Aiport News & Press Releases

Despite uncertainty at the Federal Aviation Administration, the Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors has authorized General Manager