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Quote of the Week: "The ****t Authority's decision to acquire Stewart
Air****t
is a welcome one, because it offers the possibility for some long-term
traffic relief at Teterboro" New Jersey Congresssman Steve Rothman
welcoming
New York getting the expansion New Jersey didn't want
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#428.........................................................................May
13, 2007 Past newsletters can be accessed at:
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Congressman Welcomes N.Y.s Reliever Air****t
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As Bill Sees It: (Editorial): N.Y.'s Stewart Air****t: New Jersey's Trash
Is
New York's Treasure!!! Stories this week talked about how New Jersey's
Teterboro Air****t escaped from being selected by the ****t Authority of New
York and New Jersey to be the major "reliever" air****t for the N.Y. City
metropolitan area. This honor went to Stewart Air****t located near the
heavily minority city of Newburgh, New York, thanks to the efforts of
Congressmen Hinchey and Hall. That couldn't make New Jersey congressman
Steve Rothman happier. Rothman's district includes Teterboro Air****t which
was originally slated to become the dumping ground for the ****t
Authority's
increasing air traffic, especially nighttime air cargo traffic.
Phony New York "Environmentalist" Congressmen Show Real Side!!! While Rep.
Rothman's district escaped more planes, two New York congressmen are happy
that the ****t Authority is going to dump their air cargo hub on their
constituents!!! Stewart Air****t is in newly elected Congressman John
Hall's
district but most of the heavy impacts will hit the town of Newburgh, in
Rep. Hinchey's district. Both these phonies regularly have newspaper
stories
about them sup****ting various environmental issues. Most recently Hinchey
was lauded for sup****ting limiting snowmobiles in Yellowstone National
Park
because of the increased noise. Rep.Hall recently had a story in the news
about his sup****t for wind power as alternative energy sources for Hudson
Valley residents. That's the way these democRATS con the public. They get
a
friendly press to ****tray them as environmentalists to get gullible people
to vote for them thinking they are concerned about their health and
quality
of life. They then go ahead and push for the worst environmental impact
ever
to hit the region...a heavily night-operating operating air cargo hub.
Hall
and Hinchey have ignored pleas to have public hearings so the public can
find out what the ****t Authority has planned for Stewart Air****t. Possibly
they have already made their deals with the ****t Authority for big jobs
for
their friends, sup****ters and relatives.
U.S. Air****t Curfews And The Mysterious FAA Ombudsman!!! After I was told
by someone from the ****t Authority of NY/NJ that "no U.S. air****ts have a
nighttime curfew" As I knew that this was not true, I decided to find out
the real facts for myself. So I checked to see if President Moronic
Polluter
got rid of the FAA's ombudsman. I went to the FAA web site and typed in
"Ombudsman." Of course the first hit was a site which directed me to the
National Institute of Health. Finally looking down the list I found a site
for the FAA Ombudsman, but of course it only had an address and no phone
number. I called the FAA Public Affairs Office (1-202-267-3883) and they
told me they didn't talk to the public and only talked to the media!!! I
suggested that they change their name to one that doesn't mislead the
public. After being bounced around to various FAA offices I finally got
the
FAA Ombudsman's name (Lynne Pickard) and phone number (1-202-267-3577). I
didn't get to talk to Lynne though; maybe she was busy helping the many
other FAA victims. Incredibly, the person I did talk to told me that "the
FAA doesn't regulate the air****ts" and they didn't have a list of air****ts
with curfews so they couldn't help me. I told her I knew if an air****t
wanted to have a night curfew they had to file a Part 161 study and get a
approval for the curfew. She then reversed herself and agreed with me that
the FAA does regulate air****ts, especially curfews!!! She suggested I
check
out a Boeing Corp. site which I already new about. The Boeing site seemed
more geared to pilots and the little information on curfews was very hard
to
find. All of this once again proves that the FAA works only for the
airline
industry and does everything in their power to avoid contact with their
victims, the public. We taxpayers pay the FAA BILLONS of dollars (see
chart
upper right) every year and they can't even give us a list of U.S.
air****ts
with curfews from them!!! I think such a list exists and they are hiding
it
because they don't want communities to know that other communities DO
have
curfews on their air****ts. I will continue to demand the corrupt,
aviation industry-controlled FAA for information on curfews.
