NBAA Applauds DOT's Decision To Preserve Sequester-Targeted ATC Towers

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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen welcomed Friday's announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that 149 contract air traffic control (ATC) towers, slated for closure next month, will instead remain open throughout the federal government's 2013 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.
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NBAA Welcomes Forceful Calls From House, Senate For Keeping ATC Towers Open

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed renewed calls to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for using authority provided for in recently approved legislation to preserve 149 federal contract air traffic control (ATC) towers slated for closure next month under mandatory budget sequestration.
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NBAA Lauds Congressional Action To Keep Towers Open And Controllers Working

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed passage of legislation in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that would provide the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the funding and flexibility necessary to keep air traffic controllers at work and contract air traffic control (ATC) towers open.
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NBAA Welcomes FAA Delay For ATC Tower Closures

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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today issued the following statement regarding an announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the agency would delay the closure of 149 contract air traffic control towers until June 15, in order to provide time to further examine considerations related to the closures.
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NBAA Letter to FAA Underscores Industry's Pressing Tower-Closure Concerns

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As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prepares to finalize a plan for closing nearly 170 air traffic control towers and other facilities, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday wrote the FAA to outline the business aviation community’s significant concerns with the plan, and offer proposals for mitigating the situation.
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