Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Thursday, November 4, 2004
Measure PP
Hemet shuns proposal to build more homes
By KENNY KLEIN
The Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise

HEMET – About 45 acres of land near the Hemet-Ryan Airport will remain zoned for business, dousing a developer’s dream to build more than 200 homes there.

Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Airport panel keeps site near forest on radar
By Jeff Ristine
The San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune

In a sharply divided move, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority yesterday said East County’s Corte Madera Valley should remain in the running as a possible regional airport location for now even though it is unlikely ever to be considered seriously.

Monday, November 1, 2004
A Winged Salute to Jackie Cochran
Desert airport will be named in honor of the first woman to break the sound barrier.
By Barbara E. Hernandez
The Los Angeles (CA) Times

THERMAL, Calif. – In 1953, Jacqueline Cochran soared above the Coachella Valley and tiny Thermal Airport in an F-86 Sabre Jet, becoming the first woman to break the sound barrier.

Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Board asks for further review on airport site
By KATHERINE MARKS
The North County (CA) Times

SAN DIEGO—- A board studying locations for a new regional airport expressed serious reservations Monday about the prospects of an airport in the Cleveland National Forest, but stopped short of giving the site a thumbs up or thumbs down.

Hello to everyone,
I was asked to pass on some operational information regarding the airport.

Friday, October 29, 2004
Tahoe can learn from other small airports
By Susan Wood
The Tahoe (CA) Daily Tribune

South Lake Tahoe airport advocates may want to look south if they want revenues to go north.

Wednesday, October 27, 2004 Airport offers no terminal in a decade. If city agrees, accord will end recent facilities battle
By Naush Boghossian
The Los Angeles (CA) Daily News

BURBANK — The Bob Hope Airport officially extended an olive branch Wednesday to the city of Burbank, unanimously approving an agreement that would halt construction or even planning of a new terminal for a decade.

Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Mexican airline courts Kern County
The Associated Press

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – Mexicana Airlines has offered to help out Kern County residents, whose most popular flight destination is Guadalajara.

FAA Administrator Marion Blakey called airports “natural resources,” during her speech at AOPA Expo on Thursday. “Once they’re gone, they’re gone,” she said. “And I, for one, think we need to do a better job protecting the framework of our national transportation system.”

Saturday, October 23, 2004
Fire chief ends debate over hangars at Stockton airport
By Les Mahler
The Lodi (CA) News-Sentinel

The battle over hangar space at the Stockton Metropolitan Airport appears to have come to an end after the Montezuma Fire District fire chief laid down the law.