The naming of a new FAA Administrator by the Obama
administration was once thought to be a formality for former pilot
union president Duane Woerth. Then, longtime Senate aide Robert
Herbert came highly recommended by his boss, Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid.
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Captive carry refers to a flight by a mothership (carrier
aircraft) and spaceplane, rocket, or missile paired together in a
parasite aircraft configuration. The two are not separated in
flight, as would occur during an air launch.
"While I and a majority of the council personally
remain opposed to commercial air service at Paine Field, due to
federal requirements, the County Council had no other
choice..."
Source: Snohomish County Executive Aaron
Reardon, commenting on a vote this week to allow negotiation of
terms for construction of a new terminal at Paine Field in Everett,
WA with Allegiant Air and Horizon Air. The talks remove a barrier
to the receipt of FAA funding to repair Paine's crumbling runways,
and came over significant NIMBY objections.
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