Pilot Wants To Keep Airport Flying

By Linda McIntosh
THE SAN DIEGO (CA) UNION-TRIBUNE

OCEANSIDE – He flies 767s for a living, but even in his off hours, Alan Cruise is rarely far from planes and airports. One of his favorites is the Oceanside Municipal Airport. That is where Cruise learned to fly 25 years ago when he was in high school and where he had his first aviation job pumping fuel. He dreamed of flying jets.

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Nut Tree Airport Plans Take Flight

Friday, March 26, 2004

By Warren Lutz
The Fairfield (CA) Daily Republic

FAIRFIELD — The Board of Supervisors will discuss the future role of the Nut Tree Airport at a special workshop Tuesday. It will also look at a list of capital improvements that fit into its vision – and how to pay for them. The meeting could become the first step toward major changes at the airport after a report last year found the Vacaville airfield was underused and poorly maintained. The county spent $700,000 on the airport during the last fiscal year.

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Skydiving Company Seeks Landing Zone At Airport

Hollister Municipal Airport

Free Lance News, CA
Thursday, March 25, 2004

A skydiving operation wants to move its landing zone to the Hollister Municipal Airport to avoid 10-mile drives back to town after jumps from its current drop spot in Tres Pinos.

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