A Message from Melinda Seely,
President of AirFair
When a group of us organized in May 2002, we chose the name AirFair® because we believe the citizens of John Wayne Airport corridor cities have done our fair share of absorbing the impact of Orange County air traffic. We chose as our Mission: Stop expansion of John Wayne Airport, and as our Goal: To slowly and deliberately raise the level of discourse about permanent curfew, as well as flight and passenger caps, at JWA in order to accomplish political change.
Following the amendment to the 1985 agreement enacted in 2003, the limit on the number of annual passengers was raised from 8.4 million to 10.8 million, added six gates, customs capability for international flights, more overnight commerical jet parking and two more garages. While officials note that the expansion is necessary to serve the 10.8 million annual passengers permitted by the agreement, AirFair does not agree.
AirFair® wants to ensure that the expansion is not actually intended to accommodate even more passengers.
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Next AirFair meetings...
Friday, July 10, 2009 12:00PM
Special meeting in Tustin to deliver
newsletters. Email jwairfair@gmail.com
for details.
Friday, July 24, 2009 12:00PM
Newport Beach Tennis Club Dining Room
2601 Eastbluff Drive [ map ]
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Read our latest newsletter
Wendy Leece, Costa Mesa City Council, writes
a powerful statement in AirFair's Newsletter
AirFair Newsletter: 2009 Spring-Summer »»»
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Noisy Plane?
Call JWA Noise Office 949-252-5185
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BREAKING NEWS
THE DAILY PILOT
January 20, 2009
MAILBAG: Better transportation solution to airport woes
KRISTINE MCKAY, Airport Working Group of Orange County
NANCY ALSTON, AirFair
JEAN WATT, Stop Polluting Our Newport
As Orange County continues to deal with the issue of regional
air-traffic demand, and the already over-burdened local airports,
opponents and proponents alike fail to recognize that solutions are
right in front of us. These solutions have the potential to:
- Begin immediately and cost less than expanding highways and airports
- Create jobs and businesses, contributing to a sustainable economy
- Ease air traffic at over burdened airports
- Reduce ground traffic congestion
- Abate environmental and public health concerns
Read more at the Daily Pilot »
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Presentation to Costa Mesa City Council View PPT »
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Study the research
Aircraft noise raises blood pressure even whilst
people are sleeping, says study
Researchers find noticeable increase in blood
pressure after 'noise event' over 35 decibels -
By Dr Lars Jarup Imperial College, London
Night-time noise from aircraft or traffic can increase a
person's blood pressure even if it does not wake them, according to a new study published today (13 Feb 2008)
in the European Heart Journal.
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Moody's Credit Research Gives U.S. Airports a Negative for 2009
As part of Moody's Investor Service on Infrastructure Finance, the
international rating company issued a report in March 2009 on the
outlook for airports.
Negative Industry Trends Drive Short-Term Outlook; Stability in Long-Term Trends and Financial Structure
The Outlook for the U.S. Airport industry is negative. This Outlook expresses Moody’s expectation for the fundamenta credit conditions in the industry over the next 12 to 18 months.
Moody’s believes negative industry trends will continue to prevail throughout 2009 and these will place downward pressure on U.S. airport credit ratings. As a result, Moody’s has maintained a negative outlook on this sector since August 2008. However, the overall creditworthiness of the 91 U.S. airports with underlying ratings from Moody’s remains strong, which will mitigate the impact ofthese negative trends and minimize downward rating changes across the sector.
Still, U.S. airports will need to continue to carefully manage operating, financing, and capital expenses during these challenging times in order to ensure credit stability. Read the article>>COMMERCIAL CARRIERS (JETS) INCREASED COMPARED WITH MAY 2008 WHILE TOTAL JWA OPERATIONS DECLINE
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Commercial Carrier flight operations increased 1.4%, while Commuter
Carrier (air taxi) operations increased 23.3% when compared to the same
levels recorded in May 2008.
Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in May 2009 as compared to May 2008. In May 2009, the Airport served 739,093 passengers, a decrease of 4.2% when compared to the May 2008 passenger traffic count of 771,124.
Total aircraft operations decreased in May 2009 as compared to the same month in 2008. In May 2009, there were 19,129 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a decrease of 29.7% when compared to 27,218 total aircraft operations in May 2008.
General aviation activity, which accounted for 56.7% of the total aircraft operations during May 2009, showed a decreased of 43.6% when compared to May 2008.
Check out the latest JWA statistics>>>
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