- Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:57 pm
#20790
It's time we demand that the Republicans stop their silly games and fully fund our Government, the next air crash is on their heads!
FAA to Close 149 U.S. Airport Towers After Budget Cuts. The U.S. will close 149 air-traffic control towers run by contractors at small- and mid-sized airports beginning on April 7 as a result of automatic budget cuts at government agencies.
The Federal Aviation Administration spared 24 towers on its original list of 173 subject to closing, it said in an e-mail today. All towers being shut down are run by private companies, not the government as at larger facilities. Another 16 private towers will face 5 percent cuts.
“Unfortunately we are faced with a series of difficult choices that we have to make to reach the required cuts under sequestration, safety will suffer but we will do the best with what we have.” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in an e-mailed statement.
