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Aircraft and transport. FAA postpones closure of 149 control towers

Washington, USA - "This has been a complex process and we need to get this right", claimed US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will delay the closures of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers until June 15. On March 22, the FAA announced that it would stop federal funding for 149 contract towers across the country. A phased, four-week closure process was scheduled to begin this Sunday, April 7. That phased closure p...

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Rome, Italy, 04/08/2013 12:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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