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LAWA plans incentives to lure Ontario flights
Airlines flying to new destinations from LA/Ontario International Airport may soon receive a series of incentives that could lead to reduced ticket rates for passengers. |
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Air Traffic Controllers call FAA Spokesman a Liar via
Good week for people interested in the safety and future of air traffic control this week, as the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to reauthorize the FAA and restore fairness to the unions and employees of the agency.
After some slow times, though, the FAA’s PR flacks are back to lying and spewing misinformation. Here’s a story from Oakland Center:
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The LAX Fix: More Airports
The sky above LAX will not grow, and at peak travel hours it is approaching saturation. Unlimited growth is impractical. Earlier administrations understood this and planned to divert air traffic if LAX exceeded 40 Million Annual Passengers (MAP). The ability to follow through on this plan was eliminated when Congress deregulated the airline industry by passing The Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 which prohibits restriction of any aircraft from landing at LAX as long as there is room on the ground. LAX has agreed not to increase the existing landside capacity of 78.9 MAP and still has room to handle more passengers as it currently operates at 62 MAP. Regardless of what LAX plan is enacted, however, we need more airports!
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Union, FAA collide on air safety
Some say contract and controller staffing disputes pose dangers. The agency calls this a safe period in aviation.
From the Associated Press
September 4, 2007
WASHINGTON — The next time you board an airliner and buckle your seat belt, you will be about to fly through a bitter labor dispute between some of the people most responsible for your safety in the skies.
The nation's air traffic controllers and the Federal Aviation Administration, which employs them, cannot agree whether enough qualified people are guiding air traffic or how safe the air space is today. |
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Empty Towers
Hired en bloc in the early 1980s after 11,000 air traffic controllers were fired for striking, the current contingent now is retiring rather than continue under a new pay scale and work rules imposed by Federal Aviation Administrator Marion Blakey. Their departure is leaving FAA short on capability and expertise just as air traffic is increasing exponentially and a new generation of controllers desperately needs seasoned hands to guide them. |
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