Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Tenants and businesses at the Corona (California) Municipal Airport are now six weeks post-flood and while the floodwaters have receded, the west end of the field is still without electrical power, reports EAA member Patrick Brunner. ?Many of the businesses are still not operational, having lost all tools and equipment to the waters and mud left behind,? he said.

Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Livermore halts airport plan work to focus on noise
By Bonita Brewer
The Contra Costa (CA) Times

LIVERMORE – Heeding protests from neighbors of the Livermore Municipal Airport, the City Council on Monday night halted all work on a master plan update to instead concentrate on noise monitoring and reduction.

Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Airport can’t operate with short runway
Caltrans inspector turns down plan to reopen Santa Paula airfield
By Tamara Koehler
The Ventura County (CA) Star

Santa Paula Airport must remain closed to the public until its storm-damaged runway is lengthened, according to the initial results of a state inspection issued Monday.

Sunday, February 27, 2005
Editorial
Purchase Ensures End to Dreams of An El Toro Airport
The Newport Beach (CA) Daily Pilot
Over the years, letter writers Donald Nyre of Newport Beach and Shirley Conger of Corona del Mar have done their best to keep alive the hopes of those who believed the closed El Toro Marine base would make a perfect airport to serve the needs of a burgeoning Orange County.

Thursday, February 24, 2005
Construction to shut airport in Redlands
Three weeks of runway work planned
By Leonor Vivanco
The San Bernardino (CA) Sun

REDLANDS – Starting early next month, pilots will not be able to fly in or out of the Redlands Municipal Airport for three weeks while the runway is repaired.

Saturday, February 26, 2005
Airport noise tops agenda in Livermore
By Bonita Brewer
The Contra Costa (CA) Times

Livermore’s City Council on Monday will consider ways to help reduce airport-related noise that has long irritated neighbors in Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin.

Saturday, February 26, 2005
Airport may get OK for limited flights $6 million grant to help S. Paula erosion projects
By Tamara Koehler
The Ventura County (CA) Star

The Santa Paula Airport might reopen early next week with limited flights and a dramatically shortened runway, managers said Friday after a state inspection of the damage.

On January 12th and 13th John Pfeifer, from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Tom Weil, representing the Association of California Airports (ACA), Dan Burkhart representing the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and I representing the California Pilots Association (Cal Pilots) and the San Carlos Airport Pilots Association (SCAPA), went to Sacramento to visit with elected representatives in support of State Aviation Issues. The issues below have been identified by the California Transportation Commission and adopted in their recommendations on December 9, 2004 for Aeronautics Legislation.

Friday, February 25, 2005
Cardenas Seeks to Rid Airport of Old Noisy Jets
The Los Angeles (CA) Times
Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas introduced a resolution Wednesday to phase out noisy airplanes at Van Nuys Airport that have been a source of complaints for more than 20 years.

Saturday, February 19, 2005
Progress made on Carlsbad airport noise plan
The Escondido (CA) North County Times

CARLSBAD — Progress has been made on a “Fly Friendly” campaign that aims to improve the relationship between pilots and the people who live near McClellan-Palomar Airport, county officials, pilots and the residents said this week.