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| Sequester Finally Hurts - Air Traffic Slowed | |
| 2013-04-23 | |
| As TV crews panned across anxious and angry passengers in New York terminals, the debate revived in Washington over whether the controller furloughs announced last week were necessary or a White House ploy to dramatize the effects of sequestration. "Our aviation system should not be used as a pawn in budget debate," said Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association. "The livelihood of our economy is dependent on air commerce, and the financial strength of our airlines and the people they employ are at risk."
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| Posted by:Bobby |
| #15 Along with the EPA, its crossed peoples' minds. If Life Flights are disrupted, people will die, its just that not fit for news like late n'yorkers or sweet adeline off to paleoland with a $250million purse on his shoulder and a blank check in his back pocket off to make him some j-o-b-s. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-04-23 17:40 |
| #14 "Out here, it means Life Flights are affected" Silly swksvolFF - that's a feature to the D.C. idiots. The better to get rid of the yokels in flyover country who weren't going to vote for the bastards anyway. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-04-23 15:30 |
| #13 You just need towers at higher traffic airports. Otherwise, fly the pattern in the Supplement, monitor the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency published in charts or Supplement, announce 10 miles out, downwind, base, and final, and keep your head on a swivel, like you should always do. Little more tougher in LAX, though. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-04-23 15:16 |
| #12 Do not forget accidents due to no traffic controllers; when they were rattling the change purse the call was for the removal of all air traffic controllers from a number of smaller airports. Out here, it means Life Flights are affected - highway wrecks, snake bites, olde age stuff, work accidents, tornado/weather victims. They are taken by helo to the nearest airport, then by prop if they need big time help. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-04-23 13:45 |
| #11 Wanna bet "diversity training" and other such BS is untouched? THAT is what this "government" thinks its purpose is. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-04-23 11:36 |
| #10 This would be a good time for the airports to boot TSA and replace it with private security. A double whammy! We lose the TSA Nazis and make a significant point about public vs private services. Thank you Champ! It will never happen, but I can dream... |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-04-23 11:29 |
| #9 Flight Delays as Political Strategy - WSJ |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-23 09:14 |
| #8 The sec transport is probably just following Bumbles orders. You notice the partying and vacations and hobnobbing with our celebrity betters for Michelle Antonette and her spawn hasn't been cut - not even a sliver. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-04-23 09:04 |
| #7 Sequester was Obama's idea. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-04-23 08:28 |
| #6 Plenty of food on the shelves of the supermarket. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2013-04-23 08:27 |
| #5 There are plenty of other cuts the FAA could have made, like grants to airports for "parking improvements". But nooo, they dont cut the fat, they go straight to something essential. If we had an honest president, the Sec Transport would lose his job over this. Sounds like they would rather keep the funds flowing to certain contractors/buddies than keep the air transport system functioning well and safely. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-04-23 08:26 |
| #4 The livelihood of our economy is dependent on air commerce Really? I will grant some economic benefits are related to air commerce, but not as much as the speaker indicates. The US economy did not collapse in the period after 9/11 when there was almost no air commerce. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-04-23 07:10 |
| #3 Yet we pour billions of precious tax payer dollars into Mooslim, muddle eastern crap holes, Dutch windmill energy, student loans, pay farmers not to plant, tribal African misadventures, presidential golf, and duck penis studies. Sure makes good sense to me. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-23 07:05 |
| #2 More tax revenue than ever before. Lying, manipulating, extortion minded, party freak of a President is selectively attempting to punish the American people for refusing to hand over thier money. |
| Posted by: Thaique Squank4053 2013-04-23 06:56 |
#1 The last sentence should be yellow highlight.
First, PIMF. Second, IE always puts the | |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-04-23 05:54 |