Archive for January 2005

KCAL reports The Prado Dam overflowed, immersing at least some of the hangers in cold, muddy water and causing serious damage to the aircraft still trapped on the field.

Monday, January 10, 2005
Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport could see record numbers
The Associated Press

ONTARIO, Calif. – Ontario International Airport’s passenger numbers for 2004 could set a surpass pre-September 11th levels and even set a record for the facility.

FROM: Mary Johnson, Airport Manager [email protected]
661/268-8835
RE: AGUA DULCE AIRPARK PERMIT (L70)

I need your help! On Saturday, January 22, 2005 at 9:00 am, there is a public hearing regarding the revocation or modification of the Agua Dulce Airpark?s permit to operate.

GA BANNED FROM WASHINGTON DC FOR INAUGURATION
For eight hours on inauguration day, Washington, D.C., and the skies for miles around it, will be completely off limits to general aviation.

Saturday, January 7, 2005
Opinion
Airport Naysayers Jeopardize San Diego’s Future
By STEVEN P. ERIE
The San Diego (CA) North County Times

Opponents of a new San Diego County airport are trying a new tack. Now they claim that projections of robust demand for air travel in the region are based on wishful thinking and are grossly inflated. For them, local air travel will not grow and may even decline over the next 20 years. Thus, not only is a new airport not needed, but cozy Lindbergh Field may require only modest, if any, improvements.

Friday, January 7, 2005
Agency kills idea of airport in forest
Further consideration of the site is rejected
By Jeff Ristine
The San Diego (CA) Union Tribune

It never seemed very likely, and now the idea of a two-runway international airport in Corte Madera Valley is off the table for good.

Friday, January 7, 2005
2 More Lawsuits Filed Over Hahn’s LAX Plan
Three suits now seek to invalidate the City Council’s approval of the project and to have a new environmental impact report done.
By Jennifer Oldham
The Los Angeles (CA) Times

The county of Los Angeles, two cities and a group of residents sued the city of Los Angeles on Thursday over its modernization plan for Los Angeles International Airport, claiming its voluminous environmental studies were flawed and asking the court to order the city to conduct additional analysis.

SMO Fee Structure Determined Unlawful
The NBAA Thursday welcomed a decision from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finding that the landing-fee structure at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) unjustly discriminates against certain types of aircraft.

Citing a lack of sufficient time to respond to guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on how repair stations will implement required training programs, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) this week formally requested a 60-day extension to the recently announced comment period for Advisory Circular (AC) 145-RSTM.

January 6, 2005 – The accolades keep coming for EAAer Burt Rutan, SpaceShipOne creator whose invention launched to suborbital space last year to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize. This time, business magazine Inc. has named the visionary homebuilder Entrepreneur of the Year for 2004.