Pre-2008 Archived Articles

NBAA Chairman and CEO Ed Bolen recently joined National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President Jim Coyne in sending a letter expressing strong opposition to pending Senate legislation that would prohibit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) from providing weather reports, forecasting and data collection services free of charge to the public.

Monday, June 6, 2005
Debate rises over expanse of Livermore airport zone
By Bonita Brewer
THE CONTRA COSTA (CA) TIMES

LIVERMORE – With some worried it might scare away businesses and hurt property values, debate is surfacing over just how big an area should be put into a new Livermore Municipal Airport noise and safety zone.

No title The May/June edition of the FAA Aviation News is now available. The cover story on Practical Risk Management in Flight Training can be found at: http://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/events/2005-May/24_MayJunCvrStory.pdf Copies of all the 2005 issues of this magazine can be found at: http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/news/archive/2005/2005.cfm

Monday, May 30, 2005
San Diego Needs an Airport to Compete Globally, Experts Say
CalTrade Report

SAN DIEGO – San Diego could take advantage of a world of trade opportunities, if only it had the proper airport, according to participants at the recent TradeVisions Conference.

The Watsonville Airshow marked the end of an around the world dream flight for Watsonville’s own Bill Randolph. Bill flew his homebuilt experimental Van’s RV-9 around the world because “he wanted to”. “I met a lot of wonderful people and would do it again anytime” said Bill.

Saturday, May 28, 2005
Carlsbad airport manager takes off for good Best retires; 13 years at McClellan-Palomar
By Michael Burge
The San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune

CARLSBAD – Floyd Best drove around the airport that he has managed for the past 10 years and pointed out hangars being built for the future wave of corporate and charter jets that find McClellan-Palomar Airport a perfect base of operation.

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Thursday, May 26, 2005
Airport Alliance Proposed
Santa Paula airfield and city officials are discussing sharing the facility’s ownership.
By Gregory W. Griggs
The Los Angeles (CA) Times

Santa Paula Airport officials, who have been forced to limit flights since winter storms crippled the facility’s only runway, met with the city’s top administrator this week to discuss shared ownership of the 75-year-old private airfield northeast of Ventura.

Friday, May 20, 2005
Airport could lose grant
P.A. AND COUNTY CAN’T AGREE ON ITS FUTURE
By Dan Stober
The San Jose (CA) Mercury News

A $1.3 million federal grant for security fences, runway lights and a weather station at the Palo Alto Airport may be in jeopardy because the city and Santa Clara County can’t come to terms over the airport’s long-range future.

Pilots Don’t Want to Pay for Noise Monitoring
The Independent

The rental cost for hangars at the Livermore Municipal Airport was increased by 5.5 percent by the city council. In addition landing fees were increased for landing operations.