The NAV CANADA Model: An ANS Model That Has Withstood the Test of Time

摘要

NAV CANADA has owned and operated the Canadian civil air navigation service (ANS) since Nov. 1, 1996, after having purchased the system from the Government of Canada for $1.5 billion. NAV CANADA is a private-sector company, in charge of air traffic control, flight information, airport advisory, and the many other services typical of an air navigation service provider. There is no longer any substantive debate about the effectiveness of the NAV CANADA model as the organizational and corporate basis for managing the world's second largest ANS, in terms of air traffic movements, airspace size, and physical assets.