"This new concept in airspace design will help us
handle the rapidly growing number of flights in the Northeast in a
much more efficient way. This airspace was first designed in the
1960s and has become much more complex. We now need to look at
creative new ways to avoid delays."
Source: Outgoing FAA Administrator Marion
Blakey. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced
Wednesday it has issued a final decision for redesigning the New
York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia metropolitan area airspace the
agency asserts will reduce delays, fuel consumption, aircraft
emissions and noise. There are numerous opponents to the plan.
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