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Sharon Pinkerton: Next generation air traffic control

The FAA has been promising the next generation air traffic control system for a decade. A few cities have it, but the roll-out has been slow. Some frustrated me...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

February 19, 2016 9:59 am

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Sharon Pinkerton, Senior Vice President for Legislative and Regulatory Policy, Airlines for America

The FAA has been promising the next generation air traffic control system for a decade. A few cities have it, but the roll-out has been slow. Some frustrated members of Congress think privatizing the air traffic control operation would help speed things up by making the organization less restricted in procurement and in funding. A new bill would do just that. The airlines agree. Sharon Pinkerton, senior vice president for legislative and regulatory policy at Airlines for America joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.