Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“While TFRs present extraordinary challenges for business aviation, and remain a blunt security tool that has remained largely unchanged for decades, these agencies’ efforts to utilize industry data to support expanded gateway options for this TFR are welcome. Going forward, we know that the economic impact of decreased business aircraft operations at PBI will be widely felt, and the government has agreed to regularly review these procedures, which we hope will identify greater efficiencies for this TFR, while also reducing the economic impact on operators and local businesses.”

Source: Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, on the government's efforts to mitigate the effect of TFRs on business aviation at KPBI when President Trump visits Mar-a-Lago.

FMI: www.nbaa.org/ops/airspace/alerts/notams/vip-tfrs/20170119-POTUS-TFR-Briefing-PBI.pdf