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CalPilots Annual Members Meeting, Saturday Oct 22nd at Aviation Expo in Palm Springs
The California Pilots Association Annual Members Meeting will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Saturday, October 22, 2016, within the FLYING Aviation Expo…
Santa Monica Sued Over Airport Landing Fees
December 10, 2015 — Aviators filed a class action lawsuit Monday against the City alleging that landing fees at Santa Monica Airport – which were doubled in 2013 – were illegally adopted by the City Council.
Cloverdale airport’s future before City Council
December 5, 2015
The fate of the Cloverdale Airport is up in the air as city officials grapple with whether to grant a developer’s demand to close it in order to accommodate a proposed $200 million resort next door.
Closing an airfield involves a lengthy federal application process with an uncertain outcome, but developers of the 254-acre Alexander Valley Resort say they are willing to foot the bill, as well as pay for more than $7 million in improvements to repurpose the airport into a sports park.
FAA says Santa Monica Airport must stay open until 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration ruled Friday that Santa Monica Airport must stay open at least until 2023 — a decision that could frustrate the city’s efforts to reduce flight operations and then shut down the historic facility in the near future.