Since 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration has been looking at changing flight paths in the United States to increase the efficiency at airports and reduce fuel costs and emissions.
The flight path modernization program is called NextGen and the next routes have spurred complaints all across the nation, including from many communities in Southern California.
Newport Beach and Culver City have filed court challenges over the new system and those cities are currently in mediation with the FAA.
LA Times reporter Emily Alpert Reyes has been following the story in South Los Angeles, where residents have been meeting over noise pollution as a result of the new changes.
Guests:
Emily Alpert Reyes, reporter at the Los Angeles Times who’s been following the story
Steven Taber, attorney with Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLP, who is representing Benedict Hills in North Beverly Hills and communities in Pacific Palisades over its NextGen program