Archive for July 2012
CalPilots Meet at Santa Monica Airport (SMO)
On Saturday, July 14th, the California Pilots Association held its mid year board meeting at the newly opened Museum of Flight located at the Santa
Monica Airport.
Extended Comment Period Assigned Third Class Physical Elimination
Santa Monica – Proposed Flight Bribes Don't Fly
Santa Monica, Calif., city council members this week shelved the plan they introduced two weeks ago to pay flight school operators to fly student pilots away from the city’s airport for touch and go operations.
Read MoreStockton airport – Passenger counts up from a year ago
Stockton airport traffic increases – Passenger counts up from a year ago
Read MoreTake off time for youngsters at Watsonville Municipal Airport
The flight of a lifetime: Take off time for youngsters at Watsonville Municipal Airport
Read MoreReport Details the Development Challenges of Small Airports in California
SAN JOSE, Calif., /PRNewswire — The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has released a peer-reviewed research report, Development Challenges of Secondary and Small Airports in California. This report investigates the challenges facing secondary and small airports in California as low-cost carriers (LCC) have become the state’s dominant air service providers.
Read MoreCalifornia's Chicken Strip Under Review – Comment Before 7/31/2012
Pilots now have an opportunity to help the Recreational Aviation Foundation keep a valuable California airstrip open to the public.
Read MoreSacramento Airport (SMF) Lands Millions in Expansion Funds
Sacramento International Airport has received an $8 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to help finance recent expansion, Rep. Doris Matsui announced Thursday.
Read MoreRep. Berman Calls on FAA to work with Valley Residents on Helicopter Noise
Congressman Howard L. Berman, joined by Senators Feinstein and Boxer and other Los Angeles-area Members of Congress, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood requesting that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) formally solicit local stakeholder views on solutions to the helicopter noise problem in Los Angeles County.
Read MoreGrand Canyon Restrictions Stopped
Some last-minute political maneuvering by Nevada and Arizona congressmen from both sides of the aisle has stopped the National Parks Service from imposing more restrictive anti-noise regulations on air tour operators in Grand Canyon National Park.
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