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Aircraft and transport. Texas approves funding to keep 14 control towers open

Austin, USA - The public intervention will maintain the facilities operational for 90 days

The Texas Transportation Commission today approved funding to pay for the continued operations of air traffic control towers at 14 airports in Texas, which are destined to be closed starting from April 7, 2013, as part of the Federal Aviation Administration's sequestration implementation plan. Currently, 21 percent of aircraft take off and land at these towered airports in Texas. The planned closures...

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Rome, Italy, 04/05/2013 18:11
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