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GOP wants more private air traffic control towers
The Federal Aviation Administration could save money by contracting out more of its air traffic control towers, Republicans argued Wednesday. (thehill.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What about remote towers, like Saab was designing? Several small airports could be managed through HD camera's. No more stairs for the controllers to walk up......
Has anyone commenting here bothered to read anything more that the OP?
Breifing Doc1
http://republicans.transportation.house.gov/Media/file/112th/Aviation/Aviaton%20Briefing%20Memo%20%20%207-18-12.pdf
or
http://www.oig.dot.gov/sites/dot/files/Contract%20Tower%20Hearing%20Statement%5E7-18-12.pdf
Breifing Doc1
http://republicans.transportation.house.gov/Media/file/112th/Aviation/Aviaton%20Briefing%20Memo%20%20%207-18-12.pdf
or
http://www.oig.dot.gov/sites/dot/files/Contract%20Tower%20Hearing%20Statement%5E7-18-12.pdf
The FAA is bad enough, but there's nothing worse than these privatized towers. They hire circus clowns who are ex-military, arrogant, and incompetent. We'd be better off with no tower than these non-federal excuses for service.
So, basically, it is all about people, salaries, pensions and termination payments. What about equipment upgrades and maintenance, facility upgrades, work rules when things go haywire ( like what happened on 9/11 ) and all the other things that make up the cost of operating the airways? There is much more to this than what the article addresses.
Quote: “The [DOT inspector general] determined that contract towers had a lower number and rate of reported safety incidents than similar FAA towers"
Duh, they care about keeping their jobs & contracts!
Duh, they care about keeping their jobs & contracts!
A lot of airports already have one controller handling all the frequencies creating a safety hazard and now these for profit companies are trying to reduce staff and salary. Right, because that's how you fix the system by cutting staff and lowering pay. o_O