Corporatizing the U.S. ATC System

摘要

On March 24, 2015, I was one of seven people who provided testimony on restructuring the U.S. air traffic control system (ATC) before the House Aviation Subcommittee. The chairman of the parent Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Bill Shuster (R, PA), has spoken repeatedly about the many problems the FAA Air Traffic Organization (ATO) has experienced with uncertain funding, implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) modernization in a timely and cost-effective manner, and dealing with the aging legacy infrastructure of facilities and equipment. He has called for a "transformational" FAA reauthorization bill this year that could include a major restructuring of how this country funds, manages, and oversees air traffic control.