NAV CANADA'S PROVISION OF AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES IN NORTHERN AND REMOTE AREAS

NAV CANADA, the world's first fully commercialized air navigation system (ANS), was created in 1996. This paper examines the Canadian government's decision to commercialize the ANS, the safeguards provided for stakeholders in the northern regions of the country and early developments in the commercialized ANS. In particular, the paper describes two issues of importance of air transport in the Northwest Territories and Yukon. The shift from a ticket tax (Air Transportation Tax) to a user fee structure based on maximum take off weight led to increases in air fares, freight rates and consumer prices. An aeronautical study on proposed changes to levels of service revealed the need for a system approach to establish safe and efficient levels of aviation weather, air traffic control, and flight information services in the north.

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• Authors:
  • Kaduck, R J
• Conference:
  • World Transport Research: Selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Date: 1998-7-12 to 1998-7-17
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 307-320

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air transportation; Aviation safety; Commercial transportation; Flight information services; Freight bills; Level of service; Navigation systems; Prices; Taxes; User charges; Weather radar
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783941
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435904
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 7 2000 12:00AM