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Re:Trump announces plans to privatize US air traffic control... by freehunter on Monday June 05, 2017 @01:49PM (#14489614)
Seems to have worked for Canada. Non-profit private sector organization, and they don't seem to have any more air disasters than anywhere else.
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Re:Trump announces plans to privatize US air traffic control... by twinkletwinkle on Monday June 05, 2017 @01:55PM (#14489672)
Right, but why. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Is there any evidence that our current system doesn't work?
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Re:Trump announces plans to privatize US air traffic control... by thevtm on Monday June 05, 2017 @02:00PM (#14489729)
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Re:Trump announces plans to privatize US air traffic control... by Florin_Andrei on Monday June 05, 2017 @02:12PM (#14489847)
That is usually pretty powerful "evidence".
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Re:Trump announces plans to privatize US air traffic control... by MaxfordAndSons on Monday June 05, 2017 @01:58PM (#14489706)
Doesn't really compare. The US sets de-facto global aviation safety standards; Canada does not. Regulatory capture of Canada's ATC wouldn't move the needle, this absolutely will.
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Re:Trump announces plans to privatize US air traffic control... by agumonkey on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:31PM (#14491617)
Interesting. The famous example is UK private railways that became bad very quickly. Again Canada is balanced.
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