SM Airport in the News
Santa Monica City Council Approves Process to Determine the Future of Santa Monica Airport
1/26/23 – City of Santa Monica press release
City Council January 24, 2023 Study Session
Public Process to Determine the Future of the Santa Monica Airport
Staff recommended that the City Council 1) Confirm the goals, values, and principles that will guide the planning the planning process for the future of SMO; 2) Confirm that the proposed process for community engagement, testing, and refinement is appropriate; 3) Confirm that the proposed scope, including Existing Conditions, Diverse ad Inclusive Outreach, and Alternatives development is sufficient to support the City’s interest in identifying a preferred scenario. Study Session staff report
March 2020 – Santa Monica Airport to Park Conversion Plan
2014 – Measure LC – Approved by Santa Monica voters 60% to 40% : itsourland.org
“City Council Approves Plan to Close Santa Monica Airport by 2028”
1/30/23 – Santa Monica Mirror.com
“Airport Plan Takes Off” (map)
1/26/23 – Santa Monica Lookout
“SMO’s Future”
1/26/23 – Santa Monica Daily Press
Jet traffic at SMO, 1983 to 2016
1,176 jet landings and takeoffs in 1983
17,338 jet landings and takeoffs in 2016
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“Santa Monica Scores Two Legal Victories in Effort to Close Airport”
10/29/20 – Santa Monica Mirror
https://smmirror.com/2020/10/santa-monica-scores-two-legal-victories-in-effort-to-close-airport/
“Court Sides with City in Airport Cases”
10/22/20 – Santa Monica Daily Press
https://www.smdp.com/court-sides-with-city-in-airport-cases/197793
“DC Courts Dismiss Two Challenges to Airport Decree Shuttering Santa Monica Airport”
10/20/20 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2020/October-2020/10_20_2020_DC_Courts_Dismiss_Two_Challenges_to_Airport_Decree.html
“Consent Decree to Close SMO Affirmed”
10/20/20 – City of Santa Monica news release
https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2020/10/20/consent-decree-to-close-santa-monica-airport-affirmed-in-recent-decisions
“The End of the Fight for SMO?”
10/20/20 – General Aviation News
https://generalaviationnews.com/2020/10/20/the-end-of-the-fight-for-smo/
“District Court Dismisses NBAA Case to Preserve SMO”
10/19/20 – AIN online (Aviation International News)
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-10-19/district-court-dismisses-nbaa-case-preserve-smo
“A Setback for Efforts to Preserve SMO”
October 2020 – Business Jet Traveler
https://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/a-setback-for-efforts-to-preserve-santa-monica-airport
“Despite SMO Decision, NBAA Remains Committed”
10/16/20 – National Business Aviation Association
https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/airports/smo/despite-smo-decision-nbaa-remains-committed-to-defending-all-airports/
“Another Private Jet Company Owned by a Trump Donor Got a Bailout – This One for $20 Million”
5/15/20 – ProPublica – https://tinyurl.com/ybf4orlq
“City Might Forgo Airport Grant to Guarantee 2028 Closure”
4/15/20 – Santa Monica Daily Press
https://www.smdp.com/city-might-forgo-airport-grant-to-guarantee-2028-closure/189459
“A Bicameral Letter to FAA Administrator Steve Dickson” – re the FAA’s NextGen program
12/20/19 – Air Reform
http://aireform.com/airchive-a-bicameral-letter-to-faa-administrator-steve-dickson/?fbclid=IwAR3UlbNTTERJmwAuHc8K5iYVClHv1Sf4yWfn-FnJpLKfUf-IHRV3pAJ5qYQ
“FAA Decision against Santa Monica Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Aviation Plaintiffs Contend”
12/12/19 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/December-2019/12_12_2019_FAA_Decision_Against_Santa_Monica_Doesnt_Go_Far_Enough.html
