United States, Congree. Senate. Comp tee on Commerce, Science,
and Transja Station. Subcommittee on Aviation.

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,
SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
UNITED STATES SENATE
NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 508

TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATION'S AIR-
PORT AND AIRWAY SYSTEM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

75-804 O

FEBRUARY 24 AND 25, 1981

Serial No. 97-8

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1981

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

BOB PACKWOOD, Oregon, Chairman

BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona
HARRISON H. SCHMITT, New Mexico
JOHN C. DANFORTH, Missouri
NANCY LANDON KASSEBAUM, Kansas
LARRY PRESSLER, South Dakota
SLADE GORTON, Washington
TED STEVENS, Alaska
BOB KASTEN, Wisconsin

HOWARD W. CANNON, Nevada
RUSSELL B. LONG, Louisiana
ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina
DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii
WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky
DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan
J. JAMES EXON, Nebraska
HOWELL HEFLIN, Alabama

WILLIAM M. Diefenderfer, Chief Counsel
GERALD J. KOVACH, General Counsel
ANNE GAVAGHAN, Professional Staff Member
MICHAEL C. MOFFET, Staff Counsel
AUBREY L. SARVIS, Minority Chief Counsel
EDWIN K. HALL, Minority General Counsel
CHARLES M. BARCLAY, Minority Staff Counsel

Baker, John L., president, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, accompa-
nied by Larry Graves, vice president, congressional relations......

Ekedahl, Duane H., president, Commuter Airlines Association of America,

accompanied by Alan R. Stephen, vice president of operations; and Calvin

Davison, counsel.

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Prepared statement

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Moore, Edward B., chairman, General Aviation Manufacturers Association,

accompanied by Edward W. Stimpson, president.

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Prepared statement

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Questions and answers.

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Solomon, John, director of aviation, Clark County, Las Vegas, Nev.; Robert H.

Waddle, executive director, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, West Columbia,

S.C.; and Jim Church, deputy director, Port of Portland, Portland, Oreg..

Trent, Darrell, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation.
Von Kann, Clifton F., president, National Aeronautic Association..

Prepared statement

Winant, John, president, National Business Aircraft Association, accompa-

nied by J. Donald Reilly, executive vice president, Airport Operators Coun-

cil International; Hugh Kelleher, president, American Association of Air-

port Executives; Duane E. Ekedahl, executive director, Commuter Airlines

Association of America; Edward W. Stimpson, president, General Aviation

Manufacturers Association; Lawrence L. Burian, president, National Air

Transportation Association; and David L. Blackshear, president, National

Association of State Aviation Officials

FEBRUARY 25, 1981

Berkley, Hon. Richard, mayor, Kansas City, Mo.; A. L. McMillian, assistant
director, Houston finance division, department of aviation; and Glenn
Simon, assistant executive director, U.S. Conference of Mayors..
Prepared statement

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Blackshear, David L., president, National Association of State Aviation Offi-

cials, accompanied by Willard G. Plentl, second vice president; and Joseph

G. Mason.

Ignatius, Paul R., president, Air Transport Association of America; Spencer
Leroy, United Airlines; and Robert Hullet, American Airlines.......
Kelleher, Hugh, president, American Association of Airport Executives, ac-
companied by John Solomon, past president, Daniel Orcutt, first vice presi-
dent; and Russell Hoyt, executive vice president.

O'Donnell, Capt. John J., president, Air Line Pilots Association; Jack Howell,

executive central air safety chairman; and John O'Brien, manager of oper-

ations, engineering and air safety department.