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Quote of the Week: "We need to move to larger aircraft," said ****t
Authority of New York spokesman Pasquale DiFulco commenting on an FAA
scheme
to increase the numbers of passengers at LaGuardia Air****t
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Aviation Conspiracy Newsletter
#410.........................................................................January
7, 2006 Past newsletters can be accessed at:
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Wants LARGER Planes At LaGuardia Air****t!!!
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As Bill Sees It: (Editorial) FAA Pu****ng For Larger Planes For LaGuardia
Air****t!!! I see a story this week that the FAA is pu****ng the ****t
Authority of New York (who runs the air****t) to use larger planes at the
air****t to "relieve capacity problems." The FAA can't "safely" increase
the
number of flights at LaGuardia so they want to do (to them) the next best
thing...bring in larger planes. The airlines are complaining that this is
the government interfering with "their" business. I don't understand why
the
FAA is so interested in running air****ts at maximum capacity? Do they have
a
quota that they have to fill? Do they get paid more money if they squeeze
larger planes into the sky? What these creeps don't seem to understand is
that LaGuardia is located in the heart of New York City and almost
completely surrounded by densely populated residential areas. Of course
this
fact as well as the noise impacts is not even mentioned in any proposals.
I
saw one proposal for bringing in larger planes at LaGuardia on the
Whitehouse.gov web site!!! It will be interesting to see if the effort to
mandate the use of larger planes in LaGuardia is approved.
Youtube Video Of Concorde Devil Bird Taking Off!!! Just in case you are
feeling down about your air****t's increasing the numbers of planes flying
over your head, I thought I would remind you that it could be worse...and
once was for many people. I lived under the JFK fight path of the Concorde
and it is good to know that this highly air and noise polluting, dangerous
piece of garbage has been relegated to the dust bin of history. It was
united community action that prevented this airplane from being built in
large numbers. Unfortunately, it wasn't soon enough to stop it from
becoming
the most dangerous commercial aircraft ever built when it crashed in
France.
More Collisions And Near Collisions At U.S. Air****ts: An Air China plane
collided with Delta plane at JFK Air****t Saturday. The extent of the
damage
was not revealed as the story (as usual) consisted of an air****t press
release with no pictures. At Denver air****t a cargo plane went on the
wrong
runway and came within 50 feet of hitting a commercial jet!!! Atlanta's
Hartsfield Air****t "Wins" Most Polluted Air****t Award!!! It's really
sickening to read news stories boasting about an air****t "winning" the
"race" for the title of busiest air****t in the nation. I'd rather see a
more accurate title. How about the "Most Polluted Air****t" Award?
JFK Air****t Chinese Plane Collision Gets Little News Coverage: NEW YORK
AP) -- Authorities say an Air China plane backing out of the gate
clipped
wings with a Delta plane early Saturday evening at John F. Kennedy
International Air****t . No one was injured in the incident. A ****t
Authority
spokesman says the minor collision occurred around 4:50 p.m. The Air China
plane was a 747 and the Delta plane was a 767. A Delta spokeswoman said
her
company's plane was parked at the gate but empty. It was in the
pre-boarding
phase and on its way to Nice, France. She says the airline will work to
re-accommodate passengers. The Air China flight was headed to Beijing with
213 passengers and 23 crew members. Maintenance crews are currently
inspecting the damage to the planes, and the China Air flight may be
postponed until tomorrow.
http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=1985205&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Missing Indonesian Boeing 737 Still Not Found!!! After seven days of
intensive air, sea and land search, rescue teams are still unable to
locate
the wreckage of a domestic airliner that disappeared with 102 people on
board in eastern Indonesia, officials said Sunday. "Until this stage,
rescue
workers are still unable to trace the missing plane," Joko, a rescue
official in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province, told
Deutsche
Presse-Agentur dpa by telephone. A six-member team of experts from the US
National Trans****tation Safety Board, who arrived Saturday in Makassar,
are
helping investigate the puzzling disappearance, while a Singa****ean Air
Force plane is also involved in the search operation as frantic relatives
wait for news of loved ones. Initially, the search concentrated on a
mountainous area of western Sulawesi province, but after thousands of
rescuers failed to trace evidence of the crash, the operation was extended
to a 200- square kilometre area, mainly ocean off Sulawesi Island.
