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Tag Archives: Airspace Redesign
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Decides Against Challenge to East Coast Airspace Redesign
In a per curiam Abbreviated Disposition that will not be published, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit summarily denied 12 separately-filed petitions for review that questioned the legality of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Environmental Impact … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Litigation
Tagged 4(f), air quality, Airspace Redesign, clean air act, connecticut, D.C. Circuit, decision, delaware, delaware county, disposition, environment, EPA, FAA, ginsburg, NEPA, new jersey, new york, noise, pennsylvania, randolph, sentelle
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Petition for Review of FAA’s “Presumed to Conform” Rule
On February 3, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a petition for review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) “presumed to conform rule.” 72 Fed.Reg. 41565 (July 30, 2007). Under the “presumed to … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA, Litigation
Tagged Airspace Redesign, clean air act, conformity, D.C. Circuit, EPA, FAA, litigation, presumed to conform
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FAA’s 2009-2013 Flight Plan Includes 5 More Airports Due for an Airspace Redesign
On October 28, 2008, Acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell rolled out the FAA’s 2009-20013 “Flight Plan” at a speech in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The “Flight Plan,” in which FAA sets goals for itself, is “the strategic plan for the agency, … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA
Tagged Airspace Redesign, atlanta, charleston, charlotte, chicago, continuous descent, Environmental, FAA, flight plan, JFK, john wayne airport, las vegas, los angeles, louisville, new york, Newark, NextGen, portland, san diego, san francisco, sturgell
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Despite GAO Ruling FAA Issues Congestion Management Rules for JFK, Newark and LaGuardia
In a gutsy move that is sure to draw the ire of Congressional leaders as well as the Air Transport Association, the FAA announced last Friday, October 10, 2008, that it had promulgated two “congestion management” rules: one for LaGuardia … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Airport, FAA
Tagged Airspace Redesign, congestion management, FAA, gao, JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, slot auctions
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The “Tragedy of the Commons” and Airport Congestion Management
In 1968, Garrett Hardin, a professor of Human Ecology at University of California at Santa Barbara, wrote an influential article for the journal Science that described a dilemma in which multiple individuals acting independently in their own self-interest can ultimately … Continue reading
FAA Suspends Auction of Flight Slot at Newark Airport
It is being reported by several news outlets that the FAA has suspended its auction of flight slots at Newark Airport. The auction was slated for September 3, 2008. According to Bloomberg News the Order, issued by FAA Chief Counsel, … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA
Tagged Airspace Redesign, ATA, FAA, kerry long, ODRA, Peters, protest
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GAO Issues Report On The FAA’s East Coast Airspace Redesign
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued its long awaited “FAA Airspace Redesign: An Analysis of the New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania Project.” Although the GAO promised to publish the report by August 1, 2008, it waited until the same day the … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Airport, FAA
Tagged Airspace Redesign, FAA, gao, JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, philadelphia
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GAO Testifies That The FAA’s Congestion Management Program Will Have Limited Effect on Reducing Delays
During July, the Government Accounting Office issued several reports regarding various aviation topics. One of the topics not covered was the East Coast Airspace Redesign, which was supposed to be issued at the end of July, but now probably will … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA
Tagged Air traffic control procedures, airlines, Airspace Redesign, Delays, FAA, gao, national airspace, security
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FAA’s Presumed to Conform Rule Will Affect Communities Around Airports
In February, 2007, almost as an after-thought, theFAA included changes to air traffic control procedures to its Presumed to Conform rule. This last minute addition has the potential to seriously impact communities around the airports where these changes to air traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA, Litigation
Tagged air quality, Airspace Redesign, clean air act, county of delaware, EPA, FAA, general conformity, noise, philadelphia, presumed to conform
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FAA Proposes Congestion Management Rule for JFK and Newark Liberty
In the May 21, 2008, issue of the Federal Register, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a new rule affecting two airports that are a part of the East Coast Airspace Redesign. The FAA proposes to establish procedures to address congestion … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA
Tagged Airspace Redesign, Congestion, Delays, FAA, JFK, Newark, Proposed Rule
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