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The Need for Fundamental Reform of Air Traffic Control

A group of nine leading aviation experts, including a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, a former Federal Aviation Administration Administrator, and the architect of airline deregulation, is calling for significant changes to the nation’s air traffic control system. They stepped forward because “Congress has not realistically addressed” the reforms needed to successfully implement a re-designed and much higher-capacity air traffic control system that could eliminate today’s record-setting airline delays.

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