Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Airport Interim Chief Gets Job Permanently
The Los Angeles (CA) Times

The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Kim Day as the executive director of the city’s airport agency.

Tuesday, November 9, 2004
FAA help for Castle projects sought
By SCOTT PESZNECKER
THE MERCED (CA) SUN-STAR

Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center officials want to ask the Federal Aviation Association for money to design future projects and a new airport master plan.

Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Two California airports see solid gains in passenger volumes
The Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise

Inland Empire airports have continued to post solid gains in passenger volumes through the first three quarters of 2004, putting them on pace for record years.

Dear Airport Supporters:

Saturday, February 19th, 2005 will be the Watsonville Regional Airport Promotion fundraiser dinner. The dinner starts at 7:00 pm and we meet at 6:00 for no-host cocktails and visiting. It will be at the Seascape Golf Club, the usual place. The guest speaker has accepted our invitation. He is Bill Dunn, AOPA Airports Department.

Saturday, November 6, 2004
Development focused on Thermal airport complex
By Pat Maio
The Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun

Plans are under way to build a sprawling complex of hangars at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport to provide fuel and other services for commercial plane-sized aircraft — with the idea of making the Thermal complex an industry standard for catering to the wealthy jet set in Southern California.

Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Sale of land would boost airport funds
By Jason Massad
The Vacaville (CA) Reporter

Solano County officials will consider selling about 2 acres of property and an easement near the Nut Tree Airport to the city of Vacaville for road widening along East Monte Vista Avenue when they meet Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Expanding airport would be challenging
By KATHERINE MARKS
The North County (CA) Times

SAN DIEGO —- Adding a second runway at Lindbergh Field would require demolishing thousands of buildings, rerouting a major interstate and tearing down hillsides, a new study shows.

Friday, November 5, 2004
Turbulence south of airport
Vineyard owner at odds with ONT over air cargo plans
By BRENDA GAZZAR
The San Bernardino County (CA) Sun

ONTARIO – Paul Hofer III and his family’s vineyards have long found ways to coexist with the growth of Ontario International Airport just north of his property.

NOVEMBER 20, 2004

CECILIA ARAGON, TOP PROFESSIONAL AIRSHOW PILOT, REVEALS HOW SHE OVERCAME HER FEAR OF FLYING TO BECOME U.S. AEROBATIC TEAM CHAMP.

Safety vs Money

Soon the Watsonville City Council will vote on Watsonville Airport’s East-West runway– to shorten it or to leave it alone.