FAA Plans To Stop Operating Model Remote Tower

The Saab Remote Tower installation at Leesburg Executive Airport
The Saab Remote Tower installation at Leesburg Executive Airport.
Credit: Saab
Note: This article has been updated with statement by Saab. —Ed. WASHINGTON—U.S. lawmakers are backing local officials in opposing an FAA decision to stop operating a remote tower system at Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) in Virginia, a decision the agency attributes to contractor Saab. The town of...

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