Air Traffic Control 
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Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #67
Radar, the FAA and airlines, user fees
October 23, 2009Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #66
Air traffic controller fatigue, business jets and NextGen
September 18, 2009Air Traffic Union Panics, Demonstrates How Badly Reform Is Needed
August 28, 2009, 11:55amThe reaction of the air traffic controllers' union - NATCA - to the tragic collision over the Hudson River on August 8th can best be described as panic.
Hudson River Air Collision Highlights Safety Failures
August 11, 2009, 4:02pmWhen a crash occurs, members of Congress from the area are quick to point fingers and call for tougher regulations. But few people realize how much Congress and aviation interest groups can be obstacles to improved air safety.
Annual Privatization Report 2009
Reason Foundation's 23rd annual report on privatization and outsourcing
August 6, 2009With governments at all levels facing severe budget deficits and prolonged fiscal crises amid the national economic recession, privatization and public-private partnerships have become increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates, according to Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2009.
Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter #65
O'Hare delays, controller fatigue and micro-managing NextGen
August 6, 2009At times like these, I want to tell these well-meaning lawmakers, “Don’t just do something; stand there.”
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- Solving Airspace Gridlock
Business jets would benefit from user-fee based air traffic control system
Robert Poole
July 1, 2006 - Air Traffic Safety Intact
New flight services stations will save $190 million per year
Geoffrey Segal
October 21, 2005 - Air Traffic's Window of Opportunity
User fees can modernize, stabilize system
Robert Poole
May 9, 2005 - FAA Threats Don't Fly
Pricing solution to flight delays
Robert Poole
August 27, 2004 - FAA's Efforts Fall Short
Market prices for air traffic would help modernize system
Robert Poole
April 1, 2004 - The Real Battle Over Air Traffic Control
Privatization at small towers a sticking point
Robert Poole and Dorothy Robyn
November 3, 2003 - Air Traffic Debate About Safety and Efficiency
Pilots work for private companies, why not controllers?
Robert Poole
September 27, 2003 - Air Traffic Improvements to Ensure Friendly Skies
How to bring air traffic system into the 21st century
Robert Poole
August 18, 2003 - Air Traffic Controllers' Union, Bush at Odds
Battle over "inherently governmental"
Robert Poole
June 17, 2003 - FAA, Controllers Mistaken on Privatization
Robert Poole
December 20, 2002 - Why Users Should Be in Charge of Air Traffic Control
Tax-funded bureaucracy or user-funded/controlled corporation?
Robert Poole
July 1, 2001 - A Statement Concerning the Future of the U.S. Air Traffic Control System
May 1, 2001
Featured Research
- The Urgent Need to Reform the FAA's Air Traffic Control System
Policy Study 358 - Business Jets and ATC User Fees
Taking a Closer Look
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- Florida High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Win 2009 Award (10/26)
- New Zealand's Guidance for Public Private Partnerships (10/20)
- (Preliminary) National Rail Plan from Federal Railroad Administration (10/20)
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