The City of Santa Monica’s longstanding effort to ban Category C and D aircraft from operating into Santa Monica Airport was again blocked last month, this time by an FAA hearing officer who ruled on the FAA Part 16 dispute between the city and the FAA. “The ordinance unreasonably and unjustly discriminates against classes of aeronautical activity, and, thus, is inconsistent with the city’s obligations under Assurance 22 of the grant agreements between the FAA and the city,” the officer noted.
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Norwood Airport Closed Due To Flooding
March 18, 2010 Norwood (Mass.) Memorial Airport is closed to all fixed-wing traffic until further notice due to runway and taxiway flooding. Heavy rain this... |
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Weekend Storm Causes Outages at Teterboro Airport
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EBAA Wants Expansion of U.S. Pre-clearance at Shannon
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AAAE, NATA Pan EPA De-icing Fluid Proposal
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FAA Sets Record Straight on Ski Slot Allocation
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