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Although airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport slightly decreased in November 2018 as compared to the same month last year, commuter aircraft operations increased nearly 500 percent in the same time frame, airport officials announced in a press release last week. In...

The Great Pacific Airshow returned to Newport Beach’s coastal neighbor, Huntington Beach, last weekend and  included some heart stopping aerobatic, warbird and military performances. The annual event, previously called the Huntington Beach Airshow, kicked off this...

The Great Pacific Airshow returns to Newport Beach’s coastal neighbor, Huntington Beach, this weekend and will include heart stopping aerobatic, warbird and military performers. The annual event, previously called the Huntington Beach Airshow, kicked off this year’s...

The Miramar Naval Air Show celebrated 100 years of women in the United States Marines over the weekend. The Blue angels headlined the event, which also featured the Patriot Jet Team. An estimated 350,000 people attended the event this weekend.        

The city of Newport Beach invites public participation for comments on the John Wayne Airport draft Environmental Impact Report. The County of Orange has prepared a Draft EIR for a proposed update of general aviation facilities at John Wayne Airport. The draft EIR is out for a...

March Air Reserve Base celebrated its centennial over the weekend with an event that took to the skies and beyond. The 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March ARB held its annual March Field Air & Space Expo at the Riverside base on April 7 and 8. This year’s theme for the free,...

Locals got an up close look at some vintage aircraft recently. The Lyon Air Museum held a “History on the Flight Line” event on Feb. 24 which featured several North American T-6 Texans, North American T-28B Trojan, some Marchetti aircraft from Air Combat USA, and...

The city reached a tentative agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration regarding flight paths from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport, Newport Beach officials reported this week. Mayor Marshall “Duffy” Duffield, Mayor Pro Tem Will O’Neill, and their City Council...

In a message on Tuesday, Newport Beach officials invited the public to two upcoming meetings focused on the recent changes in flight departure patterns from John Wayne Airport. The changes are the result of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation Air Transportation...

Blue Angels, Snowbirds and Black Daggers, oh my! About 725,000 spectators were delighted and dazzled by the up-in-the-air antics of a variety of aerobatic pilots during the second annual Breitling Huntington Beach Airshow over the weekend. Among the performers were U.S. Navy Blue...

A historical and legendary aircraft landed at John Wayne Airport recently, just one stop on its world tour. The Breitling DC-3 visited Lyon Air Museum at the Orange County airport on July 14, delighting visitors before taking off to finish its global goal celebrating its 77th...

The Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour has landed in Orange County. Wings of Freedom brings several historic airplanes to cities across the country every year, allowing members of the public a chance to see the WWII planes up close and even take a ride, and it has once...

The Breitling Huntington Beach Air Show had it all when the event came to Newport’s neighboring coastal town over the weekend of Oct. 21-23. Led by the Breitling Jet team, the skies over were filled with spectacular performers. A sky diver with an American flag landed...

At an open house hosted by the Federal Aviation Administration at El Modena High School in Orange, few details were offered on how flight paths for planes departing John Wayne Airport will change as the agency implements a new satellite-based guidance system in the coming months....

  News from around the city of Newport Beach. Newport Declares Oct. 11 as Vin Scully Day Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers baseball announcer Vin Scully now has a special day in Newport Beach honoring him. City Council unanimously voted to recognize Oct. 11 as Vin Scully Day in...

The flames have finally settled after the California Coastal Commission approved a plan with a mixture of both charcoal and wood burning fire rings in Newport Beach. After about 90 minutes of discussion and nearly two dozen public speakers, the CCC voted 9-1 to approve the plan,...

Fire rings once again caused a heated discussion during a Newport Beach City Council meeting this week. On Tuesday, council members and 10 members of the public spoke on the, now, 10 possible plans for the controversial beach pits. Staff had previously written up seven plans, a...