One of FAA’s most colossal debacles in their rush to implement NextGen procedures happened at Phoenix. The core of that failure was in the new ‘early-turn’ departure procedures, starting on September 18, 2014. FAA’s failures included: they were biased by … Continue reading
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IMPACT: NextGen-Noise 8-15-2015 KPHX PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (3,400 acres) Phoenix, AZ Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [P19] 9 SE ; [KSDL] 12 NE ; [KCHD] 14 SE ; [KFFZ] 14 E ;(ave. distance: 12 nm) Total Based Aircraft:69 (17 … Continue reading
I attended a ‘Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) scoping Open House last night, for one of the fastest-growing commercial airports in the U.S.: Sea-Tac, serving the Seattle and Puget Sound [KSEA]. There is a lot to report, but even more, … Continue reading
Every year, industry representatives (including FAA and the lobbyists, of course!) meet at around this time, for the ‘Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium’. The event is traditionally held in the Palm Springs area, but is at Long Beach this year. … Continue reading
Airline stocks have been tanking lately, in no small part due to strategy shifts by United. In a nutshell, United is trying to design a broad restructuring of its three domestic-focused hubs in Chicago, Denver and Houston. Why? Because this … Continue reading
A recent news article out of Phoenix [KPHX] shows that both FAA and local officials are again ‘collaborating’ to screw over residents impacted by NextGen routes. Click here to view an archived copy with aiReform comments. What I find most … Continue reading
Here are three graphics: the first posted by airline lobbyist A4A, the second posted by FAA, and the last shared online at the Facebook site, Plane Sense 4 Long Island. Note the conflicting data from FAA and the lobby; note … Continue reading
Interesting discussion about community impacts and port authority overdevelopment at Sea-Tac [KSEA], in this Quiet Skies Puget Sound Facebook Post. Here, one of the area residents being victimized by Sea-Tac overexpansion suggests what really is the easiest solution: spread the … Continue reading
After three years of misery and sleep loss, residents in the Phoenix area may finally see some relief. This Judgment was just announced:Using the only legal recourse available to those impacted by FAA’s NextGen implementations, both the City of Phoenix … Continue reading