About those air traffic control towers being forced to close because of sequester...

Obama was bluffing?

NORTH ANDOVER — Officials at Lawrence Municipal Airport learned yesterday that their air traffic control tower will not close tomorrow as a casualty of federal budget cuts, but will remain open for at least two more months.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it has delayed the closing of 149 airport control towers around the country until June 15.

“Obviously, I’m very happy to hear about this,” Lawrence Municipal Airport manager Michael Miller said.
“It gives time for more deliberative thought to go into on the appropriateness of closures — also more time to develop and implement procedures and safety plans that will be necessary because of the closures. I’m also glad for the air traffic controllers who are not going to get laid off,” Miller said.