EPA Issues 2007 Draft On The Environment: I was sent an email by
AviationWatch's Jack Sa****ito which had the web site address of the EPA's
recent "2007 Draft on the Environment." Maybe I missed it, but I didn't
see
one word about "aviation" or even "noise." It's as if they think that if
they ignore it maybe it will go away. As the U.S. Aviation Cabal (the
airlines, the FAA and their politician toadies) is expanding air****ts
right
and left, there is little chance of that. I did a search on the EPA site
for
the terms "noise" and "aviation" and of course nothing appeared. It seems
these terms have been taboo ever since the aviation industry-owned
politicians got the EPA to "defund" the EPA Office of Noise Abatement and
Control (ONAC) in 1981 effectively stopping ALL federal noise research and
enforcement.
New Jersey Congressman "Relieved" He Didn't Get NY/NJ ****t Authority
Reliever Air****t!!! The bill that Gov. Codey recently signed allowed the
****t Authority to expand its bi-state empire to the north by allowing the
agency to purchase the $78.5 million, 93-year lease of Stewart
International
Air****t in Newburgh, N.Y., some 55 miles north of New York City. The law
also allows the ****t Authority to operate outside of its traditional
jurisdiction area, which is designated to be a 25-mile radius from the
Statue of Liberty. Congressman Rothman discussed what the designation of
Stewart as the air****t to be used to relieve regional air traffic - and
not
Teterboro - means to his district, which includes Secaucus, Jersey City
Heights, and parts of North Bergen. "Teterboro has always been designated
as
a 'reliever' air****t in contrast to the major air****t status of Newark,
LaGuardia and JFK," he said. "I'm pleased that the ****t Authority has
lived
up to its promises to me and many others that Teterboro will never become
a
major air****t." Rothman looked to the potential upgrade of Stewart with
pleasure, but also caution. Rothman went into further detail about the
effect that noise disturbances created by the operations at Teterboro have
on the surrounding communities. "Given the stresses of life in 21st
century
America, people here in northern New Jersey have enough to cope with
already," he said. "The roar of planes flying in and out of Teterboro
simply
add a significant and unwelcome measure of stress to an already
over-stressed quality of life. The smaller aircraft that fly into
Teterboro
are permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly lower as
opposed to those that fly into the larger air****ts. This is an unnecessary
contributor to the aircraft noise factor in the area that lies within a
five
to 15 mile radius from Teterboro Air****t."
SHARONVILLE, Ohio: Helicopter/Plane Collision Debris Falls In Residential
Area!!! -- Two small aircraft collided Friday over suburban Cincinnati,
raining debris onto roads and backyards and killing two people on board,
authorities said. The accident evidently involved two planes, the Federal
Aviation Administration said in a recorded message. The agency initially
said one of the aircraft might have been a helicopter. Witnesses gave
conflicting accounts of the types of aircraft involved. The FAA had no
information about the aircrafts' flight plans or why they were so close
together. Blue Ash Air****t, a runway used by small planes, is several
miles
away. No injuries were re****ted on the ground. Several roads were closed
because of the debris. The planes' pilots were not required to file flight
plans and apparently were not in contact with air traffic controllers, the
FAA said. Resident Joe Muenks said wreckage from one of the planes fell in
a
yard about three blocks from his house. Editor's Note: I'm just surprised
there aren't more collisions with large passenger planes as the FAA has
allowed our skies to become so overcrowded with amateur pilots.
