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in texas , a range war is erupting over plans to add two runways to dallas-fort worth international airport , which in coming years is projected to become the busiest airport in the country .


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residents of tempe , ariz. , are fighting plans to add a reliever runway to phoenix sky harbor international airport .


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international airport that they have founded a group called bridgeton air defense -lrb- bad -rrb- that provides a telephone joke-of-the-day about st. louis mayor vincent schoemehl .


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the drive to make airports more attractive is spurred by the increasing recognition among local communities -- which usually own the airports -- that airports are important marketing tools in attracting new businesses , expanding convention trade and increasing domestic and international air service .


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since 1983 , for example , tele-trip co. , a unit of mutual of omaha insurance cos. , based in omaha , neb. , has opened two dozen business centers at 20 airports , including hartsfield atlanta international airport , baltimore-washington international airport , new york 's la guardia airport and los angeles international airport .


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stapleton international airport in denver is about to open a similar play area developed in cooperation with the local children 's museum .


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at las vegas 's mccarran international airport , a baby-changing room that can be used by fathers or mothers is a popular new feature .


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`` what it says is , if you give people quality and products at reasonable prices , people will spend the money , '' says clyde bingman , manager of commercial programs for the metropolitan washington airports authority , which runs washington national and washington dulles international airport .


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encouraged by the success of their two stores at john f. kennedy international airport , officials at bloomingdale 's bloomie 's express plan to open four more stores in airports this year and seven next year .


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phoenix sky harbor international airport , which will open a major new terminal in november , will feature merchandise made in arizona or elsewhere in the southwest .


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at the mccarran international airport in las vegas , aluminum palm trees are intermingled with 565 slot machines .


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patrick murphy , the deputy assistant transportation secretary for policy and international affairs , said the department will seek public comment soon on a proposed peak -hour pricing policy .


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a number of groups , including aopa and nbaa , sued , and in late 1988 successfully overturned the logan fees .


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the transportation department , concerned about local officials interfering in the free flow of air travel , announced an investigation friday into plans to sharply increase landing fees for small aircraft at boston 's logan international airport .


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the measure would also allow logan international airport in boston temporarily to continue new , higher landing fees for small airplanes to encourage them to use other airfields .


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the operators of logan international airport are vowing to challenge in court a government order that rejects a new landing fee system designed to cut traffic at the congested boston airfield by discouraging small planes .


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officials at boston 's logan international airport say as far as they 're concerned aviation gridlock already has arrived .


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they have occurred as often as once every 12,754 takeoffs or landings , which is the ratio for such incidents during a 20-month period at logan international airport in boston , federal records show .


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on friday , transportation secretary james burnley opened an investigation into a new landing-fee schedule for boston 's logan international airport .


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following a double-overtime loss to the celtics in a playoff game here friday evening , the pistons piled into their bac-111 team airplane and thundered off for detroit at 12 : 30 a.m. -- flouting a rule at boston 's logan international airport banning flights of loud aircraft between 10 p.m. and 6 : 30 a.m .


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a transportation department official ruled against the landingfee system by which massachusetts port authority hoped to ease air traffic congestion at boston 's logan international airport .


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at the same time , transportation secretary jim burnley asked the operators of logan to hold off on the landing fee increases , which are to go into effect july 1 , until the department 's investigation has been concluded next november .


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a spokesman for massport , thomas champion , said the higher fee structure remains `` an essential first step in our overall program to improve service at logan for all new england travelers .


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legislation designed to prevent the logan plan from being implemented has been introduced in congress , but its chances for passage seem slight this year .


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the transportation department said its investigation specifically would examine complaints received about the higher fees at logan from the aircraft owners and pilots association , the national business aircraft association and the regional airlines association .


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the bill would allow logan to continue receiving federal aid until the federal department of transportation completes an investigation of the controversial program .


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if the agency determines that the logan plan is illegal , government assistance to the airport would be halted .


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the transportation department ruled thursday that logan 's landing fee structure , which had been closely watched by the aviation community as a possible national precedent , was unreasonable , discriminatory and in violation of federal law .


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but opponents of the logan plan hailed the ruling as a victory for commuter air passengers , private plane pilots and small-town america .


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`` this is a tremendous victory for greater public access to our major airports , '' said rep. silvio o. conte , r - mass. , author of the law that authorized the cutoff of federal funds to logan if the transportation department agreed that the landing fees were unfair .


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small commuter airlines and private plane owners vehemently fought against the proposal , saying it would lock them out of logan and deprive air service to passengers in small communities where there is no access to major airlines .


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under logan 's revised fee structure , large jets are paying significantly less than before , while small aircraft had their landing fees increase from $ 25 to more than $ 100 .


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champion said the landing fee plan had succeeded in reducing congestion at logan , which is the largest airport in new england , and that access had not been restricted for commuters .


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last summer , the massachusetts port authority , which runs logan , imposed a new fee structure that makes it too expensive for owners of small planes and even some commuter airlines to land .


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the logan officials , meanwhile , are standing firm and intend to fight the dot ruling in court .


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only last fall , controllers at chicago 's busy o'hare international airport began making errors so frequently that the federal government ordered a cut in flights .


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small aircraft that had paid a flat $ 25 to land at logan found themselves facing a bill for $ 100 -plus every time they set down .


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logan , ranked last in on-time performance among the 27 biggest u.s. airports last may , surged to second place in the december rankings .


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john baker , president of the 265,000 -member aircraft owners and pilots association , says eliminating all the small planes would n't cure congestion at logan .


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in 1976 , 11.5 million people flew through logan ; by 1988 , terminal traffic more than doubled , to 23.3 million .


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_requests to take off and land frequently hit 100 an hour during logan 's peak periods .


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_before davis restructured runway fees , port authority officials say , private and commuter planes accounted for 40 percent of logan 's takeoffs and landings , but just 6 percent of passengers .


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authorities felt their logic was unassailable and noted besides that discouraging a single small plane from using logan could help speed hundreds of jumbo jet passengers on their way .


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in november , a federal administrative law judge ruled that logan 's fee restructuring violated aviation laws and unfairly saddled small planes with `` a disproportionate amount of airport costs. ''


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opponents of the plan make these arguments : _the aircraft owners and pilots association says that even before davis ' revisions , private planes accounted for just 3 percent of logan 's peak-hours operations .


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`` there are periods at logan where you can shoot a cannon through there and not hit an airplane. ''


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besides , he adds , few pleasure flyers use airports like logan these days .


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cockpit voice recordings analyzed friday show the flight crew reported several times that the plane was running out of fuel before it crashed thursday night on long island , 15 miles short of kennedy international airport .


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logan international airport , 12,754 ; cleveland hopkins international , 16,960 ; newark , 18,114 ; washington national , 19,035 ; lambert-st .


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currently , landing fees at logan , and other airports throughout the u.s. , are determined by an aircraft 's weight , so that big planes pay substantially more than smaller ones .


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but logan , like other big airports , is congested , and the port authority decided to try to reduce the crowding by encouraging smaller planes to land elsewhere .


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if the logan scheme is successful , some other airports undoubtedly will take similar steps .


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the port authority estimates that the new fee schedule will reduce logan traffic by 5 % almost immediately , as some small- plane pilots switch to smaller local or regional airports .


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`` the pistons like to slam-dunk you on these things , '' says patrick moscaritolo , logan 's acting aviation director .


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says logan 's mr. orlandella : `` who the hell is he -lrb- rep .


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`` the judge lives right under logan 's flight path , '' he adds .


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a decision to boost landing fees for smaller planes at logan international airport while slashing them for commercial jetliners is setting the stage for a battle that could affect air travelers throughout the country .


