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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 2:06 pm
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Originally Posted by sersa
In this case, there is a normal ILS which does have very high minimums and then there is another special ILS approach that has normal ILS minimums. In order to do the special ILS you need special approval from the FAA. We are having a hard time getting that approval, it does not have anything to do with Compass though. Any other airline that would attempt to get approval to do that special ILS at this point would not have an easy time. Every other airline that has been flying in there or has in the past and then starts again is basically grandfathered in. That may not make much sense, but anyone who has dealt with a government agency knows that progress can be slow moving and may not make much sense at times.
Fascinating... so basically flights operating under NW's OC are grandfathered, while flights operating under Compass's aren't. Gotta love bureaucracy!

Good to hear it from the horse's mouth! And thanks for correcting my ILS guess.
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