“FAA Finds Santa Monica Mishandled Airport Loans”
12/2/19 – Santa Monica Lookout
https://tinyurl.com/v8mu5nv
Video: “Santa Monica Stops Plans to Relocate Parks Maintenance Crews”
12/2/19 – Santa Monica Mirror
https://smmirror.com/2019/12/santa-monica-stops-plans-to-relocate-parks-maintenance-crews-santa-monica-westside-local-show-december-2-2019/
“Embarrassed City Council Halts Construction at the Santa Monica Airport”
12/1/19 – Santa Monica Observer
https://www.smobserved.com/story/2019/12/01/news/embarrassed-city-council-halts-construction-at-the-santa-monica-airport/4318.html
“City Halts Landscape Crew’s Move to Airport”
11/26/19 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/November-2019/11_26_2019_City_Halts_Landscape_Crews_Move_to_Airport.html
“Residents, Airport Commission Try to Block Relocation of Landscape Crew”
11/22/19 — Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/November-2019/11_22_2019_Residents_Airport_Commission_Try_to_Block_Relocation_of_Landscape_Crew.html
“SoCal Residents Can Fly over Rush Hour Traffic with New Air Taxi for $1,250 per Month”
11/13/19 – KTLA News
https://ktla.com/2019/11/13/socal-residents-can-fly-over-rush-hour-traffic-with-new-air-taxi-for-1250-per-month/
“City to Temporarily Relocate Parks Maintenance Staff to Airport”
10/14/19 — Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/October-2019/10_14_2019_City_to_Temporarily_Relocate_Parks_Maintenance_Staff_to_Airport.html
“FAA Allows Aviation Funds to Be Used to SMO Pavement Removal”
10/23/19 – Santa Monica Daily Press
https://www.smdp.com/faa-allows-aviation-funds-to-be-used-for-smo-pavement-removal/181894
“FAA Confirms City’s Use of Airport Funds to Shorten Runway”
10/22/19 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/October-2019/10_22_2019_FAA_Confirms_Citys_Use_of_Airport_Funds_to_Shorten_Runway.html
“Cost of Boosting Security at Santa Monica Airport Rising”
10/22/19 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/October-2019/10_22_2019_Cost_of_Boosting_Security_at_Santa_Monica_Airport_Rising.html
“NBAA/AOPA/GAMA vs. City of Santa Monica/Santa Monica Airport” – Part 13 denied
10/21/19 – Federal Aviation Administration letter
http://casmat.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/MBAA-AOPA-GAMA-vs-City-of-SantaMonica-Part-13-Determination-2019.10.pdf
“City to Temporarily Relocate Parks Maintenance Staff to Airport”
10/14/19 — Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/October-2019/10_14_2019_City_to_Temporarily_Relocate_Parks_Maintenance_Staff_to_Airport.html
“Relocation of Park Maintenance from Memorial Park to the Airport”
10/10/19 – Information Item
https://www.smgov.net/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=53687106097
Opinion: “The plan to turn Santa Monica Airport into a park is irresponsible. The Westside needs housing” – Steven Sharp
3/31/19 – Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/livable-city/la-oe-sharp-santa-monica-airport-housing-20190331-story.html?outputType=amp
Removing excess airfield pavement
The City Council approved construction and construction management contracts for the Santa Monica Airport reuse of excess airfield pavement project.
3/26/19 — City of Santa Monica
City’s response to Part 13 complaint from NBAA, OPA, and GAMA
3/22/19 — City of Santa Monica
https://www.smgov.net/uploadedFiles/Departments/Airport/Part%2013%20Response%20-%2003.22.2019.pdf
“ArtWalk Lands at Santa Monica Airport Saturday”
3/22/19 – Santa Monica Daily Press
https://www.smdp.com/artwalk-lands-at-santa-monica-airport-saturday/173618
“Boeing and Other Companies Put Safety at a Premium – Some features are considered ‘optional’ upgrades, putting people who can’t afford them at risk.”
