'Save Our Skies Santa Cruz' Fights NextGen Routing Into KSFO
Another local group has launched an effort to force the FAA to revert back to approach and departure routes it used prior to implementing NextGen approaches.
Thanks Senator Boxer, Cosponsors For Their Efforts
Allied Pilots Association President Capt. Keith Wilson issued a statement regarding the “Safe Skies Act of 2015” (S.1612), which Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has reintroduced, along with bill cosponsors Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NM) and Sen. Al Franken (D-MN).
Calls On Administration To Open Consultations With Qatar And UAE For Violations Of The Agreement
The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) recently passed Resolution No. 55 calling on the U.S. Government to initiate consultations with the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to address over $40 billion in subsidies and other benefits that the Gulf nations provide to their state-owned airlines. The subsidies, which are a violation of long-held Open Skies policies between the United States and both Gulf nations, are detailed in a study released by the Partnership for Open and Fair Skies earlier this year.
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