Today, President Donald Trump endorsed a plan to hand over oversight of the nation’s airspace to a nonprofit corporation that will likely be largely controlled by the major airlines. Republicans argue that privatizing air traffic control will help save money and fast-track important technological upgrades. But Democrats and consumer groups criticize that plan as a corporate giveaway that will inevitably harm passengers.

Trump announced his support for the proposal as part of his administration’s kick-off of “infrastructure week,” in which the president hopes to reclaim multiple weeks of bad headlines by highlighting his campaign promise to rebuild the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges. Trump is expected to travel to Ohio later this…

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