BAN ON LOUD PLANES MAY BE SPEEDED UP.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer VAN NUYS - After years of debate, the city Airport Commission took steps Monday to expedite the phaseout phase·out n. A gradual discontinuation. of noisy Stage 2 jets at Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. . With the support of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. , the panel ordered a plan to be prepared within 60 days on speeding up the seven-year phaseout of the jets, which have long have been the bane BANE. This word was formerly used to signify a malefactor. Bract. 1. 2, t. 8, c. 1. of residents around Van Nuys - the nation's busiest general-aviation airport. Airport Commissioner Joseph Aredas, who is the Van Nuys representative on the panel, had introduced the resolution calling for quicker action in halting operations of the jets. Villaraigosa, whose campaign last year included a promise to eliminate the noisy aircraft, immediately embraced the plan. "This proposal, along with studies already undertaken by LAWA LAWA Los Angeles World Airports LAWA Lawrence's Warbler (bird species) , lays the groundwork for this progress," Villaraigosa said. "I have long advocated for the phaseout, but it needs to be done in a manner that meets Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control requirements and respects the needs of owners and operators." Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van is currently studying the noise and economic impacts of phasing out Stage 2 jets at Van Nuys. The plan submitted by Aredas calls for studying ways to phase out Stage 2 aircraft and establishing a cap on Stage 3 aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration categorizes sound levels from jets at three levels, with Stage 1 being the loudest and Stage 3 being the quietest. Stage 1 aircraft are banned in the United States. Coby King, a member of the airport's Citizens Advisory Council, said the action is long overdue. "The master plan makes a number of promises to the community," King said. "Moving forward to a Stage 2 phaseout was one of the main things." Gerald Silver of the Homeowners of Encino and a longtime critic of the airplanes, praised Villaraigosa for pushing the issue. "This has been on the back burner for years and years," Silver said. "It's nice to see 30 years later that we are addressing this. All residents are asking for is balance." rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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