3/22/19 — Vox
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/3/22/18277694/boeing-737-max-ethiopian-airlines-lion-air-safety
“Compton – 2 Small Planes Collide on Los Angeles-area Runway, Killing 1”
3/15/19 – Santa Monica Daily Press
https://www.smdp.com/two-planes-collide-on-los-angeles/173392
“Santa Monica Key Destination for New Commuter Service”
3/1/19 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/March%202019/03_01_2019_Santa_Monica_Airport_Key_Destination_for_New_Commuter_Service.html
“Would You FLOAT to Work? New Startup Would Fly People to Work to Avoid LA’s Traffic”
“Could Meigs Field Make a Comeback?”
2/14/19 – AOPA News (Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association)
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/february/14/could-meigs-make-a-comeback
“5 Die as Plane Breaks Apart, Crashes into Neighborhood in Southern California”
2/4/19 – NPR
http://tinyurl.com/y48g3zwg
“Pilot in Yorba Linda Was Flying to See Family, Daughter Says”
2/4/19 – Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-plane-crash-20190204-story.html?fbclid=IwAR33-gFEUTremw8cAWpXrB9BVuJ7Z8FgIBHx-hIH-RiS4lyFPVe4zdPl5E4
“Plane Crash Kills 2 People, Causes Damage in Yorba Linda, California”
2/3/19 – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yorba-linda-plane-crash-today-2019-02-03-live-updates/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a
January 2019
Video: “Here’s Where the Private Aviation Sector Is Headed”
1/30/19 — CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/01/30/heres-where-the-private-aviation-sector-is-headed.html
“Boeing Project Notification”
1/29/19 – Santa Monica Airport Update
https://mailchi.mp/smgov.net/santa-monica-airport-runway-shortening-project-update-546597?e=5fb015ef79
Santa Monica Airport update
1/24/19 – Stelios Makrides, Airport Director
https://mailchi.mp/smgov.net/santa-monica-airport-runway-shortening-project-update-546565?e=5fb015ef79
“Jet Departures at Santa Monica Airport Nosedive in 2018”
1/11/19 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/01_11_2019_Jet_Departures_at_Santa_Monica_Airport_Nosedive_in_2018.html
December 2018
“Button Offers Instant Gratification for Those Plagued by Airplane Noise”
12/29/18 – Washington Post
https://tinyurl.com/ycljepzk
November 2018
“Court Rules in Santa Monica’s Favor for Santa Monica Airport Landing and Fuel Flowage Fees”
11/30/18 – Santa Monica Daily Press
http://www.smdp.com/court-rules-in-santa-monicas-favor-for-santa-monica-airport-landing-and-fuel-flowage-fees/171208
“City Wins Suit Challenging Landing, Fuel Fees at Santa Monica Airport”
11/29/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/November-2018/11_29_2018_City_Wins_Suit_Challenging_Landing_Fuel_Fees_at_Santa_Monica_Airport.html
“From Biplanes to Bombers: Santa Monica Airport’s First Fifty years, 1917-1967”
https://santamonicahistory.org/exhibits/from-biplanes-to-bombers/
“Federal Study Seeks to Address Health Effects of Leaded Aviation Fuel”
Updated 11/21/18 – Daily Breeze
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/10/12/federal-study-seeks-to-address-health-effects-of-leaded-aviation-fuel/
“Congresswoman Karen Bass on the FAA Reauthorization Bill”
11/19/18
https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextranet/view_newsletter.aspx?id=101766&c=CA37KB
“Danger Spins from the Sky” (316 helicopter landings & takeoffs at SMO in October 2018)
11/18/18 — Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-robinson-helicopters/#nt=oft-Double%20Chain~Flex%20Feature~~helicopter-110am~~1~yes-art~curated~curatedpage
“NBAA Persists in Efforts to Preserve Santa Monica’s Vital Airport”
11/7/18 – National Business Aviation Association
https://tinyurl.com/y8n3z78u
October 2018
Opinion: “Airport Noise and the Button” – Judi Curry
10/30/18 – Ocean Beach Rag
https://obrag.org/2018/10/airport-noise-and-the-caravan/
“Far More People Suffer Aircraft Noise Nuisance than Officials Acknowledge”
10/29/18 – Dutch News.nl
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/10/far-more-people-suffer-aircraft-noise-nuisance-than-officials-acknowledge/
“Small Plane Crashes on California Freeway, No Injuries”
10/24/18 – Santa Monica Daily Press—Associated PresS
http://www.smdp.com/small-plane-crash-lands-on-california-freeway-no-injuries/170207
“Surf Air Unveils Surf Air Express to Bring Semi-Private Air Travel to Everyone”
10/24/18 – Corporate Jet Investor
https://tinyurl.com/y9hh2g6u
City Council
10/23/18 — agenda item 3-C
http://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1152
Reject All Bids for Reuse of Excess Airfield Pavement project. Direct staff to reissue a bid.
