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Hanna Urges DOT To Keep Griffiss Tower Open
Hanna Urges DOT To Keep Griffiss Tower Open
Hanna Urges DOT To Keep Griffiss Tower Open
Congressman Richard Hanna is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to ensure the contract control tower at Griffiss International Airport remains open. Hanna and 82 members of Congress have sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Griffiss Vying For FAA’s New Air Traffic Control Center
Griffiss Vying For FAA’s New Air Traffic Control Center
Griffiss Vying For FAA’s New Air Traffic Control Center
The Griffiss Business and Technology Park is vying for the Federal Aviation Administration's new Air Traffic Control Center. Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente says FAA representatives recently visited the site in Rome. Picente says the new facility would initially create 800 jobs, with the potential to increase total employment up to 1,200 workers...
Griffiss Tower To Remain Open Until June
Griffiss Tower To Remain Open Until June
Griffiss Tower To Remain Open Until June
The air traffic control tower at Griffiss International Airport in Rome will remain open for now. The Federal Aviation Administration will delay the closure of 149 air traffic control towers at smaller airports until mid-June. The towers were due to begin closing as early as Sunday, but mounting legal challenges prompted the delay...
Picente Announces Intentions To Keep Griffiss Tower Open
Picente Announces Intentions To Keep Griffiss Tower Open
Picente Announces Intentions To Keep Griffiss Tower Open
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that the air traffic control tower at Griffiss International Airport in Rome would close, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente says he's fighting to keep the tower open. Picente says he met with major tenants at Griffiss to discuss every option available to make the transition from an FAA Control Tower to a tower that remains open without