Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Wants President Obama To Take The Lead In In Putting The FAA
"Back In Business"
Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA)
President Greg Principato (pictured) on Wednesday urged
President Obama to bring Congress back into session and resolve the
shutdown of the FAA in order to “put the FAA back in
business.”
In his
letter, Principato stressed that as a result
of the FAA shutdown, “Airports, large and small, are left
without the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding needed to
move forward on approved safety and security construction projects;
projects which in the majority of cases have already been put out
to bid. This doesn't include the more than 200 projects where FAA
stop work orders have left construction sites at airports empty and
construction crews without paychecks.”
Principato’s letter went on to emphasize that,
“…when the FAA’s operating authority expired so
did its ability to collect taxes so the money passengers pay to
help maintain the national aviation transportation system when they
buy their tickets is no longer collected.”
It is not only about funding, as Principato also highlighted in
his letter, “… there are the everyday things that the
aviation industry relies on the FAA and its employees for –
like approval for environmental and noise projects. This has a
direct impact on the ability of every airport in this country to do
their job.”
“If Congress truly expects airports to continue to meet
the numerous federally mandated safety, security and infrastructure
projects, you need to call Congress back into session so the FAA is
put back in business now, not a month from now,” Principato
said.
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