Clinton V. Oster, Jr, is Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Dr Oster received a B.S.E. from Princeton University, an M.S. from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He recently served on the Transportation Research Board's Expert Panel on the Status of U.S. Air Traffic Control Modernization. He is a member of the National Aviation Advisory Group of the U.S. General Accountability Office and has served on numerous study committees for the National Research Council of the National Academies. John S. Strong is the CSX Professor of Finance and Economics at the Graduate School of Business Administration,The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia (USA). Professor Strong received his Master's and Ph.D. from Harvard, where he has also taught and been a visiting scholar. Strong's research interests are in aviation and transport infrastructure and project finance. He has written books on airline liberalization, aviation safety, and Russian transport reform, as well as a number of articles on airlines, transport, and infrastructure finance. He has served as a consultant on aviation issues to multilateral institutions and governments in the United States, Southeast Asia, China, Russia, India, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.

• Contents: Section 1 Setting the Stage: The global air traffic control challenge; How air traffic control works; the evolution of air navigation services. Section 2 International Experiences in Mature Aviation Markets: Australia and New Zealand; Canada; United Kingdom; Europe. Section 3 International Experiences in Emerging Aviation Markets: The challenge of air navigation in developing countries; Russia and the former Soviet Union: managing the transition to market ; China: moving from piecemeal to comprehensive modernization; India: the challenge of government infrastructure in a a booming market; Africa: searching for solutions; South America: facing a full range of challenges. Section 4 Air Traffic Management in the United States: The evolution of air traffic control in the United States; Fundamental challenges that remain for FAA; Alternatives for reform in the United States. Section 5 Cross-Cutting Issues and Lessons Learned: Labour issues; Lessons learned and challenges for the future; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

'...whenever the Washington decision makers finally choose to address the perennial questions of improving the performance of air traffic management in the United States, they would do well to consult Managing the Skies to learn how fundamental change can be achieved but, even more important, to understand that, indeed, it can be accomplished.' Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 28 No 1, 2009 '...the book's greatest strength is its eminent readability, brought to bear by the skilful use of layman's language by the authors, which is calculated to provide the reader with the assurance of learning. The facts are sound and analyses are well supported. Another asset of this work is the manner in which the contents are organized, to flow logically and sequentially, leading to a conclusion that would leave the reader content in having had a well rounded and sound exposure to the subject and a profound understanding of how air traffic management is practiced globally.' Aerlines ezine, Issue 44

Clinton V. Oster, Jr, is Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Dr Oster received a B.S.E. from Princeton University, an M.S. from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He recently served on the Transportation Research Board's Expert Panel on the Status of U.S. Air Traffic Control Modernization. He is a member of the National Aviation Advisory Group of the U.S. General Accountability Office and has served on numerous study committees for the National Research Council of the National Academies. John S. Strong is the CSX Professor of Finance and Economics at the Graduate School of Business Administration,The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia (USA). Professor Strong received his Master's and Ph.D. from Harvard, where he has also taught and been a visiting scholar. Strong's research interests are in aviation and transport infrastructure and project finance. He has written books on airline liberalization, aviation safety, and Russian transport reform, as well as a number of articles on airlines, transport, and infrastructure finance. He has served as a consultant on aviation issues to multilateral institutions and governments in the United States, Southeast Asia, China, Russia, India, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.

• Contents: Section 1 Setting the Stage: The global air traffic control challenge; How air traffic control works; the evolution of air navigation services. Section 2 International Experiences in Mature Aviation Markets: Australia and New Zealand; Canada; United Kingdom; Europe. Section 3 International Experiences in Emerging Aviation Markets: The challenge of air navigation in developing countries; Russia and the former Soviet Union: managing the transition to market ; China: moving from piecemeal to comprehensive modernization; India: the challenge of government infrastructure in a a booming market; Africa: searching for solutions; South America: facing a full range of challenges. Section 4 Air Traffic Management in the United States: The evolution of air traffic control in the United States; Fundamental challenges that remain for FAA; Alternatives for reform in the United States. Section 5 Cross-Cutting Issues and Lessons Learned: Labour issues; Lessons learned and challenges for the future; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

'...whenever the Washington decision makers finally choose to address the perennial questions of improving the performance of air traffic management in the United States, they would do well to consult Managing the Skies to learn how fundamental change can be achieved but, even more important, to understand that, indeed, it can be accomplished.' Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 28 No 1, 2009 '...the book's greatest strength is its eminent readability, brought to bear by the skilful use of layman's language by the authors, which is calculated to provide the reader with the assurance of learning. The facts are sound and analyses are well supported. Another asset of this work is the manner in which the contents are organized, to flow logically and sequentially, leading to a conclusion that would leave the reader content in having had a well rounded and sound exposure to the subject and a profound understanding of how air traffic management is practiced globally.' Aerlines ezine, Issue 44

Clinton V. Oster, Jr, is Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Dr Oster received a B.S.E. from Princeton University, an M.S. from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He recently served on the Transportation Research Board's Expert Panel on the Status of U.S. Air Traffic Control Modernization. He is a member of the National Aviation Advisory Group of the U.S. General Accountability Office and has served on numerous study committees for the National Research Council of the National Academies. John S. Strong is the CSX Professor of Finance and Economics at the Graduate School of Business Administration,The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia (USA). Professor Strong received his Master's and Ph.D. from Harvard, where he has also taught and been a visiting scholar. Strong's research interests are in aviation and transport infrastructure and project finance. He has written books on airline liberalization, aviation safety, and Russian transport reform, as well as a number of articles on airlines, transport, and infrastructure finance. He has served as a consultant on aviation issues to multilateral institutions and governments in the United States, Southeast Asia, China, Russia, India, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.

• Contents: Section 1 Setting the Stage: The global air traffic control challenge; How air traffic control works; the evolution of air navigation services. Section 2 International Experiences in Mature Aviation Markets: Australia and New Zealand; Canada; United Kingdom; Europe. Section 3 International Experiences in Emerging Aviation Markets: The challenge of air navigation in developing countries; Russia and the former Soviet Union: managing the transition to market ; China: moving from piecemeal to comprehensive modernization; India: the challenge of government infrastructure in a a booming market; Africa: searching for solutions; South America: facing a full range of challenges. Section 4 Air Traffic Management in the United States: The evolution of air traffic control in the United States; Fundamental challenges that remain for FAA; Alternatives for reform in the United States. Section 5 Cross-Cutting Issues and Lessons Learned: Labour issues; Lessons learned and challenges for the future; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

'...whenever the Washington decision makers finally choose to address the perennial questions of improving the performance of air traffic management in the United States, they would do well to consult Managing the Skies to learn how fundamental change can be achieved but, even more important, to understand that, indeed, it can be accomplished.' Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 28 No 1, 2009 '...the book's greatest strength is its eminent readability, brought to bear by the skilful use of layman's language by the authors, which is calculated to provide the reader with the assurance of learning. The facts are sound and analyses are well supported. Another asset of this work is the manner in which the contents are organized, to flow logically and sequentially, leading to a conclusion that would leave the reader content in having had a well rounded and sound exposure to the subject and a profound understanding of how air traffic management is practiced globally.' Aerlines ezine, Issue 44