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Podcast: The Bill Walton Show
Episode: Episode 29: America’s Antiquated Air Traffic Control System with Bob Poole
Description: Did you know when you text someone that you’ve landed at the airport, you’re using far more advanced technology than your plane’s air traffic controller?  It’s a shameful fact that some of the methods they rely on today have not changed since the 1930’s. Over 60 countries – including all the developed nations - have modernized their systems but ours is stuck in the past thanks to politics and special interest turf wars. To find out why, I asked Bob Poole.  Bob is America's foremost expert on private sector solutions to transportation issues. He’s advised virtually every...