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Airports suing FAA over planned control tower shutdowns
"CHICAGO – Airport operators are mounting a legal challenge to the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to cut funding for 149 air traffic control towers, accusing the agency of violating federal law meant to ensure major changes at airports do not erode safety." (www.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Last I hear the Gov has found a way to keep the airport control towers open. Using 1980's safety data to justify the actions!
When and where did you hear that? If it's brand new, grab the URL and post it.
I heard the story again on TV with more details today. The tower closings have been delayed until June or July 15th so they can determine if there is a way to keep them open. Bottom line is this is not really a story anymore. Give it a month or two and see what happens then.
I heard it on the TV news. Sorry but no URL to post, all they said was it was justified using 1980's flight incident data. Maybe they were only talking about one airport but what I hear sounded like they were talking about all of the airports affected.
I can tell you this, having flown planse since I was 16 (now 62) the only airports that would be adversely affected are large airports with heavy traffic. Even a medium sized airport can handle Uni-Comm radio suffeciently for planes and pilots to safely arrive and depart. For that matter, because of radar overlap most of these airports will still be under the view of air controllers. The government does not need to spend our money on un-needed towers and staff. Too bad they didn;t go deeper with the cuts, there are many other things the FAA does that are flat out wastefull.
I can tell you this, having flown planse since I was 16 (now 62) the only airports that would be adversely affected are large airports with heavy traffic. Even a medium sized airport can handle Uni-Comm radio suffeciently for planes and pilots to safely arrive and depart. For that matter, because of radar overlap most of these airports will still be under the view of air controllers. The government does not need to spend our money on un-needed towers and staff. Too bad they didn;t go deeper with the cuts, there are many other things the FAA does that are flat out wastefull.
"CHICAGO" - mayor Daley once single handedly closed a tower. Lol
There's enough local money to fund a tower that's being closed, ie, BCT, Nascar could fund JQF with their big $$$, and so forth. I'm just saying there's deep pockets in the users of an airport that wants a tower...
Here in NJ with TTN, Frontier Airlines could subsidize that now that they're making it a hub. Some airport and FBO managers could take a pay cut and contribute to the fund if they want it, there's some extremely high paid ones here in Jersey, well into the 6 figures!!!
Meanwhile I gotta work for a living on slaves wages according to Phil... Where the hell is Phil when you need him???
Here in NJ with TTN, Frontier Airlines could subsidize that now that they're making it a hub. Some airport and FBO managers could take a pay cut and contribute to the fund if they want it, there's some extremely high paid ones here in Jersey, well into the 6 figures!!!
Meanwhile I gotta work for a living on slaves wages according to Phil... Where the hell is Phil when you need him???
He's kinda like one of my Tomcats outside. He picks his fights wisley.lol
Please don't conjure up Phil.
Watch out now. Hate is closer to love than indifference! Lol
Disdain is probably closer, in this particular case.