September 2018
FOSP Board letter to City Council
9/22/18
RE: 9/24/18 item 5a: Update and Discussion on the Reuse of Excess Airfield Pavement https://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/agendas/2018/20180924/a20180924.pdf
The FOSP Board supports the complete pulverization of excess runway at Santa Monica Airport (including the underlying concrete support layer), as originally requested by the City Council on September 26, 2017.
“Rep. Bass Chides FAA Reauthorization Package as ‘Nowhere Near Enough’ to Combat Noise”
9/26/18 – Press Release
https://bass.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-bass-chides-faa-reauthorization-package-nowhere-near-enough-combat
Rep. Lieu Statement on Passage of Lieu Amendment in FAA Reauthorization Bill –
Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed the FAA Reauthorization Bill, which includes provisions to reduce noise pollution and an amendment authored by Mr. Lieu. This amendment will require the National Research Council to write a report assessing the existence of non-leaded fuels that can be used by piston-powered planes. The report will also include information on ambient lead levels near airports where piston-powered aircraft are used and recommendations to reduce those levels.
“Air Pollution Particles Found in Mothers’ Placentas, New Study Finds”
9/17/18 — CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/health/placenta-pollution-babies-intl/index.html?no-st=1539236398
August 2018
“Air Pollution Is Making Us Dumber, Study Shows”
8/28/18 — CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/health/air-pollution-cognitive-abilities-intl/index.html
Opinion: “Jet noise at SMO driving you mad?” — Gavin Scott — 8/27/18
Here’s a little device that will allow you to connect with the official noise complaint system
at the touch of a button. info@airnoise.io
“Santa Monica Airport Advisor Tapped for Top Hermosa Beach Post”
8/22/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/August-2018/08_22_2018_Santa_Monica_Airport_Advisor_Tapped_for_Top_Hermosa_Beach_Post.html
“Air Traffic Reaches Holding Pattern at Santa Monica Airport”
8/21/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/August-2018/08_21_2018_Air_Traffic_Reaches_Holding_Pattern_at_Santa_Monica_Airport.html
July 2018
“NBAA, SMO Advocates Continue Battle to Save Airport”
7/30/18 – AIN Online News—Aviation News
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-07-30/nbaa-smo-advocates-continue-battle-save-airport
Airport Commission agenda
for 7/23/18
https://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/agendas/2018/20180723/a20180723.pdf
“Aviation Leasing Rules Return for Final Debate on Monday”
7/21/18 – Santa Monica Daily Press
http://www.smdp.com/aviation-leasing-rules-return-for-final-debate-on-monday/167771
“Jet Flights from Santa Monica Airport Plummeted during First Half of Year”
7/12/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://santamonicalookout.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/July-2018/07_12_2018_Jet_Flights_From_Santa_Monica_Airport_Plummeted_During_First_Half_of_Year.html
“U.S. District Court Dismisses Suit to Halt Santa Monica Airport Closure”
7/12/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/July-2018/07_12_2018_US_District_Court_Dismisses_Suit_to_Halt_Santa_Monica_Airport_Closure.html
“Challenge to Santa Monica Airport Consent Decree Dismissed”
7/11/18 – City of Santa Monica
https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2018/07/11/challenge-to-santa-monica-airport-consent-decree-dismissed
“Surf Air Files Counterclaim to Encompass Complaint”
“Affluent and Angry Homeowners Raise Ruckus over Roar of Overhead Planes”
7/5/18 – Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/affluentand-angryhomeowners-raise-ruckus-over-roar-of-overhead-planes-1530806379