http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_7760-ROUNDUP-No-Trace-Yet-Found-Of-Missing-Indonesian-Jetliner.htmlNEW
YORK: FAA Wants Larger Planes At LaGuardia Air****t!!! -- Jet airplanesmay
be able to defy gravity, but even the most powerful craft can't escapethe
cruel physics that govern LaGuardia Air****t. Squeezed onto a peninsulaat
the edge of Queens, the 67-year-old air****t has long been among the
mostcongested and constrained in the country. In ideal weather, its
two7,000-foot runways can handle a maximum of around 75 planes an hour,
orabout one every 48 seconds, according to the Federal
AviationAdministration. Still, the ****t Authority of New York and New
Jerseybelieves it may be possible to move an additional 8 million
passengers ayear through the air****t, and the FAA is considering a range
of newregulations aimed at using every ounce of its capacity. The secret,
bothagencies say, is pressuring airlines to fly bigger
planes.http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--congestedlaguardi0106jan06,0,2485945.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyorkPilots
Saw UFO Over O'Hare Air****t!!! January 2, 2007)--Some United
Airlinesemployees, some of them pilots, insist they saw a UFO at Chicago's
O'HareAir****t last fall. The Chicago Tribune is re****ting that an object
withoutlights was re****ted hovering over the terminal before shooting up
throughthe clouds. The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged the
incidentwas re****ted, but it is not investigating. It says controllers
didn't seeanything, and a preliminary check of radar found nothing out of
theordinary. They're chalking it up to weather conditions. One union
officialjoked "to flylseven million light years to O'Hare and then have to
turnaround and go home because your gate was occupied is simply
unacceptable."http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/5061216.htm
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Aviation News
Stories This WeekDelaware: Delco Makes FAA Listen To Air****t Mitigation
Plan By: Adele Malloy01/04/2007 Delaware County Council is holding the
Federal AviationAdministration's feet to the fire in a determined effort
to have the agencyconsider mitigation proposals that would lessen the
impact of proposedfuture air traffic over county
communities.AdvertisementAt the Dec. 19 council meeting, Chairman Andrew
J. Reilly announced that FAAofficials have agreed to consider the county's
mitigation proposal thatincludes a recommendation that FAA require planes
departing Runway 27, goingwest, to stay over the Delaware River until the
plane reaches 3000 feetaltitude before turning north over the county.
"This requirement should be contained in an FAA directive which makes
therequirement mandatory. Right now, this is a 'preferred procedure,' (in
theFAA plan), but that's not good enough," Reilly said. Council wants the
abatement alternatives to address the negative impact ofthe proposed
expansion of the runway 17-35, and include mitigationstrategies to
consider the use of that runway as well. Since the FAA first released its
redesign plan in December 2005, CountyCouncil has voiced official
objections, hired a former FAA expert to analyzethe FAA re****t, and has
met with government officials at federal, state andlocal levels to make
the county's concerns known. Council members have metwith thousands of
residents and commercial representatives in town meetingsto discuss the
plan and listen to public opinion. Backed by strong community sup****t, in
late November, Reilly met with FAAProject Manager Steve Kelley who said
that Delaware County is one of onlyfive areas in the redesign region where
FAA has agreed to considermitigation proposals. "Here, in Delaware County,
we made our voices heard. We met with theproject manager, and he agreed to
consider any recommendations we had. Wealready had those recommendations
prepared and handed them to him that day. "We are still prepared to go to
court over this if the FAA does notrespond, but the fact that the FAA is
considering our proposals is a stepforward," Reilly said. Noise abatement
recommendations will also be
presented to U. S. SenatorArlen Specter and incoming U. S. Senator Robert
Casey in Wa****ngton D.C. In October, Reilly also participated in a hearing
chaired by U.S.Representative John Mica, chairman of the Congressional
Sub-Committee forthe FAA. Reilly also hosted a visit from U. S. Deputy
Secretary of theDepartment of Trans****tation Maria Cino, to show her the
towns that would beimpacted by increased air traffic. "We've maintained
for a year that the FAA's plan to redesign the airspacewon't fix the
problem of flight delays, but it will damage the quality oflife for our
residents. . . . "I think we successfully demonstrated to the FAA that
their DraftEnvironmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the redesign project
is seriouslyflawed and, in fact, won't reduce flight delays, which is
their wholepurpose," Reilly said. "Residents who want to voice their
opposition are invited to fill out theonline petition on our Web site, at
www.co.delaware.pa.us, and we willforward those names to the FAA and our
leaders in Wa****ngton," Reilly said.
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