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Air Traffic Control
NAICS 488111 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing air traffic control (except military) services to regulate the flow of air traffic.
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For Air Traffic Control, clarify the services, contracts and consequences of an error. Review professional liability / errors and omissions, aviation liability, workers' compensation. Confirm which professional activities and additional services the proposed coverage actually addresses.
Questions to ask
- Is the operation a contract tower under the FAA Contract Tower Program, or a privately managed ATC arrangement?
- How many aircraft operations (arrivals and departures) are handled annually?
- What contractual obligations and indemnification requirements does the operation carry under its airport or FAA agreement?
- What is the prior claims history, particularly any incidents involving ATC-related professional liability?
- Is any military or defense-related ATC work performed?
- For Air Traffic Control, what should the underwriter know about prior aviation incidents or atc-related professional liability claims?
- For Air Traffic Control, what should the underwriter know about operations in complex class b or c airspace or high-density traffic environments?
- For Air Traffic Control, what should the underwriter know about contractual arrangements placing unusually broad indemnification obligations on the insured?
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Establishments in this class provide air traffic control services — directing aircraft movements, issuing clearances, sequencing arrivals and departures, and managing ground traffic at airports and in controlled airspace. The commercially insurable segment typically includes contract tower operators staffing FAA contract tower program facilities at smaller general aviation airports, as well as aviation management firms providing ATC staffing and consulting.
Questions to investigate
- Is the operation a contract tower under the FAA Contract Tower Program, or a privately managed ATC arrangement?
- How many aircraft operations (arrivals and departures) are handled annually?
- What contractual obligations and indemnification requirements does the operation carry under its airport or FAA agreement?
- What is the prior claims history, particularly any incidents involving ATC-related professional liability?
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