Obama Control-Tower Shutdowns Spur Mounting Airport Lawsuits
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Airports serving Ohio State University and the headquarters of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. joined a legal offensive aimed at stopping the U.S. from shutting air traffic control operations as part of government-wide spending cuts.
Since the first lawsuits were filed last week in federal appeals courts in Manhattan and Washington, at least eight more airports have challenged tower closings slated to begin April 7. They include Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, where State Farm is based, which handled more than 579,000 passengers in 2011, and the Ohio State airport in Columbus.