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Trump Pushes for Privatization of Air-Traffic Control
President Donald Trump will embrace a longstanding goal of some aviation experts and lawmakers: transferring control of the nation’s air-traffic system to a new nonprofit corporation, which they say would mean a more nimble and cost-effective approach. (www.npr.org) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Since Nav Canada is doing such a fine job in Trump's pilots opinion, why not put Nav Canada in charge of Canada and the United States instead of re-inventing the wheel. It's the same group of airlines on that corporate board plus General Aviation and government reps. etc. That would solve a lot of co-ordination issues.
The source of the problem with flight delays (non-weather related) is not "antiquated" equipment but rather a shortage of concrete; i.e., runways to land upon. Even if NextGen were fully implemented today, and it worked flawlessly (never a guarantee), it won't help land more flights than the airport can accept. What is needed is a system that will land the same number of airplanes when the ceiling is 200 feet and vis is ½ mile as can land in CAVU.
Lack of system redundancies, refusal to stagger arrivals and departures, not considering passengers to be customers, each airline dominating their own hubs having consolidated into a mere handful of companies which no longer need to compete - these are the real sources of the problem.
Take this from a part 91 corporate pilot who has spent much of his career airlining to and from the boss's airplane observing first hand the evolution from world class airline travel to the shoddy excuse for airlines that these few companies now represent. Lack of concrete and a federal ATC system in lieu of a privatized ATC are invalid excuses which demonstrate the industry's ability to pull wool over eyes. Sorry but this all screams louder to me every time I have to fly American, Delta, United, ... ... ... into and out of DFW, ATL, DEN, EWR, MSP, ... ... ...
Take this from a part 91 corporate pilot who has spent much of his career airlining to and from the boss's airplane observing first hand the evolution from world class airline travel to the shoddy excuse for airlines that these few companies now represent. Lack of concrete and a federal ATC system in lieu of a privatized ATC are invalid excuses which demonstrate the industry's ability to pull wool over eyes. Sorry but this all screams louder to me every time I have to fly American, Delta, United, ... ... ... into and out of DFW, ATL, DEN, EWR, MSP, ... ... ...
Looks like the Democrats responded to Trump with the Aviation Funding Stability Act:
https://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/unset/user/60903/Democrats_pitch_alternative_to_FAA_privatization
https://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/unset/user/60903/Democrats_pitch_alternative_to_FAA_privatization
Had they done that a couple decades ago to stabilize the funding, NextGen might be further along. It is hard to plan strategically out 5 -10 years with a 4 year election cycle.
All one needs to know is, NO Repugnant plan is EVER going to be of benefit for anybody but for those making over a minimum of $500,000 a year or for those wanting to have a religious based talibani style government.
Not only would our forefathers would be horrified as to what we've become but also those Republicans of not so long ago like Eisenhower. Even W is horrified and he rode the short bus to school. It a sad state of affairs where it's become acceptable for our President to lie on a daily basis all while he and his family are openly profiteering off the highest office of the land and when the highest rated cable "news" network feeds the sheeple with a continuous stream of lies and false conspiracies ALL in the name of CORPORATE PROFIT!!
If you fail to realize any of the foregoing you are hopelessly ignorant and blissfully working against yourself. Therefore having ACTUAL discussions and not outrage about whether privatizing ATC is a good idea is patently absurd!
Not only would our forefathers would be horrified as to what we've become but also those Republicans of not so long ago like Eisenhower. Even W is horrified and he rode the short bus to school. It a sad state of affairs where it's become acceptable for our President to lie on a daily basis all while he and his family are openly profiteering off the highest office of the land and when the highest rated cable "news" network feeds the sheeple with a continuous stream of lies and false conspiracies ALL in the name of CORPORATE PROFIT!!
If you fail to realize any of the foregoing you are hopelessly ignorant and blissfully working against yourself. Therefore having ACTUAL discussions and not outrage about whether privatizing ATC is a good idea is patently absurd!
No privatization, no user fees. It would destroy General Aviation which is crucial to the economic well being of our country.