ST. LOUIS — The Federal Aviation Administration has approved St. Louis Lambert International Airport's environmental study of The Boeing Co.’s proposed $1.8 billion expansion project, allowing demolition of a building that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
FAA officials wrote in their Dec. 15 finding that Boeing's project on land leased at the airport “will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment” and as a result, the FAA will not conduct an environmental impact statement.
“The Proposed Action will not change flight patterns, altitudes, or aircraft traffic volumes at the Airport. Noise levels will not be affected,” wrote James Johnson, manager of the FAA’s Airport Division.
The FAA's decision avoids delays for what Boeing has called Project Voyager. The 14-page FAA decision refers to the aerospace giant developing “airport property in support of defense aircraft assembly and testing operations.”
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