Officials at Skyguide did not return several telephone calls. But a
spokesman for the Federal Office of Civil Aviation, which oversees
the company, said that commercial pressures had not eroded its safety
standards. "Privatization of air traffic control does not raise
safety questions," said the spokesman, Daniel Göring. "Safety comes
first, whether it is a government agency or a private company."



I would have to strongly disagree with that.

Talk of privatizing the ATC system in America should send chills down
the spine of everyone involved or who uses commercial aviation here
at home.

When ATC is run like a private company, it only means there is a
bottom line.

While it may not be the most efficient govt. agency, perhaps we are
better off with it being just what it is---a govt. agency.














--- In sr111@y..., napa_monte <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> It's been my busy season so I haven't had time to get on-line, but
> when I read this article this morning, I knew Barbara and everyone
> here would be interested.
>
> Hope to see you more often.
>
> Take care.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/13/international/europe/13SWIS.html