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`` they treat logan as a proprietary interest , without a national role , even though they have accepted millions in federal funds . ''


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for massport executive director david davis , all the fuss obscures a simple issue : logan , which is expected to handle 37 million passengers annually by the year 2000 , up from 23 million last year , will become hopelessly gridlocked without changes .


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certainly , logan 's new landing fees have drastically changed the costs of doing business at the airport .


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for business express of hartford , conn. , a commuter airline affiliated with delta air lines , landing fees at logan will triple to $ 1 million a year .


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james mcmanus , president of business express , says the higher fees contributed to a decision to end service between logan and augusta , maine , and may force him to raise fares .


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the provision was written by sen. warren rudman -lrb- r. , n.h. -rrb- , who contends logan is being run like a `` medieval fiefdom '' and that his constituents will be hurt .


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`` in new hampshire , they 're always making a big deal about how wonderful it is to do business there because the taxes are so low , '' he says , `` but that 's because of publicly supported places in massachusetts like logan . ''


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landing fees at logan most commonly used aircraft before after july 1 july 1 commuter aircraft cessna 402 $ 25.00


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in addition , thomas champion , assistant to david davis , the port authority 's executive director , insisted that the new landing-fee structure is working ; about 86 % of logan 's flights were roughly on-time in september , up from 70 % in september 1987 , he said .


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the temperature at logan airport in boston reached 94 degrees before a sea breeze set in during the early afternoon .


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the legislation also would prohibit boston 's logan airport from receiving federal assistance unless its system of higher landing fees for small planes receives a green light from the department of transportation .


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tuesday , nov. 8 : democrats : dukakis _ 3 : 35 a.m. , greet supporters , des moines airport , des moines , iowa ; 7 : 10 a.m. , greet supporters , detroit metro airport , detroit ; 10 : 00 a.m. , greet supporters , logan airport , boston ; 10 : 50 a.m. , vote at theresa moore housing project , longwood avenue , brookline , mass. ; 9 : 00 p.m. , election night festivities , world trade center , boston .


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a federal administrative judge ruled thursday that stiff landing fees aimed at keeping smaller aircraft out of boston 's logan airport violate federal aviation law because they are discriminatory and unfair .


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the transportation department announced last summer that it planned to closely examine the so-called `` pace program '' enacted at logan to curtail the volume of air traffic in and out of the busy boston airport .


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faa officials say preliminary tests were conducted at boston 's logan airport but it is still in the testing stage .


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about 250 passengers were stuck at laguardia late sunday , 200 failed to get on flights from boston 's logan airport and at least 100 were turned away at washington 's national airport .


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also friday , lifland extended his order that other airlines honor agreements on ticket , baggage and cargo transfers eastern badly needs to keep its few remaining flights in operation ; he barred striking machinists from picketing on the sidewalk in front of eastern 's terminal at boston 's logan international airport ; and flight attendants at eastern 's sister carrier continental airlines ended a four-day strike that had little apparent effect .


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the man who runs boston 's logan airport faced the same problem plaguing major airports worldwide : how to cut the delays that were making flying an ever more unpleasant experience .


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massport spokeswoman teresa mcalpine on why officials have banned gag bottles of dirty boston harbor water from logan international airport .


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a gunman killed his ex-wife and then commandeered a small plane and swooped over boston for three hours , strafing logan airport and firing at baseball fans leaving fenway park , authorities said today .


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_certain passenger-handling facilties at boston 's logan international airport .


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gray said friday that montana authorities must deliver the children to exeter county sheriff 's officers at logan airport in boston .


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the delays totaled 75 minutes _ so long that when the pilot was asked if he could be diverted to logan airport in boston to avoid the bad weather , he said he did n't have enough fuel to make it there , nbc said .


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boston , logan airport , 73 , tied 73 in 1946 .


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`` in 1982 , the cdc confronted the first outbreak of egg -associated salmonella enteritidis in a restaurant in boston 's logan airport , '' said the memo from dingell 's committee .


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mr weld has also floated the idea of privatising two of the state 's largest infrastructure assets - boston 's logan airport , the ninth busiest in the us , and the massachusetts turnpike , a 135-mile toll road .


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boston 's logan airport reopened early yesterday but in washington , dulles and national airports both remained closed .


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conigliaro suffered the heart attack on jan. 9 , 1982 , while riding with his brother billy to logan airport in boston .


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but , when the justice department 's office of special investigation got word that the man had just landed at boston 's logan airport , officials in washington checked their computers and found that he had been a member of hitler 's dreaded ss and was a designated war criminal .


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the package begins a 6 , 500-mile journey from a pharmacy in switzerland , travels by swissair to boston 's logan airport and , after being loaded onto a federal express jet , is flown to a medical clinic in pasadena .


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his fast-track life as a computer -firm burglar came to an abrupt halt in late february when massachusetts state police arrested him as he sipped a drink in the delta airlines first-class lounge at boston 's logan airport .


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in the first , continental airlines fired teresa fischette from her part-time job at the ticket counter at boston 's logan international airport after she refused to comply with the company directive on wearing makeup .


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the expos also will move home games to pittsburgh on sept. 27-29 and to st. louis on sept. 30-oct. 2 . ; mistaken identity : new york yankees outfielder mel hall was detained briefly by u.s. drug enforcement agency officials friday afternoon at boston 's logan international airport because they thought he `` resembled a drug lord . '' ;


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sources said that boston 's logan airport scored second best , with a detection rate of 93 % , while new york 's laguardia airport had the fourth -best score , with a rate of 91 % .


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landed on the wrong runway at boston 's logan airport as another jet was taking off from the other end .


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at boston 's logan airport , a delta plane landed on the wrong runway as another jet was taking off .


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the settlement of a class-action suit involving landing fees imposed on small aircraft at boston 's logan airport will provide plaintiffs with about $ 3 million .


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boston 's logan airport , overcrowded and hemmed in by massachusetts bay , has no expansion potential .


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last night , the faa said flights were arriving at and departing from kennedy and newark airports in new york and at boston 's logan airport .


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other possible candidates for privatization include state mental and convalescent hospitals , road maintenance , state prisons and even boston 's logan airport .


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the maintenance mishap also stalled communications at the boston air route traffic control center in nashua , n.h. , including flights out of boston 's logan airport and connecting flights from airports such as new york 's john f. kennedy and laguardia .


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despite the federal urging , officials of the massachusetts port authority , the state agency that runs the airport , said they plan to go ahead with the higher landing fees as scheduled .


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burnley has been under intense pressure in recent months from groups representing private pilots and commuter airlines as well as some members of congress to intervene in the massport issue , which is seen as a maneuver by the airport 's operators to drive away all but the scheduled airlines .


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logan officials raised landing fees for private and commuter aircraft on july 1 , trying to encourage the smaller planes to use suburban airfields and ease congestion for airline passengers .


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if the agency decides against the new fees , federal aid to logan will be withheld unless airport officials change their plan .


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the case has been seen within the aviation industry as a test over how much power the federal government intends to allow local officials and airport operators in dealing with air traffic congestion .


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kolko in his decision said the logan fees `` are lacking in economic justification ...


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massport officials said that since the fee structure has been in place , logan has handled more passengers with fewer delays .


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after loud protests from private pilots and some commuter airlines , congress included in its dot appropriations legislation earlier this year a provision ordering the department to stop airport construction money for logan if it concludes the fees violate aviation law and are not rescinded .


