FAA to delay tower closures until June 15

FAA said it will delay the closures of 149 US federal contract air traffic control towers from April 7 until June 15 to “allow the agency to attempt to resolve multiple legal challenges to the closure decisions.” Last month, FAA announced it would eliminate funding for these towers as part of the...
Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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