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•  "Controllers say feds' plan poses major risk; Miami International air traffic controllers say a federal plan to improve traffic flow will jeopardize safety" - The Miami Herald - Oct. 20, 2005 - Circulation: 367,029
• "New airline routes from Northeast to S. Florida to streamline flights, save fuel" - Sun Sentinel - Oct. 21, 2005 - Circulation: 276,000

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• ABC - Total Estimated Audience: 69,785 - Oct. 12, 2005
• NBC - Total Estimated Audience: 65,402 - Oct. 13, 2005
  • TOTAL ESTIMATED AUDIENCE COVERAGE: 135,187

Miami Herald: Controllers say feds' plan poses major risk; Miami International air traffic controllers say a federal plan to improve traffic flow will jeopardize safety.; AIRPORTS
The Herald reports, "Air traffic controllers at Miami International Airport say a new FAA plan to speed up travel from the northeast will significantly increase their workload and is a ''major safety'' risk.  Starting next week, in preparation for snowbird traffic, the Federal Aviation Administration is giving airlines more lanes to fly to Miami International Airport. The problem, local controllers say, is that the Miami control tower must merge the traffic -- something it's ill-equipped to do. 'We deem it unwise and refuse to place our users or the flying public at risk,' wrote Jose Suarez, local union president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, to the FAA earlier this year...Jim Marinitti, the union vice president, said the complexity of the Miami airspace makes the plan unworkable.  'Without a doubt, this is a major safety problem,' Marinitti said."    

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: New airline routes from Northeast to S. Florida to streamline flights, save fuel

Friday, October 21, 2005

The Sun-Sentinel reports, "The Federal Aviation Administration has announced a plan to reduce delays between South Florida and the Northeast during the busy winter travel season.But local air traffic controllers say the region's airspace is too tight for such changes. They consider the FAA plan a safety threat.  'We are not in the profit-making business,' said Jim Marinitti, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association's local union.'We are in the safety business.'"