Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Monday, November 15, 2004
Stockton, Calif., airport enjoys boom in industrial, construction activity
The Stockton (CA) Record

STOCKTON, Calif. — It’s easy to feel small in the booming industrial areas around Stockton Metropolitan Airport.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004
2nd Runway Mix-Up at LAX Is Investigated
An incoming jet lands in the wrong space, forcing two other planes to maneuver to avoid it.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Jennifer Oldham
The Los Angeles (CA) Times

A series of mistakes last week by a pilot and a controller caused a corporate jet to land on a runway at Los Angeles International Airport that two other aircraft had already been cleared to use, federal aviation authorities confirmed Monday.

Monday, November 15, 2004
Airport Leaders Want More Expansion
KNTV-TV Ch 11 (NBC), San Jose (CA)

Mineta San Jose International Airport is undergoing extensive renovations but there is now a push to make it even larger then the original expansion plan.

San Leandro (CA) city officials are taking another look at an addendum to their four-year old settlement with the Oakland Port Authority over an ILS system and a noise abatement agreement stemming from plans to expand Oakland International Airport.

Saturday, November 13, 2004
Authority members search for guidelines at desert workshop
By Jennifer Vigil
The San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune

BORREGO SPRINGS – The group charged with selecting a site for a new airport began to establish crucial criteria yesterday.

I would like to set the record straight about the Caltrans? Division of Aeronautics role in the approval of the contentious school site near the Oxnard Airport. A lot of misunderstanding, misstatement, and misinformation have been bandied about.

Visit one of the oldest airports in California. Hesperia Airport Association (H.A.A.) is actively seeking aviation history artifacts in reference to this airport, to support our preservation efforts. Restaurant (Mile High Cafe) is OPEN, Mechanic with Avionics training has repair hangar on location. Visit our site for details and contact info: http://www.hesperiaairportinfo.com

A new restricted area near Camp Pendleton in Southern California will go into effect on November 25 (Thanksgiving Day).

Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Board set to ignore objections to school near airport
The Ventura County (CA) Star

Despite objections and safety concerns of county transportation officials, the Oxnard School board is scheduled to approve the purchase of land for a new school near the city’s airport when it meets at 7 tonight.

Truckee, California. A Pancake Breakfast and Young Eagle Flights takes place November 13 at Truckee-Tahoe (TRK) at the EAA Hangar. Contact Charlie White, 530/587-4811