Privatization: A Case for the 'Half a Loaf' Proposal

摘要

Most will remember back to the time when the U.S. seemed poised to join the popular movement to privatize its air traffic management functions, only to see that movement stopped short of the mark by "settling for" the Air Traffic Organization (ATO). Not that the creation of ATO was without significant benefit - it did create an organization sharply focused on air traffic operations and infrastructure and attract an elite business-oriented leadership team. The creation of the ATO also invigorated the rank and file and ushered in a discipline that emphasized measurable objectives and associated traceable metrics inside the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and visibility to the external stakeholder community.