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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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- The Urgent Need to Reform the FAA's Air Traffic Control System
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