“A July 4 without Fireworks? Wildfire-Plagued Cities Turn to Drones”
7/4/18 – New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/04/us/july-4th-fireworks-drones-nyt.html
June 2018
“Surf Air Faces Lawsuit, Tax Liens”
6/23/18 – Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-surf-air-lawsuit-20180623-story.html
Annual Operations Report for 2017
6/25/18 — Airport Commission agenda
https://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/agendas/2018/20180625/2017AnnualNoiseReport.pdf
“Traffic at Santa Monica Airport Continues to Drop, According to the Latest Departure Data”
6/22/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/June-2018/06_22_2018_Traffic_at_Santa_Monica_Airport_Continues_to_Drop_Departure_Data_Shows.html
Airport Park Expansion update
Santa Monica Airport Park
“Santa Monica Airport Adding Park Space”
6/21/18 – ABC 7 News
http://abc7.com/realestate/santa-monica-airport-adding-park-space/3634791/
“Mainz Scientists Identify Enzyme Responsible for Vascular Damage Caused by Aircraft Noise”
6/14/18 – EurekAlert: The Global Source for Science News
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/jgum-msi061318.php
“D.C. Circuit Denies Challenge to Santa Monica Airport Consent Decree”
6/13/18 – City of Santa Monica
https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2018/06/13/d-c-circuit-denies-challenge-to-santa-monica-airport-consent-decree
“On Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Aviation Administration”
6/12/18 – U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit — For the reasons stated below, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the petition for review be denied.
http://casmat.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180612-SMO-DC-Appeals-Court-Ruling.pdf
“Small Plane Sustains Substantial Damage Landing at Santa Monica Airport”
6/12/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/June-2018/06_12_2018_Small_Plane_Sustains_Substantial_Damage_Landing_at_Santa_%20Monica_Airport.html
“Aviation Leasing Rules to Return in July”
6/12/18 – Santa Monica Daily Press
http://smdp.com/aviation-leasing-rules-to-return-in-july/166777
“New Rules Coming for Aviation Businesses at the Santa Monica Airport”
6/4/18 – Santa Monica Daily Press
http://smdp.com/new-rules-coming-for-aviation-businesses-at-the-santa-monica-airport/166535
May 2018
“Santa Monica Airport Commission to Review Standards”
5/31/18 – Santa Monica Mirror
https://smmirror.com/2018/05/santa-monica-airport-commission-to-review-standards/
“A Pilot Kidnapped a Foreign Student and Tried to Deport Him to China, Police Say”
5/27/18 – Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/05/27/a-pilot-kidnapped-a-foreign-student-and-tried-to-deport-him-back-to-china-police-say/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f76392e55f9c
“JetBlue-Backed Private Jet Company Signs Up for Hybrid Electric Planes”
5/21/18 – CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/21/jetblue-backed-private-jet-company-signs-up-for-hybrid-electric-planes.html
“Santa Monica Airport Air Quality Study Agreement Modification”
City Council agenda – 5/22/18 – agenda item 3-O
http://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1141
“Monthly Comparison of Departures on 3500’ Runway”
“Jet Operations at Santa Monica Airport Plummet after Runway Shortened”
5/18/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/May-2018/05_18_2018_Jet_Operations_at_Santa_Monica_Airport_Plummet_After_Runway_Shortened.html
“FAA Meet with City of Santa Monica in Dispute”
5/18/18 – Santa Monica Mirror
https://smmirror.com/2018/05/faa-meet-with-city-of-sm-in-dispute/
“NBAA Asks Judicial Panel to Void FAA’s SMO Agreement”
5/15/18 – AIN Online
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-05-15/nbaa-asks-judicial-panel-void-faas-smo-agreement
