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   Michael Cortez wrote:   
   > Miguel Cruz wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>None  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>WASHINGTON - Disappointed by a House vote, air traffic controllers are   
   >>>looking to the Senate to stop an aviation spending bill that could increase   
   >>>the number of privately run air traffic control towers.   
   >>   
   >>Isn't this the bill whose chief sponsor quietly amended it to remove his   
   >>home airport from the list of those potentially served by private ATC?   
   >   
   >   
   > The fear campaign against private towers continues.  I have found private   
   tower   
   > controllers to be polite, helpful, and efficient.   Interestingly they have a   
   > better safety record than government (non-military) controllers.  If private   
   > towers are bad, why not push to eliminate the existing private towers?   
   >   
   > Funny how other countries, including neighboring Canada uses private ATC (not   
   > just towers!) and does just fine.   
      
   And other countries do and aren't fine. Then there are countries that   
   don't and are just fine..   Which private tower controllers are more   
   efficient? How do you know?   
      
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