Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Corona Airport Pilots, as well as the Corona Pilots’ Association, wants to thank the surrounding airports that assisted us during the January and February flooding. Chino Airport opened their arms and gave all who came a tie-down free of charge until they were able to return home. Riverside Airport provided a separate area for “Corona Refugees” as well as “Redlands Refugees,” again free of charge. Flabob provided not only free rent for six months, but held a “Corona Friendship Day” complete with lunch and a tour of their facility. Several tenants opened their own hangar doors and allowed Corona aircraft that are fabric, antique or composite, to share their space (a small fee was charged, but all Corona guys were more than happy to pay their fair share). Because these three airports are the closest to Corona, many of our tenants went there, but others flew to other locales, including French Valley, Fullerton and Orange County.

Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Rialto warned by FAA
City told it can’t close airport
By Nikki Cobb
The San Bernardino (CA) Sun

RIALTO – The Federal Aviation Administration has drawn a line in the sand, warning the city in a letter that any attempt to close the Rialto Municipal Airport will be met with resistance.

Saturday, April 2, 2005
A second Lindbergh runway? 11,000 people would have to move
By MARK WALKER
The San Diego (CA) North County Times

Adding a second runway to Lindbergh Field would require moving 10,850 people and purchasing more than 1,800 acres of land, according to a report prepared for airport directors.

Sunday, April 3, 2005
Airfield action under fire
Some question ending of longtime lease of key aviation service
By Jeanette Steele
The San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune

It’s the end of an era at Montgomery Field. Gibbs Flying Service, which some say is the heart and soul of the city-owned airport, has lost its lease.

Saturday, April 2, 2005
Development in Oceanside could threaten city’s airport
By Lola Sherman
The San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune

OCEANSIDE – Hoped-for major development on the site of the old Valley Drive-In movie theater could threaten the existence of Oceanside Municipal Airport.

Saturday, April 2, 2005
It’s not a pajama party at airport protest in S.J.
PROTESTERS SAY NEW AMERICA WEST LAS VEGAS FLIGHT WILL DISRUPT SLEEP
By Sandra Gonzales
The San Jose (CA) Mercury News

Angry over America West’s new flight from Las Vegas that will begin arriving daily at 1:25 a.m. starting Sunday, about 25 people donned bathrobes and pajamas and circled in protest outside the airline’s terminal in San Jose.

The Yolo County Airport (2Q3) is now running the SAI Weather Advisor software on their AWOS facility.

Monday, March 28, 2005
Op/Ed
Attacks on airport director ignore managerial realities
By Ken Sherman
The Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun

As a member of the Palm Springs International Airport Commission for the last three years, it seems that certain recent events need to be addressed to clarify how management of the airport is actually accomplished.

Metz Airfield, part of the Metz Ranch, near Greenfield, California is for sale.

Garmin issued a service alert on Wednesday warning users of some of its brand-new GNS 430 and GNS 430A units not to use them for IFR operations. It was the company’s second service alert this month to include those units.