The authors further assert that a governing board made up of airline and light plane owner stakeholders would protect their interests. Allowing the users to run the system would, most assuredly, put economic pressure to bear on the margin of safety. There is no doubt that our nation's air transportation system has reached near capacity at peak travel times. Thanks to a booming economy during the last eight years, we are faced with more air travelers. Low fares have kept demand high.
Businesses now have generous travel funds at their disposal.
While these factors have created serious congestion problems, the system is operating safely. All interested parties should work together with the FAA to solve the capacity crises. The FAA is and always has been interested in the ideas and suggestions of the users of the system. The users should continue to express their views on how to alleviate congestion. However, with these new measures and other newly enacted reform measures in place, the FAA is in a position to modernize the system.