Article: RAA Supports ATA Suit.(Regional Airline Association)(Air Transport Association of America Inc.)(airspace auction lawsuit)

In strongly worded statement supporting the Air Transport Association's lawsuit aimed at blocking the Administration's plan to auction off the nation's airspace, RAA President Roger Cohen said major cities will be shut out of access to New York. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg sent a letter to DOT Secretary Mary Peters and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Christopher Ward, saying he wanted the pilot program on slots implemented. Bloomberg previously opposed the caps imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration on flights at the three New York City airports calling them ineffective and harmful to the New York economy.

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