Sean Broderick's aviation career started in 1991, working for Airbus in Toulouse. His industry experience includes four years with an aviation consultancy, where he worked on the successful launch of a U.S. Part 121 carrier; 12 years with an airport association as a magazine editor and communications executive; and more than 15 years of full- and part-time work as a journalist, writing about air transport and business aviation. &nbsp;
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A coalition of 36 general aviation groups have reiterated their opposition to air traffic control (ATC) reform, arguing in a <a href="https://www.nbaa.org/advocacy/letters/20170630-general-aviation-groups-united-in-opposition-to-hr-2997.pdf">letter to Congress</a> that “any structural and governance reforms that require protections for an important sector of users are fundamentally flawed.” The groups include NATA, NBAA, GAMA, the Helicopter Association International and National Association of State Aviation Officials.

 


Sent to key lawmakers, the letter calls on Congress to abandon efforts to corporatize ATC. Instead, the pending FAA reauthorization should focus on “addressing needed reforms,” including stable multi-year FAA funding, consolidating or eliminating outdated facilities and certification reform, the GA groups said.

 


“With strong bipartisan opposition in both the House and Senate to remove air traffic control operations from the FAA, we believe efforts should focus on developing a long-term FAA reauthorization that creates the stability and funding necessary and that can reach the president’s desk for signature,” the letter says.

 


The letter comes on the heels of <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-06-29/ga-groups-turn-members-atc-battle">calls-to-action by several associations</a>, urging members to contact lawmakers and oppose ATC reform. The <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-06-28/independent-atc-proposal-takes-step-forward-house">House’s proposed FAA bill</a> includes a provision to shift ATC into a not-for-profit corporation, while the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-06-29/senate-committee-approves-faa-bill-sans-atc-reform">Senate version</a> leaves ATC within the FAA.

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