Air Transport Association Says Proposed Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill Is a Good Move Toward ATC Modernization

U.S. Newswire, May, 2007

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS

Contact: Victoria Day, 1-202-626-4141, or David Castelveter, 1- 202-626-4033, both of Air Transport Association

WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association (ATA), the trade association for the leading U.S. airlines, commented on the proposed Rockefeller-Lott FAA Reauthorization bill.

ATA's primary goal in the reauthorization process has been to ensure a transformation to a modernized air traffic control (ATC) system supported by a stable and fair financing mechanism. The Rockefeller-Lott proposal is a good move toward accomplishing those goals. The bill is consistent with the ATA's reauthorization principles in many ways:

-- The $25 modernization surcharge recognizes that aircraft with similar...

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