On Demand
Headlines
- Rutgers Takes Pulse of Asian American Voters
- NYC Sets Up Tourism Shop in Mumbai
- Many Council Members Undecided Over Term Limits
- Hofstra Readies for Big Debate
- Jewish Harvest Festival Begins
- More
- U.S. Investing In Banks To Free Up Lending
- In Indonesia, Many Rooting For An Obama Victory
- Bush Announces Moves To Steady Banking Sector
- More
- Government moves again to unclog credit lines
- Stocks fluctuate as profit-taking sets in
- Sen. Clinton says 2nd White House run is unlikely
- More
Vote 2008: WNYC's Election Coverage
Art.Cult blog
Street Shots: NYC Photography
Studio 360: Klezmer in Krakow
The Takeaway: Electoral College prediction tracker
The Toni Morrison Lectures: Newark Mayor Cory Booker
Radiolab LIVE in Chicago!
News
Bottleneck at Area Airports
by Brian Zumhagen
NEW YORK, NY November 20, 2007 —One of the reasons the skies are so crowded is that airspace routes have not been changed since the 1960's. The FAA is looking to re-design the airspace over the New York region and Philadelphia to create more arrival and departure routes. But the redesign is meeting resistance from people who live under the proposed new flight paths. WNYC's Brian Zumhagen reports.
Retirements Among Air Traffic Controllers Mean More Jobs