Regulations and Government
FAA Furlough Suspension Bill Saves Contract Towers Too

When President Obama signed bipartisan legislation Tuesday that suspended furloughs for air traffic controllers, he also threw a lifeline to 149 contract towers that were slated to be closed. The measure that was approved last Friday just before lawmakers all headed for airports to return to their home districts allowed the FAA to shift $253 million from its Airport Improvement Program to cover the salaries of controllers who were set to be furloughed this summer.