I'm only going to make one comment relatingto this issue. Would private industry treat the ATCs better or worse than the federal government. As John says there may be some potential safety issues. But in some areas maybe private industry could perfrom better. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "W Wilson" <wlw-jr@att.net> To: <Skyone@yahoogroups.com>; "The Airline List" <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 12:46 AM Subject: [Sky-1] Air traffic controllers oppose W.House privatizing By John Crawley WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - In response to what they see as the moves toward privatizing U.S. air traffic control, the nation's controllers assailed the White House on Monday, saying a senior Bush administration official was dangerously misinformed about privately run systems.