“China Buys Up Flying Schools as Pilot Demand Rises”
5/10/18 – Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/448b059e-4ea4-11e8-9471-a083af05aea7
“House Passes FAA Reauthorization Bill, Provisions to Address Aviation Noise Still Need Strengthening”
5/1/18 – Press release – Rep.Karen Bass
https://bass.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/2018-faa-press-release-passage
“ICON A5 Crash Kills 2, including the Unique Plane’s Lead Engineer”
5/9/17 — Wired
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/icon-a5-crash-kills-2-including-unique-planes-lead-engineer/
April 2018
“Rep. Lieu Statement on Passage of FAA Reauthorization Bill, including Lieu Amendment”
4/27/18 – Press release – Rep. Ted Lieu
https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lieu-statement-passage-faa-reauthorization-bill-including-lieu
“New Flight Paths Prompt Complaints of ‘Unbearable Noise’ in Skies over Santa Monica”
4/9/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/April-2018/04_09_2018_New_Flight_Paths_Prompt_Complaints_of_Unbearable_Noise_in_Skies_Over_Santa_Monica.html
“Airport Community Update”
4/6/18 – City Manager Rick Cole sent this letter to the FAA re the Southern California Metroplex, requesting enforcement of their published minimum flight altitudes: : https://www.smgov.net/uploadedFiles/Departments/Airport//04.02.2018%20Letter%20to%20Daniel%20K%20Elwell%20(FAA).pdf
“City Considers Assessing Aging Buildings at Santa Monica Airport”
4/5/18 — Santa Monica Lookout
http://santamonicalookout.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/April-2018/04_05_2018_City_Considers_Assessing_Aging_Buildings_at_Santa_Monica_Airport.html
March 2018
“Debunked: FAA’s Latest 20-Year Forecast”
3/31/18 – Air Impact Reform
http://aireform.com/debunked-faas-latest-20-year-forecast/
“Before Santa Monica Airport There Was Clover Field”
“FAA Denies Petitions for Helicopter Noise Relief”
3/26/16 – Los Angeles Area Helicopter Noise Coalition
http://lahelicopternoise.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/LAAHNC-Press-Release-3.26.18.pdf
NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) Leadership Council:
https://www.nbaa.org/membership/leadership/ — “Future of Aviation” — Key objectives from now until 2028 re Santa Monica Airport:
- Legal Defense
— Continue to challenge the city’s efforts to restrict access and close SMO. - Political Action
— Change the makeup of City Council and Airport Commission. - Community Outreach
— Monthly public events at SMO
— Regular speaking engagements with neighborhood groups
“SMO — Sometimes the road to health is a runway”
3/23/18 – Santa Monica Daily Press
http://www.smdp.com/sometimes-the-road-to-health-is-a-runway/165083
“Total Departures at Santa Monica Airport Hold Steady, as Jet Traffic Nosedives”
3/16/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/March-2018/03_16_2018_Total_Departures_at_Santa_Monica_Airport_Hold_Steady_As_Jet_Traffic_Nosedives.html
“Business Jet Ops Drop Sharply at Santa Monica Airport”
3/16/18 – AIN Online
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-03-16/business-jet-ops-drop-sharply-santa-monica-airport
“FAA Releases Aerospace Forecast”
3/15/18
https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=89870
February 2018
“A Santa Monica Pilot Wanted to Save the City’s Airport — So He Gave the Mayor a Free Flight”
2/25/18 – Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-free-flight-santa-monica-councilman-20180225-story.html
“Santa Monica’s Airport Subsidies and the ‘Draft Minimum Standards for Commercial Operations’ ”
2/25/18 – Air Reform
http://aireform.com/santa-monicas-airport-subsidies-the-draft-minimum-standards-for-commercial-operations/2/
“City Official Counters Fears Charter Jets Will Continue Using Santa Monica Airport”