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massport approved the higher landing fees for small aircraft last march , saying logan 's capacity `` is a finite resource , which must be managed wisely and efficiently in order to keep people moving with a minimum of delay. ''


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the airport 's operators said they wanted to use logan 's limited capacity for airliner traffic and not private aircraft , maintaining that a large jetliner with up to 400 people aboard `` deserves a higher priority than a cessna with two people on board . ''


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the government said some commuter services were discontinued to logan after the new fees went into effect , but that most commuters just passed the higher costs on to air travelers .


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while the conclusion thursday by kolko is little more than a recommendation to senior department officials on whether to take administrative action , it was hailed by private pilot groups and other critics of the logan fees .


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that kind of airport crush , now usually seen only on thanksgiving and christmas , is likely to become commonplace by the year 2000 when the airlines expect to carry nearly 800 million passengers a year , an average of more than 2 million every day .


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yet , no major new airports have been built since 1974 , when the dallas-fort worth airport was constructed on 18 , 000-acres of texas prairie .


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and while local officials have received agreement on a massive , futuristic $ 3 billion airport at denver , the airlines there have balked because of the cost .


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the federal transportation department has called the action an interference with national commerce and threatens to withhold federal airport funds if the fees are not reversed .


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but a $ 15 million grass-roots campaign to persuade business and political leaders to push for new airport capacity has so far produced little .


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although tight airport security has all but eliminated hijackings in the united states , the dec. 21 bombing of the boeing 747 that killed 259 people en route to new york and 11 more on the ground raises the spectre of a more deadly kind of air terrorism .


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`` the first two went out full , so i 'm hoping we got most of them , '' said rosa r. williams , shuttle manager at national airport .


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`` when eastern said `that 's it , ' these people went over to pan am , '' said harvey , whose agency runs the airport .


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david hess , a spokesman at washington 's national airport , said some passengers waited five hours for seats .


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about 40 were spending the night at the airport .


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one pilot on a picket line at logan said he held no animosity toward shuttle passengers , but he questioned eastern 's strategy in slashing fares .


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lifland 's order barring eastern machinists ' picketing on a 150-yard-long sidewalk in front of eastern 's terminal at logan international airport followed the airline 's complaint that machinists were trespassing on private property .


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his solution : discourage small planes from using the airport by raising their takeoff and landing fees while cutting the charges for commercial airliners .


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the number of private and commuter planes using the airport fell by one-third .


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on one side are the nation 's air travelers and airport operators , struggling as they are with steadily growing demands for limited runway space .


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what the airport really needs , he says , is another runway _ one set aside for private planes .


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that 's fine in good weather , when the airport can handle 110 flights each hour , but not so fine on the one day in five of bad weather .


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to deal with these issues , davis rejiggered the way runway -use fees were assessed , arguing that many airport costs are fixed and bear no relation to the size of planes using the facility .


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`` it reflects badly on other concessions at the airport , like fresh fish . ''


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the 42-year-old licensed pilot took to the skies after the slaying in an aerial shooting spree during which he buzzed the control tower at logan four times before landing with just five minutes ' worth of fuel , authorities said .


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hunter was captured peacefully when he landed at the airport shortly after 1 a.m .


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hunter drove the stolen car to an airport in beverly , where he took the plane , landers said .


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he said he headed back to the airport with his back to the man .


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at one point , 10 rounds were fired at a continental airlines jet that was on the ground at logan but missed the plane and a mechanic working underneath , said faa agent stacy grace .


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midway said it wants : _eastern 's terminals , related equipment and cargo sites at philadelphia international airport .


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midway airlines and midway commuter fly to 51 destinations from midway airport on chicago 's southwest side .


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on the final approach to the airport , an alarm warned the crew the plane was losing altitude too quickly and was at an improper angle for a safe landing , dickinson said .


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chicago , o'hare airport , 71 , 70 in 1957 .


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philadelphia , airport , 84 , 70 in 1927 .


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washington , national airport , 75 , 74 in 1890 .


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washington , dulles airport , 86 , 76 in 1977 .


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the recent collision of two jets on the taxiway at detroit metropolitan airport was a rarity , but there are dozens of close calls at airports around the nation each year , safety officials say .


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`` we feel there are several areas that need to be addressed to reduce the risk , everything from high-tech surface detection radar to changing phraseology used by airport personnel , '' he said .


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studies have suggested that both could be sold - the airport for nearly dollars 800m and the road for about dollars 950m - but neither disposal is imminent , partly for local political reasons and partly because of the complexity of such a move .


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for example , an attempt by lockheed , the aerospace company , to take a long-term lease on the regional airport at albany , in new york state , became bogged down last year in a lengthy debate with the federal aviation administration , the federal agency responsible for the industry .


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this sector is closest to producing a big candidate for disposal , with los angeles completing a study for the privatisation of its international airport and maryland looking at leasing out baltimore / washington .


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america 's airlines , concerned that this will mean much higher landing fees , have begun lobbying against privatisation , and some analysts believe no sale is likely until their fears are allayed , possibly by granting them a stake in a privatised airport 's profits .


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thousands of airline ticket holders , trapped at the airports because of cancelled flights , spent the night sleeping in plastic airport chairs and on carpeted floors .


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'the staff was very co-operative , they brought blankets and pillows , ' said one stranded passenger at kennedy airport .


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philadelphia international airport reopened early yesterday .


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in atlanta , delta air lines said it resumed limited flights yesterday morning from the city 's international airport after cancelling 1,000 flights nationwide on saturday .


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`` when eastern said 'that 's it , ' these people went over to pan am , '' said harvey , whose agency runs the airport .


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the experimental visa waiver program , which runs until next year , has led to such airport incidents as that of the cruise-bound west german , who was called to sher 's attention at 11 p.m. , after the man had arrived at logan airport .


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for example , sher said that during last year 's christmas holiday travel season he was called by ins authorities at kennedy airport in new york about another west german who was on a list of persons sought by the french for world war ii activities .


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amgen spokesman mark brand said : `` the zurich airport pharmacy has quite a little epo business going '' to travelers headed to the united states .


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new york 's kennedy international airport scored slightly below the national average of 80 % .


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`` i think there has been a problem for some time , '' said mr. mcguire , whose company used to do some airport -security work , but got out of the business about a year ago .


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mr. mcguire said pinkerton 's withdrew from the airport -security business in part because the airlines refused to indemnify the company against lawsuits in the event of a hijacking involving injuries or deaths .


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they add that , as airports throughout the u.s. become increasingly crowded , airport officials will have to figure out a way to keep traffic at a manageable level .


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`` the bac-111 is one of the noisiest planes in the system , '' says phil orlandella , a spokesman for the massachusetts port authority , which runs the airport .


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for instance , he says , the plane was initially parked where it was n't supposed to be , and then taxied against airport rules to another spot .


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that riled airport officials , `` but we did n't cite them , '' says mr. orlandella .


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airport officials are requesting an explanation from the pistons ' management and may file criminal charges against it .


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carr -rrb- to tell us how to run our airport ? ''


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supporters laud massport 's moves -- called pace , or program for airport capacity efficiency -- as innovative and practical .


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it divides those who believe the airport crunch must be solved by building new runways from those who argue that airport space is limited and should be rationed .


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`` airport efficiency , '' he says , `` must be measured by the number of people -- not planes -- who can use the airport with a minimum of delay . ''


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the central issues include whether a local airport has the authority to take steps to ease airport congestion or whether only the federal government can act .


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the port authority 's goal is to ease congestion at the busy airport by encouraging commuter and private planes to use other airports or bigger planes .


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airport dispute over landing fees is settled .


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the litigation was closely watched because other large airports face problems similar to logan 's and because the port authority 's revised fees were based not just on equipment weight , the traditional standard , but also on operational costs .


