Nearly Half Could Be On The Chopping Block If Proposal Adopted
While it's far from a done deal, the White House OMB is reportedly considering closing nearly half of the non-federal control towers in operation in the U.S. A report on the AOPA website indicates that most of the towers affected would be those at GA airports.
Groundbreaking At Executive Airport Attended By Ray LaHood,
Michael Huerta
The FAA today broke ground Wednesday for a new $16.4 million,
state-of-the-art airport traffic control tower at Fort Lauderdale
Executive Airport. The new tower, equipped with the latest radar,
communications and weather technology, will enable air traffic
controllers to continue to provide the safest, most efficient
service to flights at the busy South Florida airport.
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