ABSTRACT
The formation of the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been an important step in improving the management of the air traffic control system in the United States, but the three fundamental challenges identified in the previous chapter still remain. Unless or until these challenges are addressed, ATO will be severely limited in how much progress it can make in modernizing its system to accommodate the expected future growth in air traffic. Further reforms will be needed to address these three challenges:
Disconnect between the cost drivers and the revenue drivers. Diffused accountability. Lack of organizational independence.
