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Old September 26th 06, 12:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Neil Gould
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Default FAA Goes after Chicago on Meigs

Recently, Mxsmanic posted:

Larry Dighera writes:

The impossibility of acquiring replacement real estate for a
municipal airport gateway to the aerospace transportation system of
the future is the crucial issue in the airport closure debate. I
have yet to see any arguments opposing that fact.


How do you know that general aviation is the wave of the future?

Have you done any travelling lately? There are a lot of companies, from
Honda to Eclipse to Cessna and others who are betting that, given a
reasonable alternative, people won't put up with the time and hassle of
using hubs that are 180° away from where they ultimately want to go.

Neil