Closure Advocates Lick Their Chops Over Perceived 2015
Opportunity
A potentially precedent-setting NIMBY battle is shaping up in
California. The city wants to please residents near the Santa
Monica Airport who say they want to close the airport to enjoy less
noise and pollution, and greater safety from possible crashes. The
FAA says the city made a deal to keep the airport open in
perpetuity. Sometime between now and 2015 the disagreement may go
to court.
Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating a November
18 incident in which a taxiing American Eagle Embraer 145 regional
jet blew past a hold-short instruction and narrowly missed
colliding with an Air Canada Airbus A319 accelerating for takeoff.
The case has brought an awareness even among the general media of
just how many near-misses there really are.
"While today’s news was not entirely unexpected,
it is nevertheless disappointing that we find ourselves working for
an airline that has lost its way.” Source: APA
President Capt. David Bates.
The UAA's stated mission is to promote and foster excellence in
collegiate aviation education by providing a forum for students,
faculty, staff and practitioners to share ideas, to enhance the
quality of education, and to develop stronger programs and
curricula.
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