Labor Groups and Aviation Industry Come Together for Safer Skies
February 21, 2025 - This week the entire airline industry — airlines, airports, manufacturers, general aviation, unions — penned a letter to lawmakers on the operational safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System, and affirmed alignment “on not pursuing privatization of U.S. air traffic control.”
Now is the time to strengthen safety and security. We demand the investments and plans to modernize and staff our national aviation system as defined by the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Bill. We stand with the entire aviation industry in demanding investments to make our skies safer for all.
The letter reads in part: “We must support air traffic controller workforce hiring and training, modernize and deploy state-of-the-art air traffic control facilities and equipment, implement procurement and program efficiencies and facility realignment, and address budget reforms for the Airport & Airway Trust Fund. We are aligned on not pursuing privatization of U.S. air traffic control services and believe it would be a distraction from these needed investments and reforms.”
