Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Airport search hits the road
The San Diego (CA) North County Times

The search for a new airport to serve the San Diego region is hitting the road. On Thursday, the first in a series of town hall meetings that will take place between this week and the fall convenes at 6:30 p.m. at the East County Performing Arts Center in El Cajon.

AOPA California Regional Representative John Pfeifer testified Wednesday before the Senate Education Committee in support of Assembly Bill 1358, which would impose the same requirements on charter schools that currently apply to public schools by requiring charter schools to notify (in writing) Caltrans Aeronautics, if they are planning to acquire a new school site within two miles of an airport runway.

The FAA has published a “Notice to All Concerned” about the U.S. Navy’s proposal to expand Military Operations Area and Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace in central California. The FAA notice aims to determine the effects the proposed changes would have upon the safe and efficient use of the airspace by all users. by all users.

Sunday, June 26, 2005
Air safety concern grows at Palm Springs International Airport
From control tower to runway, concern about operation grows
By Pat Maio
The Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun

Palm Springs International Airport has immediate needs to increase runway and flight safety as it undergoes rapid growth, according to pilots, flight instructors, air traffic controllers and government officials interviewed by The Desert Sun.

Saturday, June 25, 2005
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to expand terminal to handle passenger influx
The Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press

As debate simmers this summer over expanding the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport’s terminal, one thing is clear: The number of people using the facility has grown much faster than the building itself.

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By Bob Littlefield
CFI, CFII, ASC, AIGI, A&P
Scottsdale City Councilman

ATIS

General aviation should be poised to enjoy a Golden Age. Exciting new technologies are appearing almost every day. And with airline travel becoming less convenient and more humiliating, business travelers are turning to general aviation as never before. As a result airplane sales are up and the general aviation business is booming.

Livermore Airport Group Organizes to Advocate for Airport.

The coalition will include students, aviation enthusiasts, pilots, educators, and businesses dedicated to supporting the Livermore Airport and the communities around it.