The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided to rename three navigation coordination points in Florida that had been named after business mogul Donald Trump, FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown says, explaining that the agency generally chooses names that are noncontroversial. "Because of the charting cycle, the updates could take several months to take effect," she added. Three navigation points above Palm Beach International Airport were named DONLD, TRMMP and UFIRD in 2010.
The news to rename them comes amid controversy surrounding Trump's comments about immigration. [full quote attached]
The FAA is taking steps to rename three fixes near PBI. In general, the FAA chooses names that are non-controversial and relate to the area in which the fixes are located. Because of the charting cycle, the updates could take several months to take effect.