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Shape of U.S. ATC Reform Debated, 'Transformation' in Doubt

Representatives of U.S. airlines and air traffic controllers debated over what shape U.S. ATC reform should take.

A Nav Canada controller is shown at work in the tower at Calgary International Airport. (Photo: Nav Canada)

December 16, 2014

The ATC system in the U.S. may be eventually restructured to a privatized business model, but dramatic change will not likely happen when Congress passes the next legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, according to people involved in drafting the bill. The discussion at a recent Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa) conference also demonstrated that U.S. controllers oppose a major change.

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