Posts Tagged ‘Sequester’
FAA Tells EAA AirVenture to Pay Up
The Experimental Aircraft Association, on notice from the FAA to expect a bill for air traffic services at EAA AirVenture this summer, is looking to Congress for relief from the user fees that put “a price tag” on safety.
In a June 3 message, EAA Chairman Jack Pelton told EAA members that it was time to speak out against the FAA’s bid to charge air traffic fees at aviation events. EAA members should urge their U.S. senators to sign a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta “in support of GA and opposed to putting a price tag on GA safety,” he said. The letter is now being circulated among senators.
Read MoreFAA Discusses Safety Issues Surrounding Tower Closures
FAA's 149 airport-tower closures
FAA’s 149 airport-tower closures cleared for takeoff – WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration is moving ahead with plans to close 149 small air-traffic-control towers across the nation as part of mandated spending cuts.
“We don’t have the money to keep them open,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told the House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation Tuesday.”It’s a big headache for us.”
The FAA on April 5 postponed the closures until June 15. LaHood said was mostly so lawyers could review the decisions and give local governments a chance to find the money to keep them open.
Read MoreNon-Tower Airport Operations Review
As we approach the April 7th “non-essential” airport tower closures the FAA has published a review on how to operate at non-tower airports. If you haven’t been operating at non-tower airports, it might be a good time to review procedures and pointers. To review the FAA’s document go here. http://www.faa.gov/news/media/Contract_Tower_Closure_Guidance.pdf
Read MoreF.A.A. Delays Closings of Airport Towers Forced by Cuts
LEESBURG, Va. – The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it would delay closing control towers at 149 airports until June to allow forsafety analyses and “to attempt to resolve multiple legal challenges.”
The closings had been planned as part of a $637 million spending reductionat the agency required under the across-the-board budget cuts known as thesequester.
Read MoreCalifornia Control Towers Closing as of April 7th
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Read MoreWhy get upset about towers closing?
Starting April 7, the FAA will close 149 contract air traffic control towers to help reduce expenditures as required by sequestration. General aviation uses thousands of airports that do not have towers, so why are GA advocates getting upset over the closing of these towers? That’s a question many pilots are asking. Answer: The closings…
Read MoreDo we need this control tower?
General Aviation News – There is a lot of chatter about the pending tower closures. Yet I don’t hear anyone asking, “Do we need this control tower?” Immediately after the FAA released its tower closure list, the newly elected Congressman from my district, Denny Heck, issued a press release regarding Olympia Regional (OLM) and Tacoma…
Read More$3 Billion in Airport Improvements Exempt from Federal Budget Cuts
CalPilots Editor: If you have had enough of the Sequester politics, skip this article. If you want to understand just how political it is in targeting GA airports, read the article.
Read MoreIs GA Under Attack by the White House?
CalPilots Editor’s Note: AOPA’s strongest words regarding sequester to date – “GA is under assault, and we have every reason to believe the next attack is coming soon”.
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