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2023 Fly Friendly Program Winners Recognized

Supervisor Foley presents Fly Friendly recipient with County Proclamation John Wayne Airport recognized the outstanding contributions of General Aviation (GA) jet operators in the 2023 Fly Friendly Program year. The program, which aims to reduce noise and encourage sustainable aviation practices, marks its second year of promoting community-friendly operations. The 2023 Fly Friendly recognition recipients …

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The Ninety-Nines are 90!

Submitted by Cathy Prudhomme, International Secretary Of the more than 9,000 pilots in the United States in 1929, only 117 of them were women. That November, the 117 U.S. women pilots were invited to assemble at Curtiss Field in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York to provide “mutual support, advance aviation, and maintain historical records …

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