Elizabeth Leigh
A new Hudson Institute study has identified several strategies that are intended to help the Federal Aviation Administration modernize its air traffic control system.
The agency faces tight budgets, complex purchasing rules and other organizational roadblocks to owning new technologies, the institute said Monday.
However, Hudson believes the FAA could stand to benefit from having a single-mission organization model with mechanisms to generate its own revenue.
A similar platform is already being implemented in other countries such as Canada, the U.K., Germany, Australia and New Zealand.
Upgrades to FAA’s systems could bring savings not just to travelers and carriers but also improve aviation safety and contribute to climate control, it added.
The “Organization and Innovation in Air Traffic Control” study will be the main subject of a panel discussion scheduled for Jan. 16 in Washington.
