Santa Monica No Authority to Ban Jet Op

After rebuffing the FAA’s offer to enhance safety areas around the airport, including the FAA’s offer to install an engineered material arresting system to accommodate 90 percent of the Category C and D aircraft utilizing the airport, Santa Monica officials defend their March 2008 ordinance to ban Category C and D jets (such as Gulfstreams and some Citations and Challengers) from operating at the airport. Santa Monica is appealing the FAA’s July 8 decision that the city had no authority to ban jet operation.

The AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) and the FAA oppose the ban.

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