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.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“[Patrick Henry Field] is one of the pre-eminent aviation assets in the country, and certainly on the East Coast. With 1,800 acres of land and capacity for modernization, it is a select location for strategically balancing commercial air service and supporting emerging aviation markets, unmanned flight and aerial systems and advanced air mobility research and development and manufacturing.”

Source: From a letter by Virginia U.S. House Reps. Rob Wittman (R) and Bobby Scott (D) to the FAA on January 3 requesting rapid action on updates to the airport’s 2024 Master Plan. They say the Hampton Roads region is rife with aviation activity, but Newport News-Williamsburg International (KPHF) has seen a 10-fold increase in passenger traffic in the past decade.

FMI:  newportnewsairport.com/