Can air traffic controllers be employed by the airlines or are they always emplyed by the FAA?

Answer 1

Some air traffic controllers are employed by private companies. Bloomington, IL is a private tower, as was Meigs. The rest are employed by the military or FAA.

Answer 2

In the US civilian air traffic controllers work for the FAA. Military air traffic controllers are Air Force personnel. During the Regan administration, when the air traffic controllers went on strike the administration used the Air Force operators to man the US airport and defeated the strike.

Each country has it's own rules and in some countries the state subcontracts the job to a company specializing in this area. Military and civilian aviation are typically independent authorities sharing some of the routs.

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Answer 3

Hanan is probably too young. the Air traffic controller were actually FIRED by Regan. the strike was NOT defeated the ATC's lost their jobs and most of them were never reinstated. The Air Force didn't replace them they were over worked and each Military ATC coverd a lot of air space.....Just like unions in Mexico, Sure they can go on strike but the unions are controlled by the Gov't and they have guns....
But I wil say that in each country there is a Gov't body watching the skys and in the US it is the FAA

Answer 4

They are employed by the FAA. If they were employed by airlines they would have wars tryling to stop rival airlines planes from taking off.

Answer 5

In the US , most controllers are FAA or military, however there are several fields that are contracted to the private sector. thus contract controllers.

Answer 6

By the aviation authority of each country.

FAA is only the authority for the us

Answer 7

FAA only