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/05/12/z-apoh_aircraftcrash4_0512.ART_ART_05-12-07_B5_766MTP7.html
England: Concern Building Over Increased Heathrow Air****t Night Flights:
Fresh concern has been voiced over the increased aircraft noise over the
borough which could mean permanent misery for residents. Short term
changes
to night flight patterns at Heathrow could give residents a flavour of the
shape of things to come, according to Richmond's MP Susan Kramer. BAA is
allowing additional landings during the peak early morning and evening
periods while new air traffic control building operations bed down at
Terminal 5. Ms Kramer thinks that increased noise between 5am and 6am and
after 11.30pm at night will mean more lost sleep for residents even
though,
at this stage, it is a tem****ary measure. She said: "This shows us what it
could be like in the future if our communities don't take a stand on this
whole issue of patterns of flights and Heathrow expansion." Currently,
National Air Traffic Services (Nats) are drawing up plans for new flight
paths to allow for extra arrivals and departures at the air****t. Nats
claim
that they have a legal obligation to provide enough capacity to meet
airlines' expansion plans, and that growth is needed because more and more
people want to fly. The leader of Richmond upon Thames Council, Coun Serge
Lourie, speaking on behalf of the 2M Group of local authorities fighting
air****t expansion, has also warned of the trouble ahead. "With this
relentless growth, more and more residents will be affected by noise
misery
and their quality of life further eroded. "Our view is that expansion has
already gone too far and that enough is enough.
'
@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Im****tant Aviation News Stories This
Week
Flying high, but still grounded
Rep. Rothman pleased by ****t Authority's choice not to expand Teterboro
Air****t
Mark J. Bonamo
Re****ter staff writer
http://www.hudsonre****ter.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18334467&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523587&rfi=6
05/13/2007
At a May 3 ceremony at Teterboro Air****t, acting New Jersey Gov. Richard
Codey signed a bill that authorized the ****t Authority of New York and New
Jersey to expand two regional air****ts, one in each state, in an attempt
to
relieve air traffic congestion.
The New Jersey site designated for expansion has yet to be named. But
officials have said that it will not be nearby Teterboro air****t.
U.S. Representative Steve Rothman (D-9th Dist.) said last week that he was
relieved that Teterboro is not slated for expansion, but he still has some
concerns about the air****t's future.
Teterboro problems long a Rothman concern
Eesidents of southern Bergen County as well as Secaucus have long
registered
complaints with Rothman concerning noise from planes from Teterboro
Air****t.
The oldest operating air****t in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area,
the first flight lifted off in 1919 from the 827-acre air****t, located at
the juncture of Teterboro, Moonachie and Hasbrouck Heights. The ****t
Authority purchased the air****t in 1949, and its use has increased ever
since.
While nearby Newark Liberty International Air****t handled the most flights
in the metropolitan area in 2006, clocking in at over 444,000, Teterboro,
which typically handles smaller private planes, handled just over 187,000
flights according to ****t Authority figures.
Local residents have been particularly vocal about noise complaints
related
to the air****t. In 2003, Congressman Rothman responded by helping to pass
a
bill that retained a ban on aircraft exceeding 100,000 pounds in weight
from
taking off from Teterboro because of the excessive noise these planes made
for the surrounding communities.
Additional neighbor complaints have touched upon exhaust odors, as well as
incidents in which planes ran off the runways.
The ****t Authority has also tried to reduce traffic at Teterboro by
prohibiting the noisiest aircraft, known as Stage 2 jets, from the
air****t,
as well as calling for a voluntary ban on late-night flights.
The bill
The bill that Gov. Codey recently signed allowed the ****t Authority to
expand its bi-state empire to the north by allowing the agency to purchase
the $78.5 million, 93-year lease of Stewart International Air****t in
Newburgh, N.Y., some 55 miles north of New York City. The law also allows
the ****t Authority to operate outside of its traditional jurisdiction
area,
which is designated to be a 25-mile radius from the Statue of Liberty.
Congressman Rothman discussed what the designation of Stewart as the
air****t
to be used to relieve regional air traffic - and not Teterboro - means to
his district, which includes Secaucus, Jersey City Heights, and parts of
North Bergen.
