No Date Yet for Scenic Airlines Las Vegas Shuttle

Sunday, July 25, 2004
No date yet for Scenic Airlines Las Vegas shuttle
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Sunday, July 25, 2004.
By BOB WILSON
The Antelope Valley (CA) Press

PALMDALE – Officials are shying away from picking a date for Scenic Airlines to finally begin shuttling tourists between Palmdale and Las Vegas.

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East Kern Airport

Friday, July 23, 2004
East Kern Airport District approves $12.6 million budget
By ALLISON GATLIN
The Antelope Valley (CA) Press

MOJAVE – The East Kern Airport District board of directors approved a $12.6 million budget Tuesday, an increase of approximately $3 million over the previous year.

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BURBANK, Calif.

Thursday, July 22, 2004
Burbank residents complain airport deal didn’t go far enough
The Associated Press

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) – Many residents complained that a deal to block development of a new terminal at the Bob Hope Airport didn’t go far enough.

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LAX

Thursday, July 22, 2004
Man caught after scaling fence at airport
The Sunday incident is the latest security lapse at airport, considered a top target of terrorists.
By Greg Krikorian and Andrew Blankstein
The Los Angeles (CA) Times

In the latest security lapse at Los Angeles International Airport, a man with a bag scaled a security fence before dawn Sunday before being caught as he stood on a taxiway, law enforcement sources said Tuesday.

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Van Nuys Airport

Monday, July 19, 2004
City Airport Agency Is Accused of Bias
Companies competing for Van Nuys jet center say Los Angeles World Airports granted David Murdock the lease based on political influence.
By Jennifer Oldham
The Los Angeles (CA) Times

Several companies that want to operate a sought-after jet center at Van Nuys Airport have charged that the Los Angeles airport agency ignored its own criteria to award the lease to billionaire David Murdock, a key contributor to the mayor.

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Vote on Long Beach Airport upgrades delayed

Friday, July 16, 2004
Vote on airport upgrades delayed
Panel wants smaller expansion options to present to council.
By Felix Sanchez
The Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram

LONG BEACH – Repeating a mantra that has been the overriding theme during nearly eight months of public meetings protect the city’s noise ordinance at all costs the Long Beach Airport Advisory Commission Thursday night delayed voting on proposed airport improvements. Panel wants smaller expansion options to present to council.

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Solutions Sought Over Livermore Airport Expansion

Friday, July 16, 2004
Solutions sought over airport expansion
Committee meetings will continue through December to address noise, master plan
By Mike White
The Tri-Valley (CA) Herald

LIVERMORE — A committee has begun its mission of finding a compromise in the expansion of Livermore Municipal Airport, although not everyone is satisfied with the group’s makeup.

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School Board Approves School Near Airport

Friday, July 16, 2004
School board approves school near airport
The Ventura County (CA) Star

One by one, a small crowd of workers and pilots from the Oxnard Airport stood before the city’s elementary school board Wednesday night, listing objections to a proposed school site near the airport.

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San Diego Airport Authority to Consider Desert Sites

Friday, July 9, 2004
More sites put in mix in airport relocation Forest, park, Indian lands to be checked
By Jeff Ristine
THE SAN DIEGO (CA) UNION-TRIBUNE

The search for sites for a new regional airport was reopened yesterday after the agency in charge of the process agreed to consider national forest, state park and Indian lands excluded from a previous study.

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