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...since hired another firm to make the plane airworthy.) "Evergreen actions with regard to our airplane were a clear threat to air safety. If Evergreen is doing the same to other airlines, they may well hurt someone," Bowles told TIME. "They have to be stopped." Last week the FAA confirmed that it was conducting its own special inspection of Evergreen. Contacted by TIME, the Air Center's president, Trevor Van Horn, said, "I am not going to comment." Other calls to officials at the company were not returned or yielded no comment...
...Angeles Airport Authority. Last year San Francisco International, one of the most delay-prone airports, had to threaten legal action against carriers before they backed down and adjusted their schedules. Delays got so bad at New York City's La Guardia Airport last year that management forced the FAA to step in. Last week the FAA proposed solutions at La Guardia, including charging higher fees for airplanes flying at rush hour...
Massport officials hope they won't need the FAA's help. "I doubt any airline will get so far off track that we have to impose a fine," says Freni. "But if they do," he warns, "they deserve...
...Port Authority, which worked closely with the FAA in developing possible options, seems primed to make whatever changes are necessary to bring LaGuardia back to something resembling normalcy. "We have proposed both market solutions and administrative tools to get the carrier to use LaGuardia more efficiently," says Neil Levin, the recently installed head of the Port Authority, who brings a businessman's impatience to the sluggish world of aviation policy. Levin seems to be itching to do something soon, and is not opposed to using strongarm tactics to accomplish his goal. One page of options from Levin's office boldly...
...There's nothing usual about the air traffic crisis at LaGuardia, though, and the airlines know the FAA and the Port Authority are serious about finding a solution. "No one disputes there is a problem at LaGuardia," says Levin. "One way or another, somebody...