The 10-day closing of Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) in Southern California brought significant ramifications throughout the general aviation and business aviation communities, and those effects will linger now that the airport has reopened with a shorter runway and other infrastructure changes, officials with the National Business Aviation Association say. FBO Atlantic Aviation saw its […]
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NBAA publishes ethics in business aviation transactions guide
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has published a new guidance statement, “Ethical Business Aviation Transactions,” outlining best practices for ethical transactions between buyers and sellers of business aircraft products and services. “Business aviation has always had a strong ethical culture with regard to transactions and a host of other matters,” said NBAA President and […]
NBAA files final brief over SMO closing
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has filed its final brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the legality of the settlement agreement reached earlier this year between the FAA and the city of Santa Monica, California, over the future of Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO.) The Nov. […]
Prepare for Presidential flight restrictions in South Florida
As winter approaches, pilots flying to Southeast Florida are encourage to review and comply with all NOTAMs regarding the Presidential TFRs that will be active while President Donald Trump is at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach home. These POTUS TFRs, which impact the Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) and the surrounding area, will be active only […]
Judge reverses order to stop SMO runway shortening
Pilots who fly into Southern California’s Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) will soon need to prepare for runway closures and construction, as a District Court judge denied a preliminary injunction and dissolved a temporary restraining order (TRO) to halt the city’s planned runway shortening project. The City of Santa Monica has been authorized to reduce […]
NBAA donates to Las Vegas Victims Fund
LAS VEGAS — A day before the 2017 National Business Aviation Association convention kicked off, NBAA President Ed Bolen announced a $10,000 donation to the Las Vegas Victims Fund, in support of those affected by the horrific events of Oct. 1. The NBAA convention, considered one of the largest aviation conventions in the world, officially kicks […]
SMO runway shortening begins Oct. 9
Despite ongoing litigation by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and other parties, the city of Santa Monica, California, is moving forward with a runway shortening project at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO), starting Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. SMO’s single runway will be reduced from 4,973 feet to 3,500 feet, with the project expected to […]
Court strikes down restrictions at KHTO
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District Court of New York issued a permanent injunction Aug. 7, 2017, that strikes down access restrictions to New York’s East Hampton Airport (HTO) and resolves several years of litigation by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and others. Federal District Court Judge Joanna Seybert officially ended the litigation […]
Supreme Court denies restrictions at HTO
In a victory for public-use airports nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition filed by the town of East Hampton, N.Y., that sought the court’s review of a 2016 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. “This decision reaffirms the longstanding policy that America has a national aviation system, not […]