FAA Delays New Landing Procedures at National Airport

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I was cleaning out old email, and I ran across this. What's interesting about the article is the reference in the title to National Airport as just that -- National Airport.

FAA Delays New Landing Procedures at National Airport

Potomac, Bethesda residents bothered by jet noise continue to press for changes in landing paths

BY DAN SCHERE | Published: 2019-06-28 10:25

The Federal Aviation Administration is delaying proposed changes to airplane landing procedures at National Airport that have brought an outcry from some Potomac and Bethesda residents over jet noise.

The new procedures, known as “GPS arrival” would mandate that airplanes fly along a fixed course, with pilots using a series of geographic waypoints to guide them, which would mean more concentrated noise that comes with an increase in the number of planes.

The FAA’s decision follows resident complaints and a meeting FAA Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell and a regional FAA administrator had with several Maryland congressional leaders this week.
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