October 2, 200421 yr Selv om det er for sent... Take that, Mayor Daley! Acting on an AOPA complaint, the FAA announced late Friday afternoon that it is proposing to fine the city of Chicago $33,000 — the maximum allowed by law — for the illegal destruction of Meigs Field airport. The FAA has also begun an investigation into the possible diversion of some $1.5 million in federal airport funds that the city may have used to pay contractors to rip up the runway in the dead of night a year and a half ago. "This is bittersweet," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "As much as we relish sticking it to Mayor Daley, we still would rather have the airport." Dag
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