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the land occupied by the fort tops the list of sites for a second boston-area airport .


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an airport in ayer could equal , even surpass , logan .


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such an airport would more than replace the jobs lost from the closing of fort devens , especially during the construction phase .


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a proposed high-speed rail system from maine to new york could link up with the airport , making ayer again an important transportation center .


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the new airport will be in operation by 2010 , if a location is found .


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in philadelphia , business leaders have urged the city to privatize the airport , the water and gas departments and parking garages .


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it suggests raising money through the sale of los angeles international airport .


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its estimated market value is $ 1.3 billion , and once in private hands the airport would also bring in property-tax revenue .


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in addition to selling the airport , she suggested the city sell its port operations and implement `` market-based pricing '' of city services .


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a british airways supersonic concorde had to land at bradley airport outside hartford , conn .


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flights , as of late yesterday , had n't resumed at new york 's la guardia airport .


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the transportation department , concerned about local officials interfering in the free flow of air travel , announced an investigation friday into plans to sharply increase landing fees for small aircraft at boston 's logan international airport .


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boston 's logan international airport spokesman phil orlandella said security was beefed up , but added `` it 's stuff that probably ca n't be seen. ''


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the measure would also allow logan international airport in boston temporarily to continue new , higher landing fees for small airplanes to encourage them to use other airfields .


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the operators of logan international airport are vowing to challenge in court a government order that rejects a new landing fee system designed to cut traffic at the congested boston airfield by discouraging small planes .


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hundreds more strikers and supporters rallied at logan international airport in boston , laguardia airport in new york and in other cities with large eastern union memberships .


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they have occurred as often as once every 12,754 takeoffs or landings , which is the ratio for such incidents during a 20-month period at logan international airport in boston , federal records show .


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the american division of evered bardon , the international quarry and aggregates group , will be the primary supplier of ready mixed concrete to the new third harbour tunnel connecting logan international airport to downtown boston .


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on friday , transportation secretary james burnley opened an investigation into a new landing-fee schedule for boston 's logan international airport .


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following a double-overtime loss to the celtics in a playoff game here friday evening , the pistons piled into their bac-111 team airplane and thundered off for detroit at 12 : 30 a.m. -- flouting a rule at boston 's logan international airport banning flights of loud aircraft between 10 p.m. and 6 : 30 a.m .


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two airplanes want to land at boston 's congested logan international airport at 8 : 30 on a weekday morning .


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airports , however , have been leery to impose such a system because of a flap that occurred in the late 1980s involving boston 's logan international airport .


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john f. kennedy international and newark international , both serving new york city , rated last .


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they included : _washington national , best airport to fly to ; dallas-fort worth international , the worst .


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at the same time , transportation secretary jim burnley asked the operators of logan to hold off on the landing fee increases , which are to go into effect july 1 , until the department 's investigation has been concluded next november .


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a spokesman for massport , thomas champion , said the higher fee structure remains `` an essential first step in our overall program to improve service at logan for all new england travelers .


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legislation designed to prevent the logan plan from being implemented has been introduced in congress , but its chances for passage seem slight this year .


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the transportation department said its investigation specifically would examine complaints received about the higher fees at logan from the aircraft owners and pilots association , the national business aircraft association and the regional airlines association .


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`` our police and security people are very much aware of the situation and and the potential for what could happen with talks of retaliation , '' said ron wilson , spokesman at san francisco international airport .


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`` we 're sensitive to the iranian incident and we 've taken immediate steps to increase our security posture , '' dale harris , superintendent of operations at los angeles international airport , said monday .


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bill malone , spokesman for the philadelphia international airport , also declined to comment on security .


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cynthia-val jones , spokeswoman for the chicago department of aviation , said officials were stressing the need for `` extra diligence '' but did n't plan to take any new security measures at o'hare international airport .


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the bill would allow logan to continue receiving federal aid until the federal department of transportation completes an investigation of the controversial program .


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if the agency determines that the logan plan is illegal , government assistance to the airport would be halted .


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the transportation department ruled thursday that logan 's landing fee structure , which had been closely watched by the aviation community as a possible national precedent , was unreasonable , discriminatory and in violation of federal law .


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but opponents of the logan plan hailed the ruling as a victory for commuter air passengers , private plane pilots and small-town america .


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`` this is a tremendous victory for greater public access to our major airports , '' said rep. silvio o. conte , r - mass. , author of the law that authorized the cutoff of federal funds to logan if the transportation department agreed that the landing fees were unfair .


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small commuter airlines and private plane owners vehemently fought against the proposal , saying it would lock them out of logan and deprive air service to passengers in small communities where there is no access to major airlines .


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under logan 's revised fee structure , large jets are paying significantly less than before , while small aircraft had their landing fees increase from $ 25 to more than $ 100 .


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champion said the landing fee plan had succeeded in reducing congestion at logan , which is the largest airport in new england , and that access had not been restricted for commuters .


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small aircraft that had paid a flat $ 25 to land at logan found themselves facing a bill for $ 100 -plus every time they set down .


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logan , ranked last in on-time performance among the 27 biggest u.s. airports last may , surged to second place in the december rankings .


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john baker , president of the 265,000 -member aircraft owners and pilots association , says eliminating all the small planes would n't cure congestion at logan .


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in 1976 , 11.5 million people flew through logan ; by 1988 , terminal traffic more than doubled , to 23.3 million .


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_requests to take off and land frequently hit 100 an hour during logan 's peak periods .


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_before davis restructured runway fees , port authority officials say , private and commuter planes accounted for 40 percent of logan 's takeoffs and landings , but just 6 percent of passengers .


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authorities felt their logic was unassailable and noted besides that discouraging a single small plane from using logan could help speed hundreds of jumbo jet passengers on their way .


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in november , a federal administrative law judge ruled that logan 's fee restructuring violated aviation laws and unfairly saddled small planes with `` a disproportionate amount of airport costs. ''


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opponents of the plan make these arguments : _the aircraft owners and pilots association says that even before davis ' revisions , private planes accounted for just 3 percent of logan 's peak-hours operations .


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`` there are periods at logan where you can shoot a cannon through there and not hit an airplane. ''


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besides , he adds , few pleasure flyers use airports like logan these days .


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they then went by bus to miami international airport to march through the eastern terminal .


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logan international airport , 12,754 ; cleveland hopkins international , 16,960 ; newark , 18,114 ; washington national , 19,035 ; lambert-st .


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currently , landing fees at logan , and other airports throughout the u.s. , are determined by an aircraft 's weight , so that big planes pay substantially more than smaller ones .


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but logan , like other big airports , is congested , and the port authority decided to try to reduce the crowding by encouraging smaller planes to land elsewhere .


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if the logan scheme is successful , some other airports undoubtedly will take similar steps .


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the port authority estimates that the new fee schedule will reduce logan traffic by 5 % almost immediately , as some small- plane pilots switch to smaller local or regional airports .


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`` the pistons like to slam-dunk you on these things , '' says patrick moscaritolo , logan 's acting aviation director .


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says logan 's mr. orlandella : `` who the hell is he -lrb- rep .


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`` the judge lives right under logan 's flight path , '' he adds .


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a decision to boost landing fees for smaller planes at logan international airport while slashing them for commercial jetliners is setting the stage for a battle that could affect air travelers throughout the country .


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`` they treat logan as a proprietary interest , without a national role , even though they have accepted millions in federal funds . ''


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for massport executive director david davis , all the fuss obscures a simple issue : logan , which is expected to handle 37 million passengers annually by the year 2000 , up from 23 million last year , will become hopelessly gridlocked without changes .


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certainly , logan 's new landing fees have drastically changed the costs of doing business at the airport .


