Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Assignment due September 25th, 2011

We all know that the ATC system needs a makeover. Most of us have at least heard of "NextGen".  In this blog assignment, demonstrate your knowledge of NextGen, including technology changes and ramifications to the users.

Two of the biggest concerns are Cost and Who is Going to Pay. After defining what some of the costs will entail, both for the users and for the government, discuss who should pay for what and why. Should the operators be responsible for all aircraft costs? Should they be subsidized? What about the operators of GA aircraft? And who should pay for the overall system, including ATC centers and equipment? All tax payers? User fees? If user fees, how should the user fees be charged? Same across the board or dependent on type of operation?

Same specifics as all the other assignments - 3-5 paragraphs and a link that you include in your discussion.

Ciao!

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