic Privatization Hits Turbulence – August 28, 2017
Hagerstown [Md.] Herald Mail: Don't Privatize Our Skies – August 13, 2017
New Jersey Star-Ledger: Don't Gamble with Aviation Safety – July 2, 2017
Washington Post: Senate ignores Trump, moves bill that keeps FAA intact – June 29, 2017
Normangee Star (San Antonio, Texas): Trump moves to privatise U.S. air traffic control — June 20, 2017
Federal News Radio: Privatization 'clearing the runway' for air traffic control, but unions worry turbulence ahead for FAA employees – June 5, 2017
Bloomberg: Trump to Seek Spinoff of U.S. Air Traffic Control From FAA – March 16, 2017
Aviation International News: Seven FAA Unions Urge House to Drop ATC Reform Push – May 23, 2016
Sentinel Source: Don't let Congress privatize air traffic control – March 22, 2016
ABC Local News 8 (Idaho): Union with local ties opposes new federal aviation bill – February 22, 2016
FederalSoup: NATCA backs air traffic control privatization plan – February 10, 2016
The Stand: Congress: Fix FAA funding, don't privatize our airways by Monika Warner – February 5, 2016
ExecutiveGov: Rep. Bill Shuster's Air Traffic Control Privatization Bill Draws FAA Modernization Concerns – February 5, 2016
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Air traffic control spinoff gains speed, prompts worry – February 5, 2016
GovExec: Republicans Introduce Plan to 'Remove 30K People From the Federal Government's Payroll – February 4, 2016
FedSmith: Legislation Would Privatize 30,000 Federal Jobs – February 3, 2016
Bloomberg: Bill to Privatize U.S. Air-Traffic Would Ban In-Flight Calls – February 3, 2016
AINOnline: Controllers Support, Airline Pilots Oppose Proposed FAA Bill – February 3, 2016
Other News
The Hill: Trump's air traffic overhaul struggles to take off — July 30, 2017
Airports Oppose AIRR Act Over Lack of Commitment to Airport Infrastructure, Airport Council International, July 17, 2017
Washington Post: House Committee approves spinoff of 30,000 workers from federal payroll – June 27, 2017
Associated Press: The Pros and Cons of Trump's Plan to Privatize Air Traffic Control – June 6, 2017
The Hill: Privatizing air traffic control would pose new risks to national security – May 16, 2017
The Hill: The case against privatizing the nation's air traffic control system – May 10, 2017
Washington Post: Reform the air-traffic-control system, but don't privatize it – April 18, 2017
Huffington Post: What United Airlines Really Wants Is To Privatize America's Skies – April 14, 2017
Bloomberg: Trump to Seek Spinoff of U.S. Air Traffic Control From FAA – March 16, 2017
The Hill: Privatizing air traffic control is a solution searching for a problem – March 6, 2017
The Buffalo News: Editorial: Safety is too important for privatization of the nation's air traffic control system – February 16, 2017
The Hill: A missed opportunity for the aviation community – February 13, 2017
Federal Aviation Administration Managers Association: FAAMA Press Release – Airline Executives Present "Alternative Facts" in White House Meeting – February 10, 2017
Aviation International News: Creating an ATC Corporation 'Raises Concerns,' Pentagon Says – January 29, 2017
Herald Net: Editorial: Give privatizing air traffic control much more thought – November 30, 2016
The Hill: ATC privatization: a solution in search of a problem? – September 30, 2016
Federal News Radio: Privatizing your job – March 24, 2016
USA Today: Senate not ready to move 38,000 workers off federal payroll – March 9, 2016
CBO: Air Traffic Control Privatization Plan Would Increase Deficit by $20 Billion – March 9, 2016
USA Today: Rep. DeFazio: A terrible deal for travelers – March 2, 2016
Observer-Reporter: Don't privatize air traffic control – February 23, 2016
The Hill: Don't undermine air traffic control – February 11, 2016
The Hill: The devolution of aviation safety – February 11, 2016
The Wall Street Journal: House Democrats Oppose GOP Air-Traffic-Control Proposals – February 3, 2016
The Washington Post: Lawmakers propose bill to privatize air traffic control – February 3, 2016
USA Today: Privatizing air traffic control will increase traveler costs – February 1, 2016
The Hill: Dems look to ground private air traffic control plan – January 26, 2016