[JYO] Pressure mounting to reopen three remaining Washington airports to GA
- From: FlyboyEd@xxxxxxx
- To: jyo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 08:01:42 EDT
Pressure mounting to reopen three remaining Washington airports to GA
GA's imminent return to DCA a positive sign
May 8 — At a Wednesday congressional hearing on reopening DCA to general
aviation, Rep. Connie Morella (R-Md.) pointedly asked FAA Associate
Administrator for Air Traffic, Steve Brown, when College Park Airport,
Potomac Airpark, and Hyde Field would reopen to transient traffic.
Brown told the subcommittee the FAA is in the midst of reviewing current
security procedures and is looking at ways to modify access by sometime this
summer. When Morella asked if the changes could be made before summer, Brown
told her they would try.
"AOPA appreciates Representative Morella raising this important issue
regarding GA access during the hearing," said AOPA President Phil Boyer.
"AOPA has been working to restore transient general aviation to these
airports and recently <A
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2002/02-2-061x_ltr.html";>sent a
letter</A> to Under Secretary John Magaw of the
Transportation Security Administration, requesting that TSA take immediate
steps to restore access.
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