For months, the airlines have been spending millions of dollars campaigning to take over the U.S. air traffic control system. Disguised as privatization in House Bill H.R. 2997, the airlines claim that the current ATC system is outdated and behind in the latest advancements. While they and their special interests criticize the world’s busiest, safest, and most efficient system, the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) is working to modernize it.
Source: aopaNextGen progressing