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U.S. Congress members from California and local elected officials alike expressed disappointment following a recent Federal Aviation Administration announcement indicating the agency will not change flight paths over the Bay Area to abate airplane noise for many residents. In a joint statement issued July 23, U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-18th District), Jackie Speier (D-14th District) and Jimmy Panetta (D-20th District) noted how members of a local committee tasked with making recommendations to the FAA about routes, or procedures, worked âtirelesslyâ for nine months to do so but to no avail. âIt has taken the FAA 55 months to respond in full to the recommendations,â the three representatives wrote. âThere is no excuse for why it has taken this long, despite our best efforts to engage directly with multiple FAA Administrators spanning three Administrations.â ....
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By Kathy Chouteau A proposed plan by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to divert flights off existing paths in the Oakland hills to fly over Richmond, El Cerrito, Albany and Berkeley has been abandoned, much to the pleasure of locals who advocated against it. The news was announced by an FAA official Wed., April 21 at the Oakland Airport Community Noise Forum, according to reports by Richmond Mayor Tom Butt and Berkleyside. The FAA plan would have seen a westward shift of airplane flight patterns over the East Bay’s diverse and more densely populated flatlands, a move intended to keep aircraft on the arrival route safely separated from Oakland departures. During the forum’s Zoom meeting last night, FAA Regional Administrator Raquel Girvin said that “ultimately, we were able to find a safety solution that does not involve changing the current routes,” per Berkleyside. ....
FAA abandons plans to reroute flight patterns over Berkeley The announcement came during a public meeting about Oakland and San Francisco airport noise. The FAA is shelving plans to change flight patterns over Berkeley. Credit: Kevin Woblick/Unsplash Berkeley officials celebrated Wednesday night after a Federal Aviation Administration official announced at a public meeting about Oakland and San Francisco airport noise that the FAA is shelving plans to change flight patterns that would have directed airplanes into the city’s flattest, most diverse neighborhoods. Raquel Girvin, a Regional Administrator for the FAA, told attendees during a Zoom meeting, “Ultimately, we were able to find a safety solution that does not involve changing the current routes.” She declined to elaborate. ....