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NATA intends to file a petition with the FAA this week to reopen Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to non-scheduled commercial air carriers. The airport has been closed to Part 135 operators and other non-scheduled flights since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The petition states that "The closure of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to all but scheduled flight operations conducted under Part 121 is creating serious harm for the traveling public and for NATA's members certificated to operate non-scheduled commercial service under Part 135 air carrier regulations. The closure unfairly, unreasonably and unlawfully discriminates against an important sector of the aviation transportation industry - non-scheduled commercial air carriers. It is time for the federal government to take action to eliminate this harmful discriminatory treatment."
"The FAA needs to recognize the intrinsic right of access to publicly funded airports guaranteed by the Federal Aviation Act and help to ensure a continued, relatively equitable level of operations at DCA by these operators," stated NATA president James K. Coyne. "This is the only airport with direct and immediate access to the nation's capital. There is no viable reason to continue to deny non-scheduled commercial air carriers access to this airport
The petition also states that the "Twelve-Five Rule, which goes into effect on April 1, will offer a well-defined and state-of-the-art regime addressing the security of these aircraft operations. As a result, no additional barrier preventing this class of operator from accessing DCA will exist except for the imposition of the security rules and procedures specific to the airport itself."
NATA intends to file the DCA petition on Thursday, March 13. The filing is part of a large, coalition-based effort sponsored by NATA. The coalition, dubbed WECAN (Working for Equitable Commercial Access to National) is comprised of local businessman and elected officials in the Washington, DC, area who support fully reopening DCA to non-scheduled commercial air carriers.
The petition states that "The closure of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to all but scheduled flight operations conducted under Part 121 is creating serious harm for the traveling public and for NATA's members certificated to operate non-scheduled commercial service under Part 135 air carrier regulations. The closure unfairly, unreasonably and unlawfully discriminates against an important sector of the aviation transportation industry - non-scheduled commercial air carriers. It is time for the federal government to take action to eliminate this harmful discriminatory treatment."
"The FAA needs to recognize the intrinsic right of access to publicly funded airports guaranteed by the Federal Aviation Act and help to ensure a continued, relatively equitable level of operations at DCA by these operators," stated NATA president James K. Coyne. "This is the only airport with direct and immediate access to the nation's capital. There is no viable reason to continue to deny non-scheduled commercial air carriers access to this airport
The petition also states that the "Twelve-Five Rule, which goes into effect on April 1, will offer a well-defined and state-of-the-art regime addressing the security of these aircraft operations. As a result, no additional barrier preventing this class of operator from accessing DCA will exist except for the imposition of the security rules and procedures specific to the airport itself."
NATA intends to file the DCA petition on Thursday, March 13. The filing is part of a large, coalition-based effort sponsored by NATA. The coalition, dubbed WECAN (Working for Equitable Commercial Access to National) is comprised of local businessman and elected officials in the Washington, DC, area who support fully reopening DCA to non-scheduled commercial air carriers.
