Court Nixes Santa Monica Large BizJet Ban

By Benet Wilson

The city of Santa Monica, Calif., Jan. 21 lost its long battle with FAA over the city’s effort to prevent large business jets from landing at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the city’s petition.

The court ruled that FAA was not being “arbitrary and capricious” when it said SMO’s ban would make the ...

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