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Hundreds of local Newport Beach and wider Orange County residents attended a joint town hall last weekend about John Wayne Airport. People packed into the community room at the NB civic center and overflowed onto the patio for the Saturday meeting, hosted by OC Supervisor...

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...

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...

Small unmanned aircraft systems, better known as drones, have gotten quite the buzz lately. Flying the toy-like machines is a hobby to some, but those concerned about privacy and safety have been vocal about regulating the use of drones. Newport Beach City Council was briefed on...

Ideas for drone regulations have been hovering in Newport Beach for some time, and Tuesday they landed on the City Council’s dais. Newport Beach Police Department support services commander, Lieutenant Damon Psaros, gave a presentation about various approaches for regulation...

Residents under the flight path may soon notice a difference, and the city is hoping for the best. Newport Beach City Council and members of the public got a comprehensive update on an airline flight path program during a study session last week. Newport Beach City Manager Dave...

The city of Newport Beach reaffirmed its commitment to fighting the Federal Aviation Administration’s newly mandated flight regulations at John Wayne Airport during Wednesday’s SpeakUp! Newport event, held at the Civic Center community room. Tom Edwards, past councilman, mayor,...

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....

John Wayne Airport officials, who were scheduled to report on their investigation of noise generated by departures at this week’s Aviation Committee meeting, claimed that they needed another two to three weeks to analyze the data they’ve collected. Newport Beach residents have...

By Tim J. Randall | NB Indy In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview during the congressional holiday recess, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a 13-term member of the House of Representatives, discussed local and global topics including terrorism, immigration, San Onofre, the FAA, his...

The future of flight paths at John Wayne Airport is still up in the air, as the Newport Beach City Council learned this week. City manager Dave Kiff discussed two main issues at Tuesday’s study session: MagVar, which involves the magnetic pole variation, and NextGen, the Federal...

John Wayne Airport and the proposed “Metroplex” were the main topics at this week’s Speak Up Newport meeting featured Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel as the guest speaker. Nearly 150 people crowded into the Community Room at the Civic Center Wednesday night to learn...

John Wayne Airport’s departure flight procedure could change to a more curved path over Upper Newport Bay to reduce noise levels, according to discussions between the Federal Aviation Administration and the city of Newport Beach. The most recent development was a response from...

A small Cessna aircraft was intercepted by two F-16 military jets after it breached a special “no-fly” zone shortly after President Obama’s helicopter left John Wayne Airport enroute to LAX, following the president’s visit to Newport Beach. The plane’s pilot, who has...

  By Sara Hall | NB Indy   The pilot of the light plane that crashed into Upper Newport Bay on Sunday, killing all three aboard, had radioed that he was low on fuel shortly before the crash. Officials from the Orange County Coroner’s Office identified the victims of the...

  By Brian Lichterman | NB Indy   To add to the many unusual sightings this past week, a strange series of lights was seen by multiple sources last Saturday night in Corona del Mar. Eyewitness Kim Dillon of Corona del Mar said she was outside of her house on Jasmine...