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for business express of hartford , conn. , a commuter airline affiliated with delta air lines , landing fees at logan will triple to $ 1 million a year .


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james mcmanus , president of business express , says the higher fees contributed to a decision to end service between logan and augusta , maine , and may force him to raise fares .


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the provision was written by sen. warren rudman -lrb- r. , n.h. -rrb- , who contends logan is being run like a `` medieval fiefdom '' and that his constituents will be hurt .


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`` in new hampshire , they 're always making a big deal about how wonderful it is to do business there because the taxes are so low , '' he says , `` but that 's because of publicly supported places in massachusetts like logan . ''


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landing fees at logan most commonly used aircraft before after july 1 july 1 commuter aircraft cessna 402 $ 25.00


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under a controversial plan being floated by the massachusetts port authority , operator of logan , the scouts would get the nod .


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even as the courts and the federal department of transportation review logan 's already implemented hike in landing fees for smaller planes , massport is considering a second phase of its program for airport capacity efficiency , or pace , that would give first call on landings and takeoffs during peak travel periods to large-capacity carriers .


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there 's no question logan has an overcrowding problem .


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in all , 85 % of logan 's capacity during peak hours would be assigned according to size .


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this `` priority reservation '' system would in theory apply only to the rush hour periods of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. but as mr. davis noted in a recent speech , `` any hour when scheduled operations exceed '' the optimal aircraft flow `` would be classified as a peak hour , '' raising the prospect of far-reaching access restrictions if logan traffic continues to grow .


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even the staunchest advocates of deregulation support massport 's overall efforts to better manage logan traffic .


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big airports like logan rely on public money in the form of federal grants and fuel taxes , and therefore are constrained from such sweeping restrictions on access , argue some critics .


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if an administrative law judge rules against massport later this month , the department of transportation is expected to order the new landing fees rescinded , placing logan 's federal funding -- which accounts for nearly a third of its total operating budget -- at risk .


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`` rather than trying to build its way out of infrastructure problems , logan is experimenting with a rule approach , using an engineering rule rather than a choice rule .


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but there is grim humor in the specter of regulators and business squaring off over how to make logan livable .


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a major contributor to logan 's congestion problem is the fact that unlike other major airports , such as chicago 's o'hare or atlanta 's hartsfield , logan has no parallel runways to allow simultaneous arrivals and departures .


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in 1974 , as part of an airport expansion plan that would have swelled logan 's takeoff and landing capacity by 90,000 annually , $ 23 million was spent on initial construction of new runway 14-32 .


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perhaps the logan regulators have made themselves a bed they can not sleep in , suggests mr. smith : `` an ideology of radical egalitarianism that sees people as uniform blocks of mud is what gives you the idea that 200 scouts are better than two ceos . ''


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a number of groups , including aopa and nbaa , sued , and in late 1988 successfully overturned the logan fees .


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the legislation also would prohibit boston 's logan airport from receiving federal assistance unless its system of higher landing fees for small planes receives a green light from the department of transportation .


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a federal administrative judge ruled thursday that stiff landing fees aimed at keeping smaller aircraft out of boston 's logan airport violate federal aviation law because they are discriminatory and unfair .


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the transportation department announced last summer that it planned to closely examine the so-called `` pace program '' enacted at logan to curtail the volume of air traffic in and out of the busy boston airport .


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about 250 passengers were stuck at laguardia late sunday , 200 failed to get on flights from boston 's logan airport and at least 100 were turned away at washington 's national airport .


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the man who runs boston 's logan airport faced the same problem plaguing major airports worldwide : how to cut the delays that were making flying an ever more unpleasant experience .


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gray said friday that montana authorities must deliver the children to exeter county sheriff 's officers at logan airport in boston .


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boston , logan airport , 73 , tied 73 in 1946 .


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mr weld has also floated the idea of privatising two of the state 's largest infrastructure assets - boston 's logan airport , the ninth busiest in the us , and the massachusetts turnpike , a 135-mile toll road .


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boston 's logan airport reopened early yesterday but in washington , dulles and national airports both remained closed .


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but , when the justice department 's office of special investigation got word that the man had just landed at boston 's logan airport , officials in washington checked their computers and found that he had been a member of hitler 's dreaded ss and was a designated war criminal .


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sources said that boston 's logan airport scored second best , with a detection rate of 93 % , while new york 's laguardia airport had the fourth -best score , with a rate of 91 % .


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the settlement of a class-action suit involving landing fees imposed on small aircraft at boston 's logan airport will provide plaintiffs with about $ 3 million .


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boston 's logan airport , overcrowded and hemmed in by massachusetts bay , has no expansion potential .


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last night , the faa said flights were arriving at and departing from kennedy and newark airports in new york and at boston 's logan airport .


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despite the federal urging , officials of the massachusetts port authority , the state agency that runs the airport , said they plan to go ahead with the higher landing fees as scheduled .


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burnley has been under intense pressure in recent months from groups representing private pilots and commuter airlines as well as some members of congress to intervene in the massport issue , which is seen as a maneuver by the airport 's operators to drive away all but the scheduled airlines .


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logan officials raised landing fees for private and commuter aircraft on july 1 , trying to encourage the smaller planes to use suburban airfields and ease congestion for airline passengers .


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if the agency decides against the new fees , federal aid to logan will be withheld unless airport officials change their plan .


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the case has been seen within the aviation industry as a test over how much power the federal government intends to allow local officials and airport operators in dealing with air traffic congestion .


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kolko in his decision said the logan fees `` are lacking in economic justification ...


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massport officials said that since the fee structure has been in place , logan has handled more passengers with fewer delays .


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after loud protests from private pilots and some commuter airlines , congress included in its dot appropriations legislation earlier this year a provision ordering the department to stop airport construction money for logan if it concludes the fees violate aviation law and are not rescinded .


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massport approved the higher landing fees for small aircraft last march , saying logan 's capacity `` is a finite resource , which must be managed wisely and efficiently in order to keep people moving with a minimum of delay. ''


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the airport 's operators said they wanted to use logan 's limited capacity for airliner traffic and not private aircraft , maintaining that a large jetliner with up to 400 people aboard `` deserves a higher priority than a cessna with two people on board . ''


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the government said some commuter services were discontinued to logan after the new fees went into effect , but that most commuters just passed the higher costs on to air travelers .


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while the conclusion thursday by kolko is little more than a recommendation to senior department officials on whether to take administrative action , it was hailed by private pilot groups and other critics of the logan fees .


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`` the first two went out full , so i 'm hoping we got most of them , '' said rosa r. williams , shuttle manager at national airport .


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`` when eastern said `that 's it , ' these people went over to pan am , '' said harvey , whose agency runs the airport .


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david hess , a spokesman at washington 's national airport , said some passengers waited five hours for seats .


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about 40 were spending the night at the airport .


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one pilot on a picket line at logan said he held no animosity toward shuttle passengers , but he questioned eastern 's strategy in slashing fares .


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his solution : discourage small planes from using the airport by raising their takeoff and landing fees while cutting the charges for commercial airliners .


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the number of private and commuter planes using the airport fell by one-third .


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on one side are the nation 's air travelers and airport operators , struggling as they are with steadily growing demands for limited runway space .


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what the airport really needs , he says , is another runway _ one set aside for private planes .


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that 's fine in good weather , when the airport can handle 110 flights each hour , but not so fine on the one day in five of bad weather .


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to deal with these issues , davis rejiggered the way runway -use fees were assessed , arguing that many airport costs are fixed and bear no relation to the size of planes using the facility .


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chicago , o'hare airport , 71 , 70 in 1957 .


