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December 07, 2015

Airborne 12.07.15: Santa Monica Reprieve, 747 ‘Cosmic Girl’, Gulfstream Layoffs

Also: ID Airport, Aspen AOA Video, A4A v CBP Offset, C177 Wing Cracks, Airport Admin Sues, 787-10 Update, Air Tractor Rudders

For many years the airport in Santa Monica, California has been under siege by city officials and airport detractors. Simply put, they want the airport closed... and to be perfectly frank, they’ve been rather ugly about it. The issue has revolved around the fact that Santa Monica Airport had accepted federal money for airport maintenance and improvements. Once this occurs, FAA grant assurance regulations require that the airport remain open for public use for a certain period of time. The argument put forth by airport detractors has been that these FAA grant assurance requirements had expired, which allows the airport to be

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