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ATC Privatization - Get rich quick
Don't be fooled by the non-profit corporation part. The people who want to run the proposed takeover will give themselves ridiculously high salaries. (www.avweb.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Not sure about actual airport fees, but a C 421 flying from YYZ to YVR would pay around $252 for enroute nav fees. Pretty good deal for IFR or VFR flight following the whole way. Even oceanic charges are fairly cheap with about $55 per crossing using voice of $20 using data link. I haven't heard of any filthy rich millionaires running Nav Canada but we do have one of the best ATC systems in the world.
Neil Wilson CEO $3,159,550 Total Calculated Compensation
http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=12930160&privcapId=4204032&previousCapId=4204032&previousTitle=Nav%20Canada
http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=12930160&privcapId=4204032&previousCapId=4204032&previousTitle=Nav%20Canada
Thx for the info, $3+ M for running the ATC system, I'd wouldn't say it's out of line.
That is about $3M wasted each year!
GA is already hurting and this could kill it for good. Imagine getting a bill for filing a flight plan, ATC services, en route weather updates, etc., EVERY TIME YOU FLY, in addition to continue needing to pay the fuel tax (and others) for the physical airport infrastructure throughout the US (not ATC services). Bad idea. As much as I really hate "big government" solutions, the ATC system in this country works pretty darn well (as a pilot for over 34 years). Of course, like the rest of our government, FAA overall is bloated, overstaffed, with many overpaid positions that add nothing to safety or operational efficiency, and those should be addressed.
The idea that private entities should have enforcement authority over private citizens is flawed. When you look at private prisons (companies being allowed to hold people in cages for money) and the abuses associated with them (judges taking bribes to keep the prisons stocked), it's easy to see where privatization can go wrong.
Why should air traffic control itself be controlled by monied interests?
Why should air traffic control itself be controlled by monied interests?