GA seeks relief for losses from TFRs

Presidents of six of GA's alphabet groups have asked the Transportation Security Administration to work with general aviation on ways to reduce business losses sustained under airspace restrictions during presidential travel, according to a report at AOPA.org, which gives as one example at FBO a Midway Airport that loses an average of $60,000 a day in revenue when President Barack Obama visits the Chicago area. Read the full report here. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on June 6th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.