Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Saturday, December 4, 2004
City appeals fine for closing Meigs
The Chicago (IL) Tribune

CHICAGO — The city of Chicago told the FAA on Friday that its use of federal funds to demolish Meigs Field last year was legal and said the FAA had no grounds to fine it in the shutdown of the lakefront airport.

Saturday, December 4, 2004
LA agrees to pay $499.5 million to airport’s neighbors
The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – The city has agreed to pay nearly $500 million to ease noise, traffic and pollution problems in cities near Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for an agreement from a coalition of community groups not to try to block a proposed $11-billion airport expansion plan.

Hi Folks
I got this pilot debrief from a friend of mine. Most likely not all of you will be interested in this level of pilot detail, but since this historic event was the first commercial venture into space by some really capable people, I thought you might be interested in a pilot’s eye view of what went on that day.

James Price?s passion for restoring aircraft to display condition has given the Naval Air Weapons Station a new and exciting look. In 2003, a team of volunteers, lead by Price, completed a multi-year project to create a memorial for Col. Kevin Leffler, former commanding officer of the Marine Aviation Detachment (MAD). Price served under Leffler when he served at the MAD. A restored AV-8-A Harrier now sits on a pedestal at the corner of Blandy and Lauritsen avenues.

Friday, December 3, 2004
Airport board approves controversial land use plan
By David Bunker
The Truckee (CA) Sierra Sun

The Truckee Tahoe Airport land use plan was finally adopted Thursday in a short meeting that elicited no public comment.

Thursday, December 2, 2004
Airport panel urges impact report
By Bonita Brewer
THE CONTRA COSTA (CA) TIMES

LIVERMORE – A divided valleywide panel recommended Wednesday night that proposed expansion of the Livermore Municipal Airport undergo a full-blown environmental impact report.

Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Palmdale Regional Airport to Reopen for Scheduled Airline Service Dec. 29
Press Release

PALMDALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Delivering on their pledges to encourage a regional approach to airline service in Southern California, Mayors Jim Hahn of Los Angeles and Jim Ledford of Palmdale announced that Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) will reopen for scheduled airline service Dec. 29.

The TVL CTAF frequency, 122.95, will now control the pilot controlled lighting. This change will become effective:

Friday, December 3, 2004
1000 PST (1800 UTC)

Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Livermore airport task force prepares to report to council
By Bonita Brewer
THE CONTRA COSTA (CA) TIMES

A sharply divided group studying proposed expansion at Livermore Municipal Airport is expected to make recommendations this week to the Livermore City Council.

My wife and I sit reading on our boat in a quiet inlet on Trinity Lake, all is warm and calm. We hear a personal watercraft and soon it is in our inlet with water flying everywhere and huge waves. The noise of the engine various from growling to shrieking as the vehicle zooms in and out of it?s own wake. The shore birds at first retreat and then fly off. I jump up to start the engine with the intent of running the damn thing down but reason takes over and we leave for nearby miles of unoccupied lake. As I settle down with the relatively quiet drone of the boat engine it occurs to me that the anger that I just experienced is the same anger that ground bound people feel when buzzed by aircraft.