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- Tarmac Delay Rule Will Cause Flight Cancellations
Robert Poole
April 29, 2010, 8:40pm - Volcano Eruption and Air Travel's Economic Importance
Robert Poole
April 23, 2010, 1:30pm - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #72
April 2010
Robert Poole
April 23, 2010 - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #71
Air traffic growth, real-time black box data and GPS
Robert Poole
March 29, 2010 - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #70
Paying for air traffic during economic downturns and user fees
Robert Poole
February 28, 2010 - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #69
January 2010
Robert Poole
January 1, 2010 - Air Travel Delays Don't Have to Be Part of the Holidays
Robert Poole
December 23, 2009, 2:50pm - Flight Delays this Christmas?
Holiday flight delays aren’t inevitable. There are proven ways – from revamping air traffic control to congestion pricing – to fix the problems.
Robert Poole
December 23, 2009 - Limping Along on Aviation Funding Authorization
Shirley Ybarra
December 10, 2009, 10:19am - Five Keys Issues Facing Aviation and Transportation Secretary LaHood
Robert Poole
December 2, 2009, 5:28pm - On Aviation, Secretary LaHood Should Look to Plans From the Clinton Era
Robert Poole
November 24, 2009, 7:45am - Banning Laptops In Cockpits Would Be More Congressional Meddling
Robert Poole
November 24, 2009, 7:00am - Aim Your Travel Frustrations at Washington
Robert Poole
November 24, 2009, 6:45am - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #68
NextGen, banning laptops in cockpits, increasing air traffic capacity and future transportation policy
Robert Poole
November 23, 2009 - Air Traffic System Is Outdated and Politicized
Robert Poole
November 20, 2009, 3:34pm - Our Air Traffic Control System Is Outdated and Wasteful
November 18, 2009, 11:12am - Your Flight Has Been Delayed -
And It's Washington's Fault
Reason.tv and Robert Poole examine the nation's air traffic control problems
November 18, 2009 - Bob Poole (Quoted by Steve Forbes) Has It Right: Airline Deregulation is not to Blame
Shirley Ybarra
November 11, 2009, 11:00am - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #67
Radar, the FAA and airlines, user fees
Robert Poole
October 23, 2009 - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #66
Air traffic controller fatigue, business jets and NextGen
Robert Poole
September 18, 2009 - Air Traffic Union Panics, Demonstrates How Badly Reform Is Needed
Robert Poole
August 28, 2009, 11:55am - Hudson River Air Collision Highlights Safety Failures
Robert Poole
August 11, 2009, 4:02pm - Annual Privatization Report 2009
Reason Foundation's 23rd annual report on privatization and outsourcing
Leonard Gilroy
August 6, 2009 - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #65
O'Hare delays, controller fatigue and micro-managing NextGen
Robert Poole
August 6, 2009 - FAA Reauthorization and the Future of Air Traffic Control
Robert Poole
July 24, 2009, 3:15pm - Air France Tragedy Prompts Question: Are Airliner Black Boxes Now Obsolete?
Robert Poole
June 23, 2009, 12:06pm - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #64
Air traffic control modernization and cost-effectiveness, misinformation on user fees
Robert Poole
June 22, 2009 - Airport Congestion Costs New York Billions
Robert Poole
June 18, 2009, 2:01pm - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #63
Topics include: GPS backup getting more attention; ATC user fees redux; steps toward "virtual towers;" ATC modernization progress in Europe; and other news.
Robert Poole
May 26, 2009 - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #62
Topics include: slower ATC growth; new NextGen focus on mid-term; tough sledding for EU ATC providers; Wake Vortex progress; air safety in Canada; and other news.
Robert Poole
April 27, 2009 - FAA Promotes Future Air Traffic Control System on YouTube
Robert Poole
April 23, 2009, 5:02pm - Maybe Business Jet Groups Don't Want to Pay Their Fair Share Or Fix Their Image
Robert Poole
April 15, 2009, 11:48am - FAA Nominee Talks About Air Traffic Challenges Ahead
Shirley Ybarra
March 31, 2009, 8:16pm - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #61
Topics include: repairing the image of business jets; controller training; Europe's ATC integration; Gingrich on NextGen; Loran; and other news.
Robert Poole
March 25, 2009 - Gingrich Is Off Base on Fixing the Air Traffic Control System
Robert Poole
March 16, 2009, 10:01pm - President Obama Should Stick to Guns on User Fees for Business Jets
Robert Poole
March 16, 2009, 9:58pm - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #60
Topics include: satellite navigation and airport capacity; Aviation Trust Fund revenue; controller training; Who constitutes “the airlines”?; radar vs. wind farms; and other news.
Robert Poole
February 27, 2009 - Paying for a Modernized Air Traffic System
Robert Poole
February 6, 2009, 12:00pm - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter
Robert Poole's analysis of the latest ATC developments
January 23, 2009 - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #59
Topics include: the ATO governance problem; GAO on ATO progress; governance at Nav Canada; getting NextGen off the ground; and other news
Robert Poole
January 1, 2009 - Midway Airport Lease Could Inspire Austin, Milwaukee and New Orleans
Robert Poole
November 11, 2008, 12:32pm - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #58
Topics include: call for independent ATO; making better use of closely-spaced runways; Europe moves SESAR forward; reviewing the NextGen executive order; and other news.
Robert Poole
November 1, 2008 - Is There A Problem With FAA's Safety Culture?
Robert Poole
October 8, 2008, 7:54am - Not Even Close: Chicago City Council Unanimously Approves $2.5 Midway Airport Lease
Leonard Gilroy
October 7, 2008, 11:54am - Chicago City Council Committee Approves Midway Deal
Leonard Gilroy
October 6, 2008, 12:36pm - Implementing Next Generation Air Traffic Control System
Robert Poole
October 6, 2008, 8:53am - So Far, So Good on Midway Airport Lease
Leonard Gilroy
October 4, 2008, 11:20pm - Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #57
Topics include: ADS-B and the consensus requirement; business jets soar where user fees prevail; pricing and bad weather; competition for control towers; and other news.
Robert Poole
October 1, 2008 - Midway Airport Lease Deal
Robert Poole
September 29, 2008, 2:51pm - Mayor Daley Announces Winning $2.5B Bid for 99-Year Midway Airport Lease
Leonard Gilroy
September 29, 2008, 2:13pm
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