Regulations and Government
Bolen Issues Warning Call on ATC Privatization
The NBAA head says this latest attempt to float the privatization scheme may be the most serious yet.
NBAA head Ed Bolen makes his case for industry engagement with state and local officials in the face of the looming threat of air traffic control privatization, at a joint meeting of the Teterboro Users Group and the Morristown Aviation Group, on May 9, at Teterboro Airport.
NBAA head Ed Bolen makes his case for industry engagement with state and local officials in the face of the looming threat of air traffic control privatization, at a joint meeting of the Teterboro Users Group and the Morristown Aviation Group, on May 9, at Teterboro Airport.

Speaking yesterday at a joint meeting of the Teterboro Users Group and the Morristown Aviation Group at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen gave an empassioned assessment of the looming threat of ATC privatization and the potential for domination by the airlines. “This is a tough group to trust with the future of the air traffic system,” Bolen said. “Right now our public airspace serves a public purpose. The airlines are trying to seize control of that so they can operate it to serve themselves and their airports."