SMO in the News – April 2013

The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during April 2013:

One Pilot Dies in Mid-Air Collision of 2 Cessnas (KTLA 5, Apr 30, 2013) – video
City Council takes on Santa Monica Airport (Santa Monica Daily Press, Apr 30, 2013)
Investigators scour Santa Monica Mountains plane crash site (LA Times, Apr 30, 2013)
City Hall plans to invest in airport (Santa Monica Daily Press, Apr 29, 2013)
Fatal Flight Departed From Santa Monica (Santa Monica Patch, Apr 29, 2013)
Crews search for victims in plane crash in Santa Monica Mountains (LA Times, Apr 29, 2013)
Midair collision causes one-acre brush fire (The Malibu Times, Apr 29, 2013)
Two Plane Crashes in Westlake and Calabasas May be Connected (KTLA 5, Apr 29, 2013) – video
1 Dead, 3 Hurt as Planes Collide In Mid-Air Over Ventura County (KCAL 9, Apr 29, 2013) – video

A Generational Opportunity: Turn Santa Monica Airport into a Big Park (SM Patch, Apr 29, 2013)
Full Investigation of Airport Future is Needed (Santa Monica Dispatch, Apr 29, 2013)

Airport is Focus of Council meeting Tuesday (Santa Monica Dispatch, Apr 28, 2013)

Airport’s no-fly zone (Santa Monica Daily Press, Apr 28, 2013)

Santa Monica residents weigh in on airport traffic, pollution (ABC 7 LA, Apr 27, 2013) – Video

@SMOSTINKS IS NOW ON TWITTER (Santa Monica Dispatch, Apr 27, 2013)
Bigwigs, Locals, City Council to Discuss Shuttering SaMo Airport (LA.Curbed, Apr 26, 2013)

Rep. Waxman expected to appear at community meeting on SMO (Argonaut, Apr 25, 2013)

Anti-Airport Advocates Urge Council To Let SMO Agreements Expire (SM Mirror, Apr 19, 2013)

Notice of Important Meeting re: Future of the Airport (City of Santa Monica, Apr 11, 2013)
Community Groups To Host Santa Monica Airport Forum April 27 (SM Mirror, Apr 11, 2013)

Decision to Hike SMO Landing Fees Delayed (Santa Monica Patch, Apr 3, 2013)

Santa Monica Airport Tower 
To Add Roller Coaster – 🙂 (Santa Monica Mirror, Apr 1, 2013)
Be a Part of the Solution not the Problem! (Tamarack Aerospace Group, Mar 29, 2013)
    – This is interesting! US manufacturers are now paying attention to what is happening at SMO
    – and making products to help.  We will be formally testing this at SMO later this month.