Shortly before I became chief at Youngstown the Great Lakes Regional Office did a cost per landing and take off. Youngstown was the highest in the eight state region. IIRC it was $7.50 per landing and per takeoff. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: <damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 6:07 PM Subject: Re: Tripling of Capacity for Air Traffic > ATC can be contracted out, with no compromise to public safety, at a net reduction in costs to the taxpaying public. It can still be under governmental control, just not using government (i.e. civil service) personnel. > > David R > > ATC is something that is inherently governmental, just from the sheer fact that > > it crosses state lines and deals with safety. Privatized ATC is an invite for > > disaster >