Jonathan Goodish wrote:
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Newps wrote:

Jonathan Goodish wrote:



Private funding of the ATC system is a good idea,

It's only a good idea if the funding is stable. Nowhere that has user
fees has a stable revenue stream. It varies widely from year to year.
Trying prying millions of dollars from a bankrupt airline for their ATC
payment. Canada has had these problems for years.



This wouldn't be a problem if the bankrupt airlines would go under and
stop flying. While this sounds sinister, new competitors would enter
the market and provide greater stability--a much better situation than
government subsidizing these loser carriers.

However, employment stability in the private ATC system wouldn't be a
sure thing. Pension? What pension? Welcome to the real world.

We weren't talking about a private ATC system, just privatizing the
source of the funding. Nobody is talking about taking ATC out of the
government, that clearly doesn't work.