US AIRPORT PROJECTS HIT BY SEQUESTER CUTS
June 1st, 2013
Chicago Rockford International Airport director Mike Dunn probably hated to break the news. The airport's AirFest Labour Day extravaganza would have to be scrubbed this year due to the federal government's budget sequester. It seems that in March, the federal government pulled the plug on all military aerial demonstrations, effective April 1. “The decision was made that without military support, a show could not be put on to the standard that our audience expected,” Dunn explained.The cancellation of shows such as the Rockford AirFest represent one of the ...
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