Archive for July 2005
Palo Alto-Airport Will stay Open Past 2017
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Airport future looks secure
Council decides there are minimal risks in keeping airport open past 2017
By Jocelyn Dong
The Palo Alto (CA) Weekly
The spirits of local pilots and other Palo Alto Airport enthusiasts were flying high Monday night after the City Council gave the airport its vote of confidence.
Read MoreBurbank Bob Hope Airport- Safety Issue?
Monday, July 11, 2005
Airfield’s Safety Issues Left Up in Air
The FAA and a pilots group have criticized Bob Hope Airport’s layout. A building moratorium thwarted plans to move terminal.
By Eric Malnic
The Los Angeles (CA) Times
An agreement earlier this year to place a 10-year moratorium on expanding or relocating the passenger terminal at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank leaves long-standing safety concerns unresolved.
Read MorePalo Alto Airport Needs Your Help
Dear Fellow Airport Supporters:
It’st “crunch time”. Monday night, the Council will consider what we have to say regarding PAO and its’ future. There is a serious danger that they will take the cautious, bureaucratic “wait and see” approach of wanting more data, studies, and time, before postponing a decision yet again…..all the while not accepting Federal Grant aid while the physical plant deteriorates. We need to do the following two things, and I ask that each of you do so!
T0: Palo Alto Mayor and Council Members
Honorable Palo Alto Mayor and Council Members
The following eMail is forwarded from the California Pilots Association. I plan to address the Council Monday Night, representing our President.
I will also represent myself, from Menlo Park, with an airplane based at Palo Alto Airport (PAO). I expect to comment on the key role that PAO plays in serving various area businesses and surrounding communities.
Read MoreLivermore Airport- Noise Hearing Targets Airport
Noise Hearing Targets Airport
City Council seeks to put monitoring equipment in place
By Mike White, STAFF WRITER
Inside Bay Area 7/10/2005 09:31 AM
LIVERMORE ? Additional staff members are required to handle the influx of complaints about noise at Livermore Municipal Airport.
Read MoreOpen Letter to Palo Alto Mayor
Honorable Mayor and Council Members: The California Pilots Association assists cities in preserving their public airports. The Palo Alto Airport is the region’s on ramp and off ramp to the nation’s aerial highways. As an important part of Palo Alto’s transportation infrastructor it plays an increasingly important role for business users. With Highway 101 becoming…
Read MoreSan Diego County Regional Airport
Friday, July 8, 2005
Officials put focus on 3 sites for airport
5 military locations tabled until base review is done
By Jeff Ristine
The San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune
Regional airport officials will focus on three sites in the next round of work on the search for a suitable airport of the future.
Read MoreFSS Modernization Contract Challenged
The House of Representatives has passed the Transportation-Treasury-Housing Appropriations bill — with an amendment, sponsored by Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). That amendment means, in plain English, that the FAA would be forced to terminate the FSS modernization contract with Lockheed-Martin, the taxpayers would pay a $350 million penalty to Lockheed, and pilots would continue to suffer through interminable hold times and briefers who don’t have access to all the data in the system.
Read MoreFAA CREATES NEW VFR TRANSITION FOR LOS ANGELES AIRSPACE
The FAA has created a new VFR transition route through Los Angeles Class B airspace. The Coliseum Route will provide a more direct path to and from the San Diego area. The new route became effective Thursday with the new charting cycle. Pilots must have air traffic control clearance to use the Coliseum Route and…
Read MoreChanges to Lemoore MOA 30- by 70-mile MOA
Changes to Lemoore MOA help, but more is needed
Deadline to respond August 30th
In response to comments from AOPA, pilots, and some local governments, the Navy has made changes to a proposed military operations area (MOA) over Lemoore Naval Air Station, but more work is needed to facilitate travel in a region that already has some 18,000 square miles of military operations and restricted airspace.
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