Excited to announce my latest op-ed at The Hill
America’s government-run air traffic control system is outdated, vulnerable to shutdowns, and increasingly captured by industry interests — costing billions and putting safety at risk.
Canada privatized its system in 1996. Nav Canada now delivers better safety records, greater efficiency, more innovation, and lower costs — all without taxpayer funding.
The UK, Australia, Germany, and more than 60 other countries have followed the same path with similar results.
It’s past time the United States caught up.
Read the full piece here:
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5604250-shutdown-lesson-we-should-privatize-air-traffic-control-just-like-canada-did/
Grateful to The Hill for running it, and I’d genuinely love to hear from anyone who’s worked in aviation policy, the FAA, airlines, or the Hill. Thoughts?