Bush wants to close FAA facilities like the base closure initiative from the Reagan era...

John Theune wrote:
Blueskies wrote:
See: http://tinyurl.com/32xsat

or:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...des%20Closures


"The FAA reauthorization legislation sent to Congress this month calls
for establishment of a commission to recommend the closing or
consolidation of certain FAA facilities, similar in structure and
mission to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) organization that
was used to shutter scores of Defense Department installations."


One problem with this whole concept is that we need to keep these
facilities open and viable. This is not like the downsizing after the
Cold War where we had all sorts of excess capacity. The nonsense
coming out of this administration astounds me!



So tell me why they need to stay open? From the story it looks like
they are going to study the issue and close what is not needed and
consolidate the work. Rather then calling this nonsense, I think it's
about time the federal government examine it's operations in light of
the current technology and the requirements for multiple facilities. The
cost of the system continues to go up, yet none of the users want to pay
that increasing cost, so looking at ways to reduce it looks good to me.


Go ahead and place all your Air Traffic control in one
building in Kansas. The terrorists love easy targets for
maximum economic disruption. Sounds like more college boy
bean counter bull**** by clueless Government and FAA
Management. Grand Canyon times 10 looms closer and closer.
The bean counter rubber band will be snapping soon. Very soon.