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As the city of Santa Monica, California continues to strangle its own airport by making it impossible for businesses to operate there, the National Business Aircraft Association has stepped in with an urgent request for the FAA to take action. NBAA President and CEO, Ed Bolen, has cited "an urgent need for further, stricter action" to halt blatant actions by city officials to drive local businesses from The Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Rather extreme measures are now in effect to resolve the danger of battery fires in the Galaxy Note 7 smart phone while on board airliners. The DOT, the FAA, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administratio