Air Traffic Operations: The Federal Aviation Administration Needs to Address Major Air Traffic Operation Cost Control Challenges;Report to the Congress

摘要

Dating back to 1997, numerous reports have highlighted the need for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to better control the growth in its Air Traffic Services operating costs, which account for about $6.5 billion or over 80 percent of FAA's total annual operating costs. In February 2004, FAA established the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) to take over its entire Air Traffic operations and established cost control as a major focus. GAO was asked to determine: (1) What is ATO's financial outlook for its operations. (2) To what extent is ATO taking actions to control its operating costs. (3) What are some options ATO should consider in developing its cost control strategy.