Posts Tagged ‘Sequester’
White House and Congress Continue to Play Politics with Aviation Safety
FAA plan to close towers a ‘flawed policy assault on pilots’ – DUPAGE, Ill. — A federal plan to impose across-the-board spending cuts by closing 149 active control towers nationwide will compromise air safety and “should not stand,” according to Craig Fuller, president and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). “The White House…
Read MorePressure Mounts on Unnecessary Sequester Tower Closure
Blumenthal Blames FAA for Airport Control Tower Closures; Says they’re Unnecessary – HARTFORD, Conn. – A group of U.S. Senators is working to keep the airport control towers from closing due to a lack of funding under sequester cuts. (CalPilots Editor’s Note: There are numerous articles such as this one, so it is obvious that Congress is putting the pressure on the Administration as well as themselves, to deal with this “political game of chicken” they are engaged in).
Read MoreFAA to announce final [Sequester Tower closure] list Monday
(CalPilots Editor’s Note: Airline served ATC Towers are also included – therefore, the current 
Administration and Congress had better figure it out and soon) – SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —Two Sacramento airports will find out Monday whether their air traffic control towers will face closure and reduced service due to federal budget cuts.
Sacramento International Airport was listed by the FAA among more than 60 airports nationwide to lose overnight staffing of the tower.
Sacramento Executive Airport was named along with Stockton Municipal airport on the list to have their towers closed.
The FAA announced 238 airports that may have their towers closed.
Read MoreSequester Have You Angry? – Call Your Senator
What can you do to make yourself heard on the Sequester Issue regarding airports? Call your State Senators today. It is easy. Make the call and:
1. Identify yourself name, address,
2. Tell the operator that you are against the closing of the FAA Towers due to major safety concerns.
Click Read More for their contact information.
Read MoreFAA Sequestration Cuts Targeting GA
AOPA to FAA: Halt sequestration cuts targeting GA – AOPA is urging FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to halt cuts that will disproportionately affect the safety and integrity of general aviation operations. “The recommended cuts will have unacceptable consequences for the nation and the flying community,” AOPA President Craig Fuller said in a March 12 letter…
Read MoreAffected Sequester Airports Serve 150,000 Or Fewer Annual Flights
Airport Executives Association President Says Nearly Half Of The Nation’s Control Towers May Close – Airports with 150,000 or fewer operations per year are in danger of losing their control towers due to sequestration, affecting as many as 168 airports across the country.
