Cost FAA Tower / Contract Tower / FAA towers / Federal Contract Tower / Contract Towers / FAA’s Contract Tower / RESULTS IN BRIEF Contract towers / Visual Flight Rules Towers / Federal Contract Towers / Contract Towers Are Significantly Less Than Comparable FAA Towers Contract towers / FAA Contract Tower / Towers Source / THOUGH FAA CAN IMPROVE ITS OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM Contract towers / /
IndustryTerm
transportation / voluntary reporting systems / improper radio communications / excellent services / air traffic services / air traffic control services / insurance costs / radio communications / /
Organization
Federal Aviation Administration / Department of Labor / National Air Traffic Controllers Association / Department of Housing and Urban Development / Agency’s Aviation Safety Organization / House Committee on Appropriations / Memorandum U.S. Department of Transportation office / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization / Congress / National Guard / AGENCY COMMENTS AND OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL RESPONSE We / FAA’s FY / FAA’s Runway Safety Program Office / ATO’s office of Safety / FAA’s CTWG / Department of Defense / Transportation Office / /
Position
air traffic controller / Guzzetti Assistant Inspector General / Secretary / Inspector General / official / contractor / Governor / Acting Federal Aviation Administrator / representative / controller / /
Contract towers continue to provide cost-effective and safe Air traffic services, but improved oversight OF the Program is needed