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philadelphia , airport , 84 , 70 in 1927 .


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washington , national airport , 75 , 74 in 1890 .


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washington , dulles airport , 86 , 76 in 1977 .


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the recent collision of two jets on the taxiway at detroit metropolitan airport was a rarity , but there are dozens of close calls at airports around the nation each year , safety officials say .


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`` we feel there are several areas that need to be addressed to reduce the risk , everything from high-tech surface detection radar to changing phraseology used by airport personnel , '' he said .


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studies have suggested that both could be sold - the airport for nearly dollars 800m and the road for about dollars 950m - but neither disposal is imminent , partly for local political reasons and partly because of the complexity of such a move .


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for example , an attempt by lockheed , the aerospace company , to take a long-term lease on the regional airport at albany , in new york state , became bogged down last year in a lengthy debate with the federal aviation administration , the federal agency responsible for the industry .


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this sector is closest to producing a big candidate for disposal , with los angeles completing a study for the privatisation of its international airport and maryland looking at leasing out baltimore / washington .


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america 's airlines , concerned that this will mean much higher landing fees , have begun lobbying against privatisation , and some analysts believe no sale is likely until their fears are allayed , possibly by granting them a stake in a privatised airport 's profits .


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thousands of airline ticket holders , trapped at the airports because of cancelled flights , spent the night sleeping in plastic airport chairs and on carpeted floors .


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'the staff was very co-operative , they brought blankets and pillows , ' said one stranded passenger at kennedy airport .


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philadelphia international airport reopened early yesterday .


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in atlanta , delta air lines said it resumed limited flights yesterday morning from the city 's international airport after cancelling 1,000 flights nationwide on saturday .


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`` when eastern said 'that 's it , ' these people went over to pan am , '' said harvey , whose agency runs the airport .


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the experimental visa waiver program , which runs until next year , has led to such airport incidents as that of the cruise-bound west german , who was called to sher 's attention at 11 p.m. , after the man had arrived at logan airport .


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for example , sher said that during last year 's christmas holiday travel season he was called by ins authorities at kennedy airport in new york about another west german who was on a list of persons sought by the french for world war ii activities .


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new york 's kennedy international airport scored slightly below the national average of 80 % .


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`` i think there has been a problem for some time , '' said mr. mcguire , whose company used to do some airport -security work , but got out of the business about a year ago .


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mr. mcguire said pinkerton 's withdrew from the airport -security business in part because the airlines refused to indemnify the company against lawsuits in the event of a hijacking involving injuries or deaths .


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they add that , as airports throughout the u.s. become increasingly crowded , airport officials will have to figure out a way to keep traffic at a manageable level .


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`` the bac-111 is one of the noisiest planes in the system , '' says phil orlandella , a spokesman for the massachusetts port authority , which runs the airport .


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for instance , he says , the plane was initially parked where it was n't supposed to be , and then taxied against airport rules to another spot .


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that riled airport officials , `` but we did n't cite them , '' says mr. orlandella .


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airport officials are requesting an explanation from the pistons ' management and may file criminal charges against it .


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carr -rrb- to tell us how to run our airport ? ''


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supporters laud massport 's moves -- called pace , or program for airport capacity efficiency -- as innovative and practical .


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it divides those who believe the airport crunch must be solved by building new runways from those who argue that airport space is limited and should be rationed .


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`` airport efficiency , '' he says , `` must be measured by the number of people -- not planes -- who can use the airport with a minimum of delay . ''


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airport dispute over landing fees is settled .


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the litigation was closely watched because other large airports face problems similar to logan 's and because the port authority 's revised fees were based not just on equipment weight , the traditional standard , but also on operational costs .


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the land occupied by the fort tops the list of sites for a second boston-area airport .


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an airport in ayer could equal , even surpass , logan .


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such an airport would more than replace the jobs lost from the closing of fort devens , especially during the construction phase .


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a proposed high-speed rail system from maine to new york could link up with the airport , making ayer again an important transportation center .


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the new airport will be in operation by 2010 , if a location is found .


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in philadelphia , business leaders have urged the city to privatize the airport , the water and gas departments and parking garages .


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it suggests raising money through the sale of los angeles international airport .


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its estimated market value is $ 1.3 billion , and once in private hands the airport would also bring in property-tax revenue .


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in addition to selling the airport , she suggested the city sell its port operations and implement `` market-based pricing '' of city services .


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a british airways supersonic concorde had to land at bradley airport outside hartford , conn .


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flights , as of late yesterday , had n't resumed at new york 's la guardia airport .


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the new , 3.9-mile expressway will carry traffic between the end of the massachusetts turnpike , across south boston and the city 's northeastern suburbs , past logan international airport .


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pickets outside the eastern terminal at boston 's logan airport urged travelers to resist the low fares and hospitality .


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at logan international airport in boston , stranded passengers were told to show up at the eastern terminal at 5 : 30 a.m .


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they said he fired randomly down at the city during a three-hour flight over greater boston , hitting buildings and airplanes parked at logan international airport .


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the three new hampshire airports would have been part of the first phase of planned u.s. installations , which included boston 's logan airport and kennedy international .


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an american airlines boeing 727 flying from providence , r.i. , to raleigh , n.c. , with 83 passengers and a crew of seven aboard was diverted to logan international airport in boston after the hydraulic system that controlled the plane 's landing gear failed , officials said .


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maynard scarborough , spokesman for boston 's logan airport , said a new program this year called `` meet and greet '' encourages people to leave their cars at lots in the suburbs .


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several participants returned to boston 's logan international airport on saturday .


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limousines , move over : arthur d. little inc. hires a helicopter service to shuttle 500 employees a week from boston 's logan airport to its cambridge office .


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two years ago , boston started a ferry shuttle to logan airport to bypass the traffic-clogged tunnel under the city 's harbor .


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airport administrators in the west and midwest wonder what havoc logan 's unilateral action might wreak on their business traffic to boston .


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both are low on amenities and costly to reach from the city _ $ 22 or $ 28 by taxi , money said .


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_phoenix 's sky harbor , best airport `` to get stuck at '' because of its amenities and `` distinct southwest flavor '' ; atlanta , the worst .


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officials at airports in atlanta , baltimore , miami , oklahoma city and dallas-fort worth said no changes were made .


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airport police and security guards have been told to be extra observant .


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no threats have been directed toward the airport , he said .


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`` we have increased our deployment and increased security awareness or alertness , '' airport police sgt .


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`` we 're giving the city the ability to reunite itself. ''


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but sam wood , head of the city department known as the `` rat patrol , '' warns that the construction will destroy the habitat of millions of rats in underground burrows and old buildings and that they could overrun the city .


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a rat debacle occurred during construction on the southeast expressway in 1984 , when rodents overran areas like the south end section of the city .


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`` we have the opportunity to improve the urban character of the city and give it more of a feel for open space , '' said city transportation commissioner richard dimino .


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`` the city will lend itself more to a walk in the park . ''


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early flights were less than half -filled , despite fares cheaper than a taxi to the airport in two of the nation 's costliest cities .


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officials at washington national airport said over 100 people who were unable to get onto flights would have to spend the night at the airport or make other travel arrangements .


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in new york , an undetermined number of people were stranded at laguardia airport .


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`` i have to be at work at 9 a.m. '' eastern officials said those passengers should have gotten to the airport sooner .


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in atlanta , about 2,000 striking workers and their families joined for a pep rally near the airport .


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departures scheduled from miami starting sunday were : bogota , colombia ; guatemala city ; lima , peru ; panama city , panama ; quito , ecuador ; guayaquil , ecuador ; and san jose , costa rica .


