Airport
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City Hall into Santa Monica Airport for long haul
SMO — An ongoing disagreement between city officials and the Federal Aviation Administration concerning when City Hall regains control of...
Read moreAirport flight schools promise to restrict hours
SMO — Flight school owners voluntarily agreed to restrict the hours their planes spend flying over Santa Monica in an...
Read moreNot flying so high: Groups of residents work to shut SMO down as 2015 approaches
SMO — On a clear day, when the sun shines brightly over Southern California and glints cool blue off the...
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Activists protest Santa Monica Airport
SMO — Residents of three communities reiterated their concerns about Santa Monica Airport Sunday with a midday protest focused on...
Read moreFlight out of SMO ends in drug bust
SMO — A man was arrested on drug trafficking charges last week after allegedly flying into an Illinois airport from...
Read moreTurbulence at flight school workshop
CITY HALL — Flight school owners and residents squared off in a sometimes contentious workshop Monday night meant to “begin a...
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A tale of two airports
SMO — On Monday, Aug. 29, a student pilot in a Cessna 172 crashed into a home in the Sunset...
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Feds release preliminary report on SMO crash
SMO — A device that measures airspeed malfunctioned before an August airplane crash in the Sunset Park neighborhood that left...
Read moreDay at the Airport event called off
SMO — Organizers postponed indefinitely a long-awaited event meant to show off the appeal of the Santa Monica Airport Wednesday...
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City officials to meet with FAA over flight schools
SMO — Santa Monica officials announced that they will be traveling to Washington, D.C. next week to take on the...
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