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After years of debate and millions of taxpayer dollars spent studying Whiteman Airport’s future, the public will finally get a chance to hear the findings. On Wednesday, October 28, Los Angeles County will present findings from its long-awaited Whiteman Airport Land Use Study at Los Angeles Mission College. For the businesses, pilots, nonprofit organizations and

Remembering Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw We want to honor Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw, two longtime members of the Whiteman Airport community who tragically lost their lives last week while covering breaking news in the San Fernando Valley. Eliana, a helicopter journalist, and George, a veteran pilot, worked out of Whiteman Airport for years

Whiteman’s future cannot stop at a resurfaced runway. The airport will receive $337,403 as part of nearly $109 million in federal funding going to airports across California. The money will cover design work for future runway and taxiway improvements. It is a start, but it is the minimum. Whiteman needs more than plans on paper.

Los Angeles County is finalizing its multi-million dollar land use study examining the future of Whiteman Airport. As we wait for the Board of Supervisors findings, we want to show what’s really at stake, starting with one of the most affordable ways to start an aviation career in Southern California. Training the Next Generation at

Eight-year-old Jason has loved airplanes for nearly as long as he can remember. He says he started liking them when he was only one or two years old. Recently, at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, he went from watching airplanes to flying in one. Through the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program, Jason climbed aboard a

Whiteman Airport has long hosted safety seminars for pilots. But on July 27, that effort expanded with the first meeting in an enhanced quarterly series supported by the FAA and Los Angeles County Public Works. The response was overwhelming. Pilots, flight instructors, aircraft owners and members of the aviation community filled the room to standing-room-only

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has made its position clear: Whiteman Airport is an important partner in protecting Southern California. In a new interview with the Whiteman Airport Coalition, LACoFD Captain Aaron Katon said Whiteman Airport and the Fire Department are “working together on the same mission.” That mission, he explained, is protecting lives,

  At the June 30 meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Department of Public Works aviation division chief,  Jason Morgan, discussed a proposed $5 million FAA-funded runway and taxiway pavement project at Whiteman Airport. During the presentation, Morgan told Supervisor Lindsay Horvath that accepting the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant “would

Tomorrow, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will receive an update on safety improvements at Whiteman Airport and consider a motion directing the County to move several important safety initiatives forward. The motion calls for: Quarterly pilot safety seminars. Runway and taxiway pavement improvements. Expanded community outreach and public education. The motion is focused

  MEDIA ADVISORY Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s call to immediately cease operations at Whiteman Airport raises serious concerns about the future of an important community asset that supports jobs, local businesses, aviation services, and emergency response capabilities throughout the northeast San Fernando Valley. Now, after years of opposing modernization and blocking the use