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`` our loads are looking good , '' said eastern spokeswoman virginia sanchez , noting heavy passenger turnout for flights to panama city and lima .


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planes departed sunday with `` relatively light '' passenger loads from miami for bogota , colombia ; guatemala city ; lima , peru ; panama city ; quito , ecuador ; guayaquil , ecuador ; and san jose , costa rica , matell said .


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murder suspect alfred hunter was captured early wednesday when he landed a stolen plane at logan international airport after a three-hour flight , just five minutes before the cessna would have run out of fuel .


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state police , the federal aviation administration , the massachusetts port authority which operates logan airport , emergency response crews and three local police departments were responded to hunter 's three-hour escapade .


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like the feat of mathias rust , the 19-year-old west german who flew through elaborate soviet border security in a single-engine cessna and buzzed red square before landing there , hunter 's buzzing the control tower at logan airport and swooping under the tobin bridge stunned law enforcement officials .


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`` we could do nothing but wait and try to guess where he was going to land , '' said logan airport spokesman phil orlandella .


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faa officials tracking hunter from logan 's control tower twice had to scramble out of their perch because the cessna came so close they feared it would crash into the tower .


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a man accused of strafing the city while flying a stolen airplane bought an assault rifle after watching reports about a california schoolyard massacre , a newspaper reported today .


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police believe hunter used the ak-47 to kill his ex-wife , elvira , and to commandeer a cessna 152 from a flight instructor at beverly airport .


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the faa installed its first microwave landing system at lebanon airport in a highly publicized ceremony april 6 , and the laconia and manchester airports were scheduled to get the state-of-the-art system by late summer .


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leyden said that with installations at laconia and manchester put on hold , the faa is considering redirecting early installations to more high-profile , high-volume airports , such as kennedy international in new york city .


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a twa jetliner with 114 passengers aboard lost hydraulic power saturday shortly after takeoff , and its pilot had to lower the landing gear by hand when it returned to lambert airport , an airline official said .


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a northwest boeing 757 flying from detroit to chicago landed at chicago 's o'hare international airport after one of its two engines shut down , gibbons said .


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on july 19 , a united airlines dc-10 lost its hydraulic system and its pilot was unable to use the landing gear when he brought the plane down in sioux city , iowa .


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edith and george webber of rural black earth , wis. , had no worries as they avoided the crunch and took a flight monday to washington national airport .


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dense fog had cut visibility to near zero tuesday afternoon at salt lake city 's airport .


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the only planes allowed to land were those equipped with new radar , said airport operations manager frank ratliffe .


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an estimated 210,000 people today were expected to pass through o'hare , the world 's busiest airport .


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`` we advise that because of the volume of traffic , that people leave earlier than usual for the airport , '' said lisa howard , spokeswoman for the chicago 's department of aviation .


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los angeles international airport manager stephen yee similarly urged travelers to arrive at least two hours before domestic flights and three for international flights to allow for long lines at baggage check-in , ticket counters and passenger screening points .


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`` people who park there are given a bus ticket which enables them to ride into logan on the bus at half-price , meet a traveler who pays full fare and ride back , '' he said .


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the baltimore-washington airport recruited maryland aviation administration employees to volunteer as `` holiday helpers '' for the third year .


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a wide- bodied passenger jet landed on the wrong runway at logan airport in july , but the federal aviation administration had no record of the mistake , a newspaper reported today .


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the report states the plane was cleared to land at logan in cloudy weather with visibility of 15 miles .


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however , state and city governments own and operate a huge range of businesses in the utility and infrastructure sectors , including highways , bridges , tunnels , seaports , airports , power stations and water plants .


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'it was not a good day to be a ticketholder for a flight out of new york city , ' said spokeswoman lynn tierney .


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inspired by the success of the service , which carries some 500 passengers a day and is now run privately , though with a temporary state subsidy , local businessmen are proposing as many as a dozen new routes between the city and its suburbs .


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ross sandler , new york city 's transportation commissioner , points out that small , relatively high-priced `` boutique `` ferries like harbor commuter 's boats `` have n't yet made a significant difference in transportation patterns . ''


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`` airport capacity is a valuable resource which should be managed to promote the greatest level of efficiency as measured by the movement of people , not airplanes , '' says massport executive director david davis .


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the airport accommodated more than 23 million passengers in fiscal 1987 , a 101 % increase from 1976 .


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environmentalists and airport abutters howled , and in 1975 freshman gov. michael dukakis , then famous for his anti-business reflexes , killed the runway plan .


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as recently as last year a federal aviation administration task force urged completion of runway 14-32 as a key to increased airport efficiency , but mr. davis insists any plans for runway construction are `` dead in the water . ''


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a military base provides a guaranteed income for a city or a region , but in return the city or region must accept that the livelihoods of its citizens will depend not on their personal abilities , but on the ability of their congressmen to secure funding in the annual fight over the shrinking federal defense budget .


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privatization is now on the agenda in city after city where it had previously been dismissed .


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in los angeles , city officials are studying budget cuts that would take 100 to 500 police officers off the street and eliminate several fire stations .


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last week , los angeles city councilwoman joy picus , a democrat , agreed and endorsed a sweeping privatization program .


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but privatization makes it more likely that city officials can provide a consistent level of basic services without raising taxes .


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mr. boyer said peak-hour pricing was like `` putting a band-aid '' on the nation 's long-term airport capacity problem .


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to cut congestion , the massachusetts port authority , which runs the airport , sharply increased landing fees for smaller planes while slashing them for airliners .


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the transportation department , concerned about local officials interfering in the free flow of air travel , announced an investigation friday into plans to sharply increase landing fees for small aircraft at boston 's logan international airport .


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the measure would also allow logan international airport in boston temporarily to continue new , higher landing fees for small airplanes to encourage them to use other airfields .


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a third tunnel under boston harbor leading to logan international airport also is planned .


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the operators of logan international airport are vowing to challenge in court a government order that rejects a new landing fee system designed to cut traffic at the congested boston airfield by discouraging small planes .


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officials at boston 's logan international airport say as far as they 're concerned aviation gridlock already has arrived .


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boston : at least three eastern flights departed logan international airport , which normally handles about 100 eastern flights a day servicing 7,200 passengers .


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in a separate court action , lifland approved an agreement between attorneys for eastern and the machinists union governing areas where peaceful picketing would be allowed at new york 's laguardia airport and at logan international airport in boston .


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hundreds more strikers and supporters rallied at logan international airport in boston , laguardia airport in new york and in other cities with large eastern union memberships .


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they have occurred as often as once every 12,754 takeoffs or landings , which is the ratio for such incidents during a 20-month period at logan international airport in boston , federal records show .


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the american division of evered bardon , the international quarry and aggregates group , will be the primary supplier of ready mixed concrete to the new third harbour tunnel connecting logan international airport to downtown boston .


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in delta 's fourth flight mishap since june 30 , a flight originating in san francisco landed on the wrong runway at boston 's logan international airport sunday night , forcing an eastern airlines jet that was taxiing to stop short .


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on friday , transportation secretary james burnley opened an investigation into a new landing-fee schedule for boston 's logan international airport .


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following a double-overtime loss to the celtics in a playoff game here friday evening , the pistons piled into their bac-111 team airplane and thundered off for detroit at 12 : 30 a.m. -- flouting a rule at boston 's logan international airport banning flights of loud aircraft between 10 p.m. and 6 : 30 a.m .


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two airplanes want to land at boston 's congested logan international airport at 8 : 30 on a weekday morning .


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a transportation department official ruled against the landingfee system by which massachusetts port authority hoped to ease air traffic congestion at boston 's logan international airport .


