For immediate release: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Boston, MA — Older people exposed to aircraft noise, especially at high levels, may face increased risk of being hospitalized for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public…
Following authorization at the April 30, 2013 City Council meeting, on August 1, 2013, the City imposed a new landing fee schedule at Santa Monica Airport (SMO). Landing fees were increased from $2.07 per 1,000 lbs to $5.48 per 1,000…
Check out Michael Behar’s feature story on avgas and leaded aviation fuel which was published this week in OnEarth magazine.
The CASMAT petition in support of the Airport Commission recommendations has now closed. In all there were a total of 1,812 signatures. After eliminating duplicate signatures by the same individual, this number was reduced to 1,687. The pie chart below…
Candidate ratings by % confidencethat they will bring about real changefor the better at SMO. CASMAT has conducted a poll of its most active and informed volunteers regarding perceptions of the 15 City Council candidates as far as confidence that…
Once again the plan to pay the flight schools to perform pattern flying elsewhere is on the City Council Agenda (Item 8-C on the July 10 agenda). As before the Council vote will occur before the Airport Commission or the…
Results of SMO Muffler Test
As you may know from the recent Santa Monica Daily Press article, CASMAT volunteers have been collaborating with the City and Justice Aviation to make sound measurements of a Cessna 172 before and after being fitted with the Gomolzig ‘QuietFlight‘ silencer/muffler.…