Airport Control Tower Could Go Empty With Sequestration Cuts
Air traffic controllers at Beverly Airport are one of the federal services that would be cut under the sequestration scheduled to go into place at the end of the week.
The federal budget cuts slated to happen later this week could mean the control tower at Beverly Airport could go unmanned later the spring, leaving pilots up to themselves to work out takeoffs, landing and other airport activity. Airport Manager Robert Mezzetti said Beverly Municipal Airport is in line to have its staff of air traffic controllers cut if the so-called sequestration occurs on Friday. The 415-acre airport sits in Beverly, Danvers and Wenham, with 172 acres in Danvers. The air traffic control services are contracted to Midwest ATC Service Inc., a Overland Park, Kansas-based contractor that handles air traffic control duties through a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration at most of the small and medium-size …
Les Moore
1:44 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
It should also be noted that according to the Dems........The moon will not rise again until more tax revenue is raised...........and it will be low-tide "Forever".......and the rocket from "Davey & Goliath" will have no fuel....:( Les more ›