PUBLIC POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: CHANGING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE OPERATION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

A movement is under way to "privatize" the U.S. air traffic control (ATC) system, the largest department within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A study of this issue -- currently in the debate stage and receiving high visibility in the press -- affords a unique opportunity to examine the forces and events leading to the formation of a public-private partnership, as they unfold, at the federal level. This article examines a number of issues surrounding the privatization of ATC: Deficiencies of the existing ATC system (technology, procurement policies, congressional control, bureaucratic management, safety); Privatization Precedents: the experience of other countries (New Zealand); the FAA Plan for Privatization (funding, the General Aviation Case, Key Points of the USATS Proposal); Political Factors.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Transportation and Logistics

  3600 Chamberlain Lane
  Louisville, KY  United States  40241
• Authors:
  • Charles, R A
  • Newman, H K
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 39-48
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Policy; Privatization; Public policy; Public private partnerships
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715468
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 8 1996 12:00AM