Archive for June 2004
Seeking A Compromise In The Expansion Of Livermore Municipal Airport
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Airport meeting to air plans Committee Will Seek Compromise On Expansion Proposal
By Mike White
The Tri-Valley (CA) Herald
LIVERMORE — A new committee will meet for the first time next month with a mission of seeking a compromise in the expansion of Livermore Municipal Airport.
Read MoreAudit Of Rents At The Hollister Municipal Airport Results In Higher Rates
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
City Audit Could Raise Airport Rent
By Erin Musgrave
The Hollister (CA) Free Lance
Community Pantry may have to leave the building it has occupied for the past 15 years if a planned audit of rents at the Hollister Municipal Airport results in higher rates, according to the Pantry’s executive director.
Read MoreWatsonville Airport Runway Study Considered
Monday, June 28, 2004
Watsonville Airport Runway Study Considered
By DONNA JONES
The Santa Cruz (CA) Sentinel
WATSONVILLE – One of Watsonville Municipal Airport’s two runways could be shut down or shortened to make way for housing, according to a new study.
The report, which details six options for the airport’s reserve runway including keeping it open, will be considered today by a committee looking at city land-use issues.
Read MorePilots Association Sues City of Tulare
Saturday, June 19, 2004
Pilots Association Sues City Of Tulare
Group upset over terminal near Tulare airport
By Julie Fernandez
The Visalia (CA) Times-Delta
TULARE — The California Pilots Association has filed a lawsuit charging that the city violated state law when it approved Knight Transportation’s plans to construct a large truck terminal near the Tulare airport.
The Pilots Association maintains that the truck terminal and above-ground fuel tanks pose high risks be-cause they are too close to Mefford Field. The project site is west of Highway 99 about 1,300 feet northwest of the airport.
Read MoreExpansion In First Phase Would See Site Square Footage More Than Double
Friday, June 18, 2004
L.B. Airport may grow in phases Expansion In First Phase Would See Site Square Footage More Than Double.
By Felix Sanchez
The Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram
Officials unveiled the plan for phased airport improvements at a Thursday night meeting before the city’s Airport Advisory Commission, which is charged with determining what new permanent facilities are needed and what an environmental study of the proposals should include.
Read MorePalomar Airport Is Renovated To Lure Corporate Jets
Sunday, June 20, 2004
Upgrading to business class As Palomar Airport Is Renovated To Lure Corporate Jets, Private Pilots Fear They May Be Grounded
Elena Gaona
THE SAN DIEGO (CA) UNION-TRIBUNE
CARLSBAD – With wooden floors and walls covered in flight memorabilia, the restaurant at McClellan-Palomar Airport wraps visitors in another era, when few things were more glamorous than a small plane in the sky, its carefree pilot exposed to sun and wind.
Read MoreWatsonville's Secondary Strip Limits Growth
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Reserve Runway At Center Of Debate
Watsonville’s secondary strip limits growth
By DONNA JONES
The Santa Cruz (CA) Sentinel
WATSONVILLE – A report, due out today and anxiously awaited by area pilots, details six options for one of Watsonville Municipal Airport’s two runways – including shutting it down.
Read More2004 Annual Meeting at Long Beach (LGB) Airport ? 10/1-10/2
Mark your calendars now to attend the California Pilots Association?s Annual Memberaship Meeting!
When: Friday, October 1st: Informal get together -7:30 pm to 9:30 pm-
Saturday, October 2nd: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Annual Meeting at Airflite
Where: Airflite on the field
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Read MoreLAWSUIT FILED TO PROTECT TULARE AIRPORT
CALIFORNIA PILOTS ASSOCIATION
June 15, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay White
LAWSUIT FILED TO PROTECT TULARE AIRPORT
The City of Tulare, California issued a permit for the Knight Transportation Company to construct a trucking terminal 1300 feet from the end of runway 31.
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