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TFaudree_ERAU · April 17th, 2008, 12:10

I generally avoid C-SPAN at all costs, but did anyone else see the Senate appropriations subcommittee meeting on C-SPAN 2 this morning? Robert Sturgell got his butt chewed by Sen. Specter over airline scheduling practices. The highlight of the show was a female senator saying she "felt the fully loaded 777 [she] was flying on struggling to get off the ground, and [she] [doesn't] think that should be allowed to happen."

The topic of runway incursions vs. controller staffing at LAX transpired. Sturgell made a good point that it wasn't necessarily the level of staffing as much as it is airport design.

Is a Congressional bill on the way to limit the number of flights allowed to be scheduled to an airport in an hour, and is it a good idea?

Discuss..

April 17th, 2008, 12:10	#1
TFaudree_ERAU Old Skool Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia is for Lovers, yacht chasing on the weekends Posts: 1,844	Televised Senate meeting I generally avoid C-SPAN at all costs, but did anyone else see the Senate appropriations subcommittee meeting on C-SPAN 2 this morning? Robert Sturgell got his butt chewed by Sen. Specter over airline scheduling practices. The highlight of the show was a female senator saying she "felt the fully loaded 777 [she] was flying on struggling to get off the ground, and [she] [doesn't] think that should be allowed to happen." The topic of runway incursions vs. controller staffing at LAX transpired. Sturgell made a good point that it wasn't necessarily the level of staffing as much as it is airport design. Is a Congressional bill on the way to limit the number of flights allowed to be scheduled to an airport in an hour, and is it a good idea? Discuss.. __________________ Charter Member - JC Pilot Motion Picture Society (JC PiMPS)