Confusing Week for NY Decongestant Proposals

Amid press reports indicating the Department of Transportation will make auctions part of its recommendations when Secretary Mary Peters reports to President Bush next week, the department published the 188-page report from Aviation Rulemaking Committee tasked with coming up with solutions. The report came on the heels of nearly 100 recommendations made by a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey task force recently. Related Story
The ARC material indicated a New York area Czar would be useful, although it said little on up-gauging, aimed at small regional jets instead of the mainline narrow bodies that have constituted most of the growth at Kennedy this year. Related Story