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FAA Plans to Protect 'Maximum' Travelers in Making Cuts

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, seen here in a file photo, said the agency wants to cause 'the minimal impact to the maximum number of travelers' in making budget cuts. (Photo: FAA)

March 7, 2013

The “overriding” principle the Federal Aviation Administration is following in carrying out mandated U.S. government budget cuts is to cause “the minimal impact to the maximum number of travelers,” Administrator Michael Huerta said Wednesday. That approach means that smaller airports serving GA, business and regional airline traffic will bear the brunt of pending ATC tower closures.

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