Summer 2022
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contacted the City of Phoenix Aviation Department to participate in a working group relating to studying potential changes to some arrival and departure flight paths serving Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The first meeting was held on May 3-5, 2022. The City of Scottsdale was not invited to participate, despite a formal request to be included.
According to the FAA, this work group will reconvene in October, to continue the process and discuss proposed procedure designs to increase safety and efficiency within the PHX control airspace.
Scottsdale officials are continuing to request inclusion in the FAA's working group.
On June 24, 2022 the U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the City of Scottsdale's legal brief. The City Attorney's Office is continuing their efforts to pursue a better outcome.
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