Airport Groups File Suit to Block Closure of 149 Control Towers
A suit to block FAA plans to close 149 contract air traffic control towers April 7 was filed by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and its affiliate organization the U.S. Contract Tower Association (USCTA). The suit was filed…
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in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The groups had sent a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta April 2 asking the FAA to reconsider its closure decision. The groups said "the decision to shutter these critical air traffic control facilities on such an unprecedented and wide-scale basis raises serious concerns about safety -- both at the local level and throughout the aviation system."