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Teterboro Airport Noise Has Gotten Worse, Says New Pascack Valley Group Fighting Teterboro Airport Noise Has Gotten Worse, Says New Pascack Valley Group Fighting
Teterboro Airport Noise Has Gotten Worse, Says New Pascack Valley Group Fighting For residents in the Pascack Valley region, the noise from private planes flying into Teterboro Airport has become a quality of life issue. Taxpayers for Airport Noise Solutions (TANS) is a new organization that has formed to give a voice to those grievances. The group has circulated a petition, which has almost 900 signatures, requesting the FAA change the flight plans for flights into Teterboro Airport Runway 19 by having them fly over Route 17, a less residential area.  TANS is an offshoot of Teterboro Aircraft Noise Abatement Advisory Committee (TANAAC), a group formed in 1987 for …
FAA Rescinds Ban On Flights To NYC-Area Airports Including Newark FAA Rescinds Ban On Flights To NYC-Area Airports Including Newark
FAA Rescinds Ban On Flights To Nyc-area Airports Including Newark The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ban temporarily suspending flights to NYC-area airports including Newark due to coronavirus-related staffing issues at regional air-traffic control center. The agency ordered air traffic controllers to stop all departures to JFK, LaGuardia, Newark and Philadelphia International Airport Saturday -- only to rescind it minutes later. Several U.S. airlines cancelled flights this week after a series of COVID-19 cases involving air traffic control personnel. The FAA closed the air traffic control tower at JFK early Friday before reopeni…
FLIGHT DELAYS: Seething Travelers Report 'Utter Hell' At Newark Airport FLIGHT DELAYS: Seething Travelers Report 'Utter Hell' At Newark Airport
Flight Delays: Seething Travelers Report 'Utter Hell' At Newark Airport The record-setting federal government shutdown is beginning to take its toll on the nation's airports -- and Newark is no exception. As the shutdown nears its 35th day, all flights were experiencing delays of an hour or more at Liberty International Airport Friday morning due to staffing issues, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Flights were temporarily restricted i and out of LaGuardia Airport, and Philadelphia International Airport was experiencing significant delays as well -- namely due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers, federal officials said. “We have experienced a sl…