The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during June 2013: Proposed amendment of SMO class D airspace (TMCNet.com, June 25, 2013)Airport manager leaves legacy of history (Santa Monica Daily Press, June 23, 2013)SMO Manager Leaves Behind…
SMO in the News – May 2013
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during May 2013: Obituary: Santa Monica’s Donald Harry Brandsen Passes Away (Santa Monica Mirror, May 18, 2013)City Council raises airport landing fees, hears visioning options (The Argonaut, May 9,…
SMO related crash frenzy precedes City Council meeting
After averaging one crash/incident every 6 months over the last 4 years, SMO aviation has taken things to a whole new level in preparation for tomorrow night’s City Council meeting on the future of the airport. Three planes associated with…
SPAA-CASMAT-CRAAP Graphics on the future of the airport
Yesterday’s (April 28) post by Frank Gruber says it all! Click image to enlarge – View hi-rez version (here) Click image to enlarge – View hi-rez version (here)
Roundup of news prior to the April 30th City Council SMO meeting
The final staff report to be presented at the April 30th City council meeting has been released and can be found here. Staff is recommending the adoption of a landing fee increase and the continued investigation of various means to…
Never mind carbon, lets talk decibel offsets
At the April 1st Airport Commission meeting, there were two main subjects up for discussion. The first (Item 2-A) was a presentation by City staff on the proposal to increase landing fees at SMO and to apply them to all…
City Government at its best
Last night (April 30th) at the City Council meeting on the future of SMO we witnessed City government at its best as the Council unanimously passed a series of measures designed to staunch the financial losses at the airport. Council…