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Changing PBI airport code to DJT unjustified
Florida did not honor aviation. It handed the commercial airline industry a costly, pointless systems conversion and called it tribute. Rename the airport all you want, if politicians insist. Replace the signs. Rewrite the letterhead. Hold the ceremony. But leave the airport codes alone. I work in commercial aviation. I know these identifiers and they are not cosmetic labels. They run through every fabric of flight planning, navigation databases, reservations, tickets, baggage systems, schedules, fares and revenue management systems. Pull one thread, and the industry must restitch the fabric.
The Federal Aviation Administration operational identifier changed to DJT, while the Interational Civil Aviation Organization identifier changed from KPBI to KDJT. In August, the passenger-facing International Air Transport Association code is scheduled to change from PBI to DJT.
The irony, however, is staggering. IATA says established codes are effectively permanent and almost never changed without strong justification, primarily involving aviation safety. PBI created no documented safety problem. It is being discarded so three letters can match a politician’s initials. No runway gets longer. No terminal becomes safer. No flight becomes more reliable. Aviation workers simply inherit another expensive conversion with no operational benefit or passenger service benefit. Names are ceremonial. Airport codes are infrastructure. Florida can have its moment, but it should have left the machinery underneath it alone.
Jack Castro, Atlanta
A question that’ll make Blanche blanch
A question for Todd Blanche: It’s common knowledge that a defense attorney must have a candid conversation with their client to divulge any information that could be used against them in a court of law. No defense attorney wants any surprises to arise in court. As President Trump’s (former) personal attorney, are you aware of any crimes he has exposure to or is vulnerable to for prosecution, and what will you do with that information as attorney general?
William Damato, Boynton Beach
Trump’s latest nominees dubious at best
With apologies to the stars of the movie “Dumb and Dumber,” the recent confirmation hearings of Todd Blanche for attorney general and Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence showcased the pathetic ineptitude of these two Trump nominees. Blanche, the president’s former ― and obviously, current ― personal criminal attorney, tried to distance himself from the lawsuit he and Trump authored to bilk $10 billion from the IRS. A federal judge called the lawsuit “a fraud upon the court” and referred Blanche to the New York Bar Association for potential sanctions.
If that weren’t enough, during his hearing, Jay Clayton would not answer the question: “Who won the 2020 presidential election?” He fumbled, saying he already answered that question and then just sat in silence. He was then asked if he knew about (former director) Tulsi Gabbard’s attempt to seize votes and voting machines in Fulton County, Georgia. He said he just heard about this action. Huh? The guy who is supposed to replace Gabbard had no clue and had seen no coverage on every news broadcast? C’mon man. God save the United States of America.
Roger Sakolove, Boynton Beach
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Leave airport codes alone in DJT airport rename, Post reader says.
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