Drastic AIP Cuts Are Almost Restored in Full

An 11th-hour amendment offered by Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) will restore $243.6 million in cuts from the fiscal 1998 Airport Improvement Program. "That will leave a $30-million shortfall in the AIP budget, but that's certainly not as disastrous as a 16-percent rescission in airport funds," said...

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