EDITORIAL FLYING LOW PROBLEMS AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.NORTHRIDGE filmmaker Brian Terwilliger pays homage homage: see feudalism. to the glory of aviation and his own love affair with flying in a new documentary on 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. titled ``One Six Right'' - the designation of the main runway. It's a worthy topic, for Van Nuys Airport is one of the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's greatest institutions. Over the years, Van Nuys Airport has played a role in the movie ``Casablanca,'' Amelia Earhart's record-breaking flight and the lives of thousands of pilots. For decades, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the annual air show at Van Nuys as well. But L.A.'s cheapskate cheap·skate n. Slang A stingy person; a miser. cheapskate Noun Informal a miserly person Noun 1. city government has killed the air show and failed for a generation to respond to the community's call for tougher rules on noisy jets. If the airport is to thrive in the years ahead, it's going to have to become a better neighbor and prove to an increasingly skeptical public that it's an asset to the community, not just to aviators Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or . |
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