"Teterboro has always been designated as a 'reliever' air****t in contrast
to
the major air****t status of Newark, LaGuardia and JFK," he said. "I'm
pleased that the ****t Authority has lived up to its promises to me and
many
others that Teterboro will never become a major air****t."
Rothman looked to the potential upgrade of Stewart with pleasure, but also
caution.
"The ****t Authority's decision to acquire Stewart Air****t is a welcome
one,
because it offers the possibility for some long-term traffic relief at
Teterboro, but there is no guarantee that relief will ever come," he said.
"We need relief at Teterboro now."
Noise annoys
Rothman went into further detail about the effect that noise disturbances
created by the operations at Teterboro have on the surrounding
communities.
"Given the stresses of life in 21st century America, people here in
northern
New Jersey have enough to cope with already," he said. "The roar of planes
flying in and out of Teterboro simply add a significant and unwelcome
measure of stress to an already over-stressed quality of life. The smaller
aircraft that fly into Teterboro are permitted by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to fly lower as opposed to those that fly into the
larger air****ts. This is an unnecessary contributor to the aircraft noise
factor in the area that lies within a five to 15 mile radius from
Teterboro
Air****t."
Rothman hopes that the ****t Authority and the FAA enact a program that
will
encourage the diversion of Teterboro traffic to Stewart, including various
financial incentives and user fees.
If all else fails, Rothman offered an additional suggestion.
"An expanded Stewart Air****t probably won't be up and running for another
five to 10 years," he said. "If other measures don't have the desired
effect, it may require the ****t Authority and the FAA to restrict the
numbers of planes coming in and out of Teterboro, period."
Mark J. Bonamo can be reached at mbonamo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
groups seek night curfew from ****t Authority on Stewart
development
(April 19th)
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/Stew_dev_concerns-19Apr07.html
Wawarsing - A number of citizens groups, including Ulsterites Fight
Overflight Noise, Stewart Park and Reserve Coalition, Mohonk Preserve and
others Wednesday announced they have reached out to top officials of the
****t Authority of New York and New Jersey concerning the impact of Stewart
Air****t development on the Mid-Hudson and Catskill regions.
The ****t Authority, which operates the three major New York metropolitan
air****ts, is poised to take over Stewart this fall and that sets the
backdrop for these groups to be concerned about the future of the Newburgh
area air****t.
Rather than become a reliever air****t for the Big Three as the ****t has
said, the groups advocate that Stewart adhere to the air****t master plan
of
1993 to meet the needs of residents within a one hour radius of the
air****t.
Aviation and air****ts officials have said Stewart can grow to accommodate
as
many as three million passengers annually, as well as see expanded cargo
service. That would "sabotage and contradict" the 1993 do***ent, the
groups
say.
Among the recommendations advanced by the consortium are establi****ng a 10
p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew, keep cargo traffic at "an absolute minimum", design
approach and departure routes to avoid noise-sensitive areas, permit the
newest and quietest aircraft, restrict flights over and within two miles
of
state parkland, especially the Shawangunk Mountains, the Catskill
Preserve,
and the Basha Kill Wetlands Area, and establish a public advisory board to
work on "the redesign" of Stewart.
Ulsterites Fight Overflight Noise Co-Chairwoman Maureen Radl said they
believe the recommendations are doable, including placing a curfew on
flights.
"During these times where environmental concerns are im****tant to all of
us,
they might be more open than in the past to considering things like the
curfew," she said. "There are air****ts all over the world that have
curfews
because they respect the needs of the people who live near the air****t."
****t Authority spokesman Marc LaVorgna said the executive director is
"committed to having dialogue with the community and will continue to do
so."
Other groups involved in the consortium are Cragsmoor Association, Friends
of the Shawangunks, Orange Environment, Sierra Club - Ramapo Catskill
Group,
The Nature Conservancy - NY Chapter Shawangunk Ridge Program, and
Woodstock
Overflight Group.
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