Airports
FAA Upholds Airport Funds Use for HTO Lawsuits
Denying an appeal from NBAA and local aviation advocates, the FAA reaffirmed that East Hampton can use airport funds for legal fight over HTO restrictions.

The FAA recently upheld an earlier agency determination that the town of East Hampton, New York, can use airport funds to pay for legal fees associated with its attempt to restrict access to East Hampton Airport (HTO). NBAA, joining a number of local aviation businesses and other aviation advocates, had appealed the 2018 determination, calling such use of airport money a “misappropriation of funds.”