The people with power to close Burke Lakefront Airport say that’s not going to happen — effectively grounding Mayor Justin Bibb’s push for change.
During an interview Friday, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said the agency is opposed to shutting Burke. And Ohio’s U.S. senators are deferring to the agency.
“We don’t have enough airspace capacity for the future as it is,” FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said, citing anticipated demand from drones and battery-powered aircraft that take off and land vertically, like helicopters…