ATC About Face Down Under!

From AIN:



The Australian parliament voted yesterday to take regulatory control of the nation’s airspace away from the private ATC service provider and return it to the government’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Though safety was an issue, a larger concern was that a private company should not hold both regulatory control and service responsibility.


How about that? Now the change doesn't necessarily mean an end to what they call "User Pays," but it's a step. And given that the former head of Australia's aviation agency told Congress how User Pays has nearly killed GA Down Under, maybe that government will see the light and reverse User Pays, as well...

And wouldn't it be nice if people in our government took note?