More Time For Wichita In Subsidy Dispute | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

 Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-04.22.24

Airborne-Unlimited-04.16.24

 Airborne-FlightTraining-04.17.24 Airborne-AffordableFlyers-04.18.24

Airborne-Unlimited-04.19.24

Join Us At 0900ET, Friday, 4/10, for the LIVE Morning Brief.
Watch It LIVE at www.airborne-live.net

Wed, May 04, 2005

More Time For Wichita In Subsidy Dispute

But Wichita City Leaders Say Nothing Has Changed

The FAA has given Wichita city officials more time to respond to an ultimatum: Stop subsidizing AirTran or lose your airport grants. But that may not make a difference -- city leaders appear unwilling to change their minds and stop multi-million dollar payments to the airline.

As ANN reported last month, Wichita has so far paid AirTran $7 million to fly passengers to and from Atlanta. Delta Airlines, which flies the same daily route, objected to the FAA, calling the subsidies unfair discrimination. The FAA agreed, saying its grant contracts prohibit airports from favoring one airline over another.

The FAA originally set May 6th as the deadline for Wichita to respond. That deadline was extended after city officials asked for more time -- another 30 days. But "nothing has changed," City Manager George Kolb told the Wichita Eagle Tuesday. "We'll respond appropriately."

The Wichita City Council runs Mid-Continent Airport after it disbanded the airport authority in 1999. The FAA's beef centers on the fact that the city, which pays AirTran the subsidies in dispute, runs the airport. The agency suggests one way to avoid a showdown on the subsidies is for Wichita to reconstitute the airport board. But city officials say they don't see that as necessary.

FMI: www.wichitagov.org

Advertisement

More News

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.25.24): Airport Rotating Beacon

Airport Rotating Beacon A visual NAVAID operated at many airports. At civil airports, alternating white and green flashes indicate the location of the airport. At military airports>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.25.24)

Aero Linx: Fly for the Culture Fly For the Culture, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves young people interested in pursuing professions in the aviation industry>[...]

Klyde Morris (04.22.24)

Klyde Is Having Some Issues Comprehending The Fed's Priorities FMI: www.klydemorris.com>[...]

Airborne 04.24.24: INTEGRAL E, Elixir USA, M700 RVSM

Also: Viasat-uAvionix, UL94 Fuel Investigation, AF Materiel Command, NTSB Safety Alert Norges Luftsportforbund chose Aura Aero's little 2-seater in electric trim for their next gli>[...]

Airborne 04.22.24: Rotor X Worsens, Airport Fees 4 FNB?, USMC Drone Pilot

Also: EP Systems' Battery, Boeing SAF, Repeat TBM 960 Order, Japan Coast Guard H225 Buy Despite nearly 100 complaints totaling millions of dollars of potential fraud, combined with>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Change Display

Headlines Only | Headlines w/ Teasers | View Everything

Advertisement

Top Videos

Airborne 04.26.24: Beta Alia 250, SPEEA v Boeing, Anti-Av Climate Attacks

Airborne-Flight Training 04.25.24: eDA40 Progress, LIFT-Tuskegee, U of OK

Airborne 04.24.24: INTEGRAL E, Elixir USA, M700 RVSM

See All

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC