LA Times · Sep 9, 2015
FAA extends public comment period for air traffic control proposals
A commerical jet takes off from LAX, the nation's second-busiest airport. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)The Federal Aviation Administration is extending the public comment period for the environmental analysis of new air traffic control measures proposed for Southern California.
The public now has until midnight on Oct. 8, an additional 30 days, to comment on the draft environmental assessment for the Southern California Metroplex project.
The project, which includes most of the region and six major airports, is a comprehensive proposal to replace conventional air traffic control methods with new satellite-based procedures.