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

"If a hurricane were to barrel through Miami-Dade County and damage Miami International Airport's control tower and subsequent radar system, as Hurricane Andrew did, then it is highly possible, indeed likely, that emergency efforts in Palm Beach could be dramatically hindered."

Source: From a letter sent to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey this week from Florida congressmen Alcee Hastings, Mark Foley, Robert Wexler, and Clay Shaw, admonishing the FAA for its plans to close the Palm Beach TRACON and move approach and departure control for the area to Miami center within the next three years. The FAA maintains safety will not be compromised from the move -- whether during normal conditions, or in the event of an emergency.

FMI: www.faa.gov