The air carrier industry seeks places where noise will be tolerated.
People around the world are battling aircraft noise. So cargo carriers may make substantial investments at New Bedford Airport in hopes that this region's residents are more submissive.
New Bedford Airport will cater to cargo traffic.
The New Bedford Airport will offer unique concessions to cargo traffic, like allowing night-time flight activity for rest hours that are kept quiet at other airports. Officials of New Bedford are willing to sacrifice people's peace and well-being in order to become a cargo distribution center.
Affected populations are unrepresented in airport decision-making.
New Bedford Airport's planning area does not include Acushnet and Dartmouth. The thousands of residents of those towns are not consulted in airport decisions, yet air traffic is directed over them.
The National Business Aircraft Association dominates the FAA.
The NBAA pressures the Federal Aviation Administration to steamroller over restrictions on airport operations by local communities. So airport and city officials, will neglect people whose rights are not set in law.
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