US Military’s Concerning Disregard For Commercial Airspace Rules

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FAA’s abrupt closure of airspace over and around El Paso Airport in Texas cast a spotlight on the US military’s apparent disregard for the rules that maintain the safety of America’s commercial airspace. FAA and its controllers had kept the nation’s complex air traffic management (ATM) system safe...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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