Once again, it's the season to talk about fixing the FAA, this time by moving the air traffic function out of the agency and into a separate agency or a privatized corporation of some sort. As we reported, Rep. John Mica has introduced a billin the House of Representatives that would turn ATC into an employee-owned, non-profit company charged with all aspects of air traffic control.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/maybe-its-time-for-privatized-atc