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FAA: Navigational coordinates no longer to honor Trump
Hat tip, Politico: Dem group trying to dig up dirt on Donald Trump
By Nick Gass | 7/17/15 12:59 PM EDT
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In its FAA request, the super PAC {American Bridge 21st Century} requested agency emails and memos dating back to Jan. 1 of this year from all Office of Public Affairs employees (based in Washington, D.C., and College Park, Georgia) that reference or refer to Trump or are related to the names of Trump-related flight navigation points.
On July 9, the FAA announced that it would be renaming all of its Trump-themed flight navigation points, including UFIRD, DONLD and TRMMP, above Palm Beach International Airport.
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In its FAA request, the super PAC {American Bridge 21st Century} requested agency emails and memos dating back to Jan. 1 of this year from all Office of Public Affairs employees (based in Washington, D.C., and College Park, Georgia) that reference or refer to Trump or are related to the names of Trump-related flight navigation points.
On July 9, the FAA announced that it would be renaming all of its Trump-themed flight navigation points, including UFIRD, DONLD and TRMMP, above Palm Beach International Airport.
FAA: Navigational coordinates no longer to honor Trump
Julius Whigham II
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
9:18 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2015 | Filed in: News
Three navigation points above the skies of Palm Beach County will no longer be named in honor of Donald Trump, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday. ... The FAA announced that it will rename three navigational coordinates near Palm Beach International Airport. In a statement released Thursday, the agency said that it generally chooses names that are “non-controversial.”
“The FAA is taking steps to rename three “fixes” near PBI,” the agency said in a statement released Thursday. “In general, the FAA chooses names that are non-controversial and relate to the area in which the fixes are located.” ... The change could take several months to take effect, the FAA said.
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In 2010, an air traffic controller named some routes along the airport’s main departure after celebrities, including Trump; Trump’s daughter, Ivanka; and singer Jimmy Buffet. ... Trump’s coordinates included the names DONLD, TRMMP and UFIRD, a reference to Trump’s catchphrase on the reality television show The Apprentice. His Mar-a-Lago Club is under the airport’s main flight path.
Trump told The Palm Beach Post at the time that he was unaware that part of the air traffic route had been named in his honor, but was flattered by the thought. ... However, not everyone was pleased with the decision. ... “We actually have had reports of people refusing to fly these departures because they are so offended by the fact that Trump has been memorialized,” pilot Paul Agnew said at the time. ... FAA officials have said that it is common for controllers to use the navigational procedure to honor celebrities.
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
9:18 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2015 | Filed in: News
Three navigation points above the skies of Palm Beach County will no longer be named in honor of Donald Trump, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday. ... The FAA announced that it will rename three navigational coordinates near Palm Beach International Airport. In a statement released Thursday, the agency said that it generally chooses names that are “non-controversial.”
“The FAA is taking steps to rename three “fixes” near PBI,” the agency said in a statement released Thursday. “In general, the FAA chooses names that are non-controversial and relate to the area in which the fixes are located.” ... The change could take several months to take effect, the FAA said.
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In 2010, an air traffic controller named some routes along the airport’s main departure after celebrities, including Trump; Trump’s daughter, Ivanka; and singer Jimmy Buffet. ... Trump’s coordinates included the names DONLD, TRMMP and UFIRD, a reference to Trump’s catchphrase on the reality television show The Apprentice. His Mar-a-Lago Club is under the airport’s main flight path.
Trump told The Palm Beach Post at the time that he was unaware that part of the air traffic route had been named in his honor, but was flattered by the thought. ... However, not everyone was pleased with the decision. ... “We actually have had reports of people refusing to fly these departures because they are so offended by the fact that Trump has been memorialized,” pilot Paul Agnew said at the time. ... FAA officials have said that it is common for controllers to use the navigational procedure to honor celebrities.
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