--- title: Donald Trump Air Traffic Control Announcement: Watch Online description: President Donald Trump will outline his plan to overhaul the air traffic control system on Monday. canonical: https://time.com/4805190/donald-trump-air-traffic-control-watch-online/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-05T14:35:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:15:35.946Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Trump Announces Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control og:description: As part of the White House Infrastructure Week og:url: https://time.com/4805190/donald-trump-air-traffic-control-watch-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt797bf967962f3fca/6988d02597cdff94776b1045/trump2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Trump Announces Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control twitter:description: As part of the White House Infrastructure Week twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt797bf967962f3fca/6988d02597cdff94776b1045/trump2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: President Trump Announces Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jun 5, 2017 2:35 PM UTC  Donald Trump, on June 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Donald Trump, on June 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C.Alex Brandon—AP by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jun 5, 2017 2:35 PM UTC President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4783929/president-trump-loyalty-test/) will outline his plan to overhaul the air traffic control system on Monday, kicking off what the White House has deemed “[infrastructure week](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-plans-week-long-focus-on-infrastructure-starting-with-privatizing-air-traffic-control/2017/06/03/12aacb04-47c5-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.c771b5b61f8d).” White House officials said the President will urge Congress to take swift action to privatize air traffic control and separate it from the Federal Aviation Administration, the [Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-plans-week-long-focus-on-infrastructure-starting-with-privatizing-air-traffic-control/2017/06/03/12aacb04-47c5-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.c771b5b61f8d) reports. Trump will reportedly lean on an existing House proposal to overhaul air traffic control. As a part of infrastructure week, Trump will travel to the Ohio River to talk about the nation’s waterways, host mayors and governors at the White House, and deliver remarks at the Department of Transportation. Trump is scheduled to make it air traffic control announcement from the White House at 11:30 a.m. E.T. 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