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Your full-service aviation consultant . . . Airfield engineering Airport planning Aviation architecture Air service analysis Financial analysis Environmental services Call 1-888-273-8555 or visit www.meadhunt.com for more information. Construction management 6 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2007
GUEST EDITORIAL Record Set Straight On Congestion by Phil Boyer President Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association As we emerge from one of the worst summers for airline delays since 2000, things are getting even bumpier for the airlines. While they continue to pull out all the stops to get the Phil Boyer U.S. Congress to approve user fees on general aviation, even outgoing FAA Administrator Marion Blakey thought it was important to take a parting shot at their poor business practices. About halfway through the speech to an industry group in Washington, D.C., she put the blame for airline delays squarely on airline scheduling practices, not air traffic control. Further, she delivered a not-so-veiled ultimatum that the government would The presidents of EAA, NBAA, GAMA and AOPA held a forum, July 25, during EAA AirVenture, on the topic of FAA’s proposed “user fees.” (L/R) Tom Poberezny, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA); Ed Bolen, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA); Peter Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA): and Phil Boyer, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA). take action if the airlines didn’t do so on their own. “The airlines need to take a step back on scheduling practices that are at times out of line with reality. Passengers are growing weary of schedules that aren’t worth the electrons they’re printed on. Airline schedules have got to stop being the fodder for late night monologues,” Blakey said. “And if the airlines don’t address this voluntarily, don’t be surprised when the government steps in.” The government’s own data show that weather and scheduling are the major causes of delays, yet the airlines have been trying to pin the delays on business jets. At the airports Introducing the World's First Certified Application of the Fully Integrated Garmin G1000 Glass Flight Deck The G1000 Avionics Suite is a completely integrated system including two 10.4" displays, a Primary Flight Display and Multi-Function Display, Traffic, Terrain, Weather, Engine Monitoring and unsurpassed Reliability. Also available on the TwinStar DA42! ASI JET CENTER For a Demonstration Flight and Ordering Options, Contact ASI (952) 941-6255 :: info@asijetcenter.com :: www.asijetcenter.com Flying Cloud Airport :: Eden Prairie, MN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2007 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 7
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