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Article: Take another look at privatizing U.S. air traffic control
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 28, 2003
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Take another look at privatizing U.S. air traffic control
By ROBERT POOLE
Sunday, September 28, 2003
When you fly American, Southwest or any other airline, do you
worry about the pilot's credentials?
Chances are you don't. You know the pilots have undergone years of
training, earned their pilot's licenses and are the very best at what
they do. And the fact that the pilots work for a private company,
whose goal is to make a profit, doesn't even enter our thinking.
So why is it acceptable that the pilots work for private
companies, but those on the ground directing traffic, air traffic
controllers, claim they must be federal government employees for
national security's sake?
There's a major ...