Regulations and Government
Aviation Groups Seek Contract Tower Funding for FY 2014

With President Obama’s FAA budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2014 awaiting action by Congress, 11 aviation organizations signed a joint letter to the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations committees calling for continued funding for contract air traffic control towers.

“Events in recent months have made it abundantly clear that the FAA contract tower program enjoys strong bipartisan support in both chambers, and we urge Congress to dedicate funding for the program for FY 2014,” reads the letter sent to House Appropriations Committee chairman Harold Rogers (R-Ky.), Senate Appropriations Committee chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and other ranking committee members.