I don't think you'd ever see the major facilities such as DFW Tower or TRACON, LAX, ORD, MSP, ATL etc. contracted out. It's been quite awhile since I've seen the facilities proposed to be contracted/privitazied out. I don't believe that any facility that provided radar approach/departure control services was on the list. The low activity stand alone VFR control towers were the ones I saw proposed. Of course the Union is going to fight privatization. They would stand to lose some membership presently at those facilities. Hey I don't blame them. Let me pose a question if the "new technology" as you called it were that bad they wouldn't be using it. Not knowing what you refer to as being "turned off" I can't comment. The "Common IFR Room", Area Control Facility, concept has been around a long time. And that's a whole 'nother subject. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 6:07 PM Subject: Control towers and A380 management > In a message dated 12/2/2003 8:23:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, > exatc@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > << DFW uses several physical control towers >> > > Yeah, they have like 4, right? They also still have their TRACON in house, > unlike they have done in LA with the "all-eggs" policy at So Cal that proved to > be a bit short sighted when the wildfires threatened Miramar. I was actually > watching something on it that was talking about the "new technology" that the > Bush government wants to use to limit and privatize ATC, turns out that they > have to turn it off most of the time because it screws up so often. >