Artigo Revisado por pares

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

1995; Penn State University Press; Volume: 35; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

2157-328X

Autores

Ricky-Okine Charles, Harvey K. Newman,

Tópico(s)

Defense, Military, and Policy Studies

Resumo

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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