2/15/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
https://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/February-2018/02_15_2018_City_Official_Counters_Fears_Charter_Jets_Will_Continue_Using_Santa_Monica_Airport.html
Airport runway shortening project update
“NTSB Aviation Accident Preliminary Report”
2/11/18 – National Transportation Safety Board
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20180211X21608&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=LA
“Aircraft Incident in Santa Monica”
2/11/18 – Santa Monica Patch
https://patch.com/california/santamonica/aircraft-incident-santa-monica
“Why Cars, Horns, and Other Common Loud Noises May Be Bad for Your Heart”
2/6/18 – Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/02/06/why-car-horns-and-other-common-loud-noises-may-be-bad-for-your-heart/?utm_term=.889e19b80d49
“Environmental Noise and the Cardiovascular System”
February 2018 – Journal of the American College of Cardiology
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/71/6/688
“Santa Paula — Small plane lands on California highway after engine trouble”
2/6/18 – Santa Monica Daily Press – Associated Press
http://backissues.smdp.com/020618.pdf
January 2018
“Electric Flight Discussed at Santa Monica Airport Saturday”
1/19/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/January-2018/01_19_2018_Electric_Flight_Discussed_at_Santa_Monica_Airport_Saturday.html
“Electric Flight Presentation Landing at SMO”
1/18/18 – Santa Monica Daily Press
http://smdp.com/electric-flight-presentation-landing-at-smo/163945
Opinion: “The Private Plane Tax Loophole So Egregious even Millionaires Like Me Want to Close It” – Stephen Prince
1/16/18 – NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/private-plane-tax-loophole-so-egregious-even-millionaires-me-want-ncna838001
“City Activists Wait to See if Shortened Santa Monica Airport Runway Reduces Jet Traffic”
1/17/18 – Santa Monica Lookout
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/January-2018/01_17_2018_City_Activists_Wait_to_See_if_Shortened_Santa_Monica_Airport_Runway_Reduces_Jet_Traffic.html
“Stench of Jet Fuel Overpowers the Critics’ Choice Awards” –
(Barker Hangar on Airport Avenue)
1/12/18 – Page Six
https://pagesix.com/2018/01/12/stench-of-jet-fuel-overpowers-the-critics-choice-awards/
“Post Runway Shortening Flight Operations Level”
1/11/18 – City of Santa Monica
Suja Lowenthal, Senior Adviser to the City Manager on Airport Matters
http://mailchi.mp/smgov.net/santa-monica-airport-runway-shortening-project-update-541425?e=a33a80fc1c
“Newport and FAA Reach Settlement to Move John Wayne Airport Departures Closer to Bay”
1/10/18 – Daily Pilot/Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-newport-faa-settlement-20180109-story.html
“FAA to Alter JWQ Airplane Routes under Tentative Settlement after Noise Complaints from Newport Beach Neighborhoods”
1/10/18 – Orange County Register
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/01/10/faa-to-alter-jwa-airplane-routes-under-tentative-settlement-after-noise-complaints-from-newport-beach-neighborhoods/
“Jet Part Falls onto Moving Car in Newport Beach”
1/10/18 – Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-airplane-parts-20180110-story.html
“FAA Chief to Step down Days after Donald Trump Tweet”
1/5/18 — Fortune
http://fortune.com/2018/01/05/faa-chief-steps-down-donald-trump-tweet/
“Flying JetSuiteX’s Embraer 135 Service from Burbank to Vegas”
1/1/18 – Airline Geeks
https://airlinegeeks.com/2018/01/01/trip-report-flying-jetsuitexs-embraer-135-service-from-burbank-to-vegas/
“Teterboro Airport: Steeped in Glamour, History, and Noise”
1/1/18 – New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/nyregion/teterboro-airport-steeped-in-glamour-history-and-noise.html
