Established A Petition To Fight Closure And Development
The Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey south of London is the proposed site of a development that would add some 4,500 home sites to the area. But the development would cause the closure of the airport.
A pilot from Austin, TX has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for an attempt to transport and distribute marijuana using his private plane.
245-171 Vote Fails To Attain 2/3rd's Majority Needed For Extension
In a Monday vote to authorize a six-month extension of funding for the FAA, something strange happened... With a September 30th deadline for the required extension just days away, Senior Democrats expressed disapproval for a distantly related part of the bill that concerned flood insurance and tax credits for hurricane victims and voted against the whole effort... failing in the latest attempt to keep the FAA fully operational by a vote of 245-171... less than the required 2/3rd’s majority needed to see passage in the current ‘Fast Track’ effort to see the bill through to completion. The next step is likely to be a bit simpler effort that will require but a basic
But Airport Association Says The City Is Stretching The Truth
The City of Santa Monica has officially notified residents, businesses near Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) as well as airport users of plans to start shortening the airport's only runway from 4,973 feet to 3,500 feet in accordance with an agreement struck between the FAA and the city late last year.
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