Tue, Nov 16, 2010
FAA Seeks To Move More Aircraft Through Busy NE Corridor
The FAA is moving forward with plans for changing the routes
flown by commercial aircraft departing the three major airports in
the New York area, and activists are still working hard to put a
stop to those plans.
FAA Illustration
With nearly a third of the flights from the region's airports
delayed or cancelled, federal officials are anxious to implement
the airspace re-design in an effort to make flight patterns less
complex and reduce the time aircraft spend in holding patterns. But
community activists, particularly in New Jersey which will see a
significant increase of departing flights in its airspace, say the
increased noise level over residential neighborhoods will be
unacceptable.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the FAA thinks the plan
will increase the number of possible departures from JFK, La
Guardia, Newark Liberty, Teterboro, and other, smaller area
airports by 5.4%. But a spokesman for the New Jersey Coalition
Against Aircraft Noise, Jerome Feder, said the sound levels are
already high, and "now we're getting some more." The group has been
trying for some time to convince the FAA to push more flights over
the ocean when departing from the New York area. Feder said he has
had some sympathy from New York area congressional leaders, but the
FAA does not need congressional approval to determine air
corridors.
GAO Illustration
The expanded departure corridors also will allow airports to
reduce the time required between departures to avoid wake
turbulence, according to a GAO report on the issue.
GAO Illustration
FAA spokesperson Arlene Sarlac told the Wall Street Journal that
aircraft using the new western departure corridor will be above
14,000 feet over much of the residential area of New Jersey, which
would mitigate the noise impact over that area. The FAA is already
training air traffic controllers in the use of the new routes.
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