On the recordJune 10, 2026
We are asking the court to protect our legal rights because federal law says the FAA will not approve a change of sponsor if the current board does not consent to the change.
We are asking the court to protect our legal rights because federal law says the FAA will not approve a change of sponsor if the current board does not consent to the change.
Nashville Mayor discussing legal action against state takeover.
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The success of our airport under local control is unquestioned, and in their quest for absolute control, state lawmakers have — we believe — again violated federal law.
They were already part of a public record by being in Department of Emergency Communication’s calls, so I don’t think it puts them at additional risk.
It’s not a process that I would characterize as doxing. It was an unintentional release of names that were already part of a public record.
This is a classic bait and switch by the state which wrote in its 1969 law that the state would not take over airports transferred to authorities.