Pre-2008 Archived Articles

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When: Friday, October 1st: Informal get together -7:30 pm to 9:30 pm-
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Where: Airflite on the field

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CALIFORNIA PILOTS ASSOCIATION

June 15, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay White

LAWSUIT FILED TO PROTECT TULARE AIRPORT

The City of Tulare, California issued a permit for the Knight Transportation Company to construct a trucking terminal 1300 feet from the end of runway 31.

Sunday, June 13, 2004
Airport Makes Strange Bedfellows
The Contra Costa County (CA) Times

WHEN YOU’VE SWUM three-quarters of the way across a pond full of alligators, there’s nowhere to go except forward.

That’s why Contra Costa Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier has little political choice but to proceed against the tide of angry pilots and dueling developers with his idea to relocate the county airport and transform the old runways into a transit village.

Here are California Airport Hot Spots for June 2004.

The Tulare City Council has issued a permit for a truck terminal to be built in the airport runway approach zone.

Monday, June 7, 2004

By David Bunker, The Sierra (CA) Sun

Truckee Tahoe Airport District legal counsel Neil Eskind submitted his resignation to the airport board on Thursday after the board decided not to increase his compensation.

Thursday, June 3, 2004
Van Nuys, Calif., Airport Officials Reveal Temporary Development Plan
The Los Angeles (CA) Daily News

With the Van Nuys Airport master plan stalled, officials at the nation’s busiest general-aviation airport have unveiled a stopgap proposal that could help guide development until a final blueprint is in place.

Wednesday, June 2, 2004
City Mulls Cutting Jobs At Airport To Balance
Budget By Brian Joseph
The Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun

Some 15 employees at the Palm Springs International Airport could lose their jobs under a proposal that will go before the City Council on June 9.

Wednesday, June 2, 2004
South Lake Tahoe Airport Tower Remains Open
By Susan Wood
The Tahoe (CA) Daily Tribune

The Lake Tahoe Airport tower dodged another close call Tuesday. On a vote of 4 to 1, the South Lake Tahoe City Council agreed to raise the landing rates to offset the doubling of Federal Aviation Administration-imposed fees.