Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"One of the key objectives we have continually promoted to you and your staffs is that any new operating restrictions…must be based upon clear, credible threats and must not be designed to address the often emotional perceptions of the general public or local officials."

Source: NATA President James Coyne, commenting in a letter to TSA's Jim Loy and FAA Administrator Marion Blakey written in response to reports that Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich had lobbied the Federal government to impose airspace restrictions over Chicago. Daley ultimately prevailed when he went over the heads of FAA and TSA, directly to Homeland Security's Tom Ridge.

FMI: www.nata-online.org