Jaba,
I guess you noted the disagreement between the ATA and the FAA Administrator about the costs versus the savings.
But, hey!!! What would the airlines know about costs, the public servants have all the answers???
Tootle pip!!
PS: The "radar airways", I must have been dreaming about all the direct tracking I have had, often half way across the US, going right back to B707 days. One SID, two direct to's, and one STAR, KJFK to KSFO or KLAX.