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Title: PART PRIVATIZATION OF UNITED KINGDOM'S AIRSPACE: NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES' EXPERIENCE ONE YEAR ON
Accession Number: 00966595
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Air traffic in the United Kingdom has increased rapidly in the past two decades and is forecast to grow at a rate of 4.3% a year between 1998 and 2020. The failure to develop the air traffic system to cope with this growth has had undesirable consequences, for example, a rise in flight delays and near misses. Given the investment required in air traffic control systems to cater for this growth, the U.K. government in 2000 part-privatized the National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the body in charge of the United Kingdom's airspace in a public-private partnership (PPP). The U.K. Airline Group acquired 46% of NATS and effective operational control, although the government retains a share in NATS and safety regulation is in the public sector. However, serious doubts about safety were raised during the debate on the PPP. Main issues surrounding the part-privatization of NATS were analyzed. First highlighted was the U.K. government's provisions for the PPP and their implementation in the post-PPP NATS in six different categories: funding, new technology and project management, safety, pricing regime, international opportunities, and customer responsiveness. The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have had major impacts on air travel, and their consequences for NATS in the six categories are highlighted. Finally, attention was given to concerns that must be addressed to ensure the success of the partnership for NATS.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1850, Air Transportation Challenges: Airspace, Airports, and Access.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Majumdar, AOchieng, WPagination: p. 30-40
Publication Date: 2003
Serial: ISBN: 0309085861
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 12 2003 12:00AM
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