Reason.tv: Your Flight Has Been Delayed – And It's Washington's Fault

Reason.tv: “The air traffic control system in the United States is technologically obsolete,” says Robert W. Poole, Jr., director of transportation studies at Reason Foundation. “This model is basically the same model that we have used since the beginning of air travel.”



The technology the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) uses to navigate $200 million jets is less advanced than the GPS technology drivers use to navigate $20,000 cars.