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several airports , including boston logan international airport and san francisco international airport , have already imposed tough anti-noise requirements .


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`` they have n't always placed the needs of the traveler first , '' concedes patrick moscaritolo , director of boston 's logan international airport .


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at the greater pittsburgh international airport and boston 's logan airport , they can find refuge in `` kidsport , '' special areas equipped with toy rocket ships , child -sized furniture and nursing areas .


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thus , passengers can buy sourdough bread at san francisco international airport , cajun food at new orleans international airport and fresh lobsters at boston logan .


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airports , however , have been leery to impose such a system because of a flap that occurred in the late 1980s involving boston 's logan international airport .


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john f. kennedy international and newark international , both serving new york city , rated last .


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they included : _washington national , best airport to fly to ; dallas-fort worth international , the worst .


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at the same time , transportation secretary jim burnley asked the operators of logan to hold off on the landing fee increases , which are to go into effect july 1 , until the department 's investigation has been concluded next november .


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a spokesman for massport , thomas champion , said the higher fee structure remains `` an essential first step in our overall program to improve service at logan for all new england travelers .


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legislation designed to prevent the logan plan from being implemented has been introduced in congress , but its chances for passage seem slight this year .


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the transportation department said its investigation specifically would examine complaints received about the higher fees at logan from the aircraft owners and pilots association , the national business aircraft association and the regional airlines association .


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the bill would allow logan to continue receiving federal aid until the federal department of transportation completes an investigation of the controversial program .


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if the agency determines that the logan plan is illegal , government assistance to the airport would be halted .


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the transportation department ruled thursday that logan 's landing fee structure , which had been closely watched by the aviation community as a possible national precedent , was unreasonable , discriminatory and in violation of federal law .


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but opponents of the logan plan hailed the ruling as a victory for commuter air passengers , private plane pilots and small-town america .


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`` this is a tremendous victory for greater public access to our major airports , '' said rep. silvio o. conte , r - mass. , author of the law that authorized the cutoff of federal funds to logan if the transportation department agreed that the landing fees were unfair .


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small commuter airlines and private plane owners vehemently fought against the proposal , saying it would lock them out of logan and deprive air service to passengers in small communities where there is no access to major airlines .


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under logan 's revised fee structure , large jets are paying significantly less than before , while small aircraft had their landing fees increase from $ 25 to more than $ 100 .


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champion said the landing fee plan had succeeded in reducing congestion at logan , which is the largest airport in new england , and that access had not been restricted for commuters .


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last summer , the massachusetts port authority , which runs logan , imposed a new fee structure that makes it too expensive for owners of small planes and even some commuter airlines to land .


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the logan officials , meanwhile , are standing firm and intend to fight the dot ruling in court .


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only last fall , controllers at chicago 's busy o'hare international airport began making errors so frequently that the federal government ordered a cut in flights .


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miami : pickets were held at miami international airport and nearby eastern corporate headquarters .


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atlanta : eastern 's schedule at hartsfield atlanta international airport , the airline 's largest hub , was extremely limited sunday .


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baltimore-washington : just four pickets at a time walked at baltimore-washington international airport .


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newark , n.j. : a total of 60 pickets marched at newark international airport .


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the eastern terminal at kennedy international airport had shut down operations , and about a dozen pickets walked in the rain .


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chicago : all 15 eastern flights from o'hare international airport sunday were canceled ; airport police said strikers were peaceful and had n't set up picket lines at other airlines .


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san juan , puerto rico : about 125 pickets at munoz marin international airport ; eastern said four flights took off sunday , equal to saturday .


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they then went by bus to miami international airport to march through the eastern terminal .


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logan international airport , 12,754 ; cleveland hopkins international , 16,960 ; newark , 18,114 ; washington national , 19,035 ; lambert-st .


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louis international , 19,675 ; los angeles international , 21,880 ; san francisco international , 22,060 ; chicago o'hare , 22,300 ; denver stapleton , 22,571 ; miami international , 24,517 ; new york john f. kennedy , 24,791 ; detroit , 26,791 ; dallas-fort worth , 26,977 ; philadelphia international , 34,421 ; new york la guardia , 37,687 ; minneapolis , 43,285 ; hartsfield atlanta international , 54,318 ; memphis , 92,666 , and houston intercontinental , 102,200 .


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international regulations require a minimum separation of 10 miles .


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currently , landing fees at logan , and other airports throughout the u.s. , are determined by an aircraft 's weight , so that big planes pay substantially more than smaller ones .


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but logan , like other big airports , is congested , and the port authority decided to try to reduce the crowding by encouraging smaller planes to land elsewhere .


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if the logan scheme is successful , some other airports undoubtedly will take similar steps .


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the port authority estimates that the new fee schedule will reduce logan traffic by 5 % almost immediately , as some small- plane pilots switch to smaller local or regional airports .


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`` the pistons like to slam-dunk you on these things , '' says patrick moscaritolo , logan 's acting aviation director .


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says logan 's mr. orlandella : `` who the hell is he -lrb- rep .


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`` the judge lives right under logan 's flight path , '' he adds .


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a decision to boost landing fees for smaller planes at logan international airport while slashing them for commercial jetliners is setting the stage for a battle that could affect air travelers throughout the country .


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`` they treat logan as a proprietary interest , without a national role , even though they have accepted millions in federal funds . ''


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for massport executive director david davis , all the fuss obscures a simple issue : logan , which is expected to handle 37 million passengers annually by the year 2000 , up from 23 million last year , will become hopelessly gridlocked without changes .


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certainly , logan 's new landing fees have drastically changed the costs of doing business at the airport .


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for business express of hartford , conn. , a commuter airline affiliated with delta air lines , landing fees at logan will triple to $ 1 million a year .


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james mcmanus , president of business express , says the higher fees contributed to a decision to end service between logan and augusta , maine , and may force him to raise fares .


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the provision was written by sen. warren rudman -lrb- r. , n.h. -rrb- , who contends logan is being run like a `` medieval fiefdom '' and that his constituents will be hurt .


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`` in new hampshire , they 're always making a big deal about how wonderful it is to do business there because the taxes are so low , '' he says , `` but that 's because of publicly supported places in massachusetts like logan . ''


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landing fees at logan most commonly used aircraft before after july 1 july 1 commuter aircraft cessna 402 $ 25.00


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under a controversial plan being floated by the massachusetts port authority , operator of logan , the scouts would get the nod .


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even as the courts and the federal department of transportation review logan 's already implemented hike in landing fees for smaller planes , massport is considering a second phase of its program for airport capacity efficiency , or pace , that would give first call on landings and takeoffs during peak travel periods to large-capacity carriers .


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there 's no question logan has an overcrowding problem .


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in all , 85 % of logan 's capacity during peak hours would be assigned according to size .


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this `` priority reservation '' system would in theory apply only to the rush hour periods of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. but as mr. davis noted in a recent speech , `` any hour when scheduled operations exceed '' the optimal aircraft flow `` would be classified as a peak hour , '' raising the prospect of far-reaching access restrictions if logan traffic continues to grow .


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even the staunchest advocates of deregulation support massport 's overall efforts to better manage logan traffic .


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big airports like logan rely on public money in the form of federal grants and fuel taxes , and therefore are constrained from such sweeping restrictions on access , argue some critics .


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if an administrative law judge rules against massport later this month , the department of transportation is expected to order the new landing fees rescinded , placing logan 's federal funding -- which accounts for nearly a third of its total operating budget -- at risk .


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`` rather than trying to build its way out of infrastructure problems , logan is experimenting with a rule approach , using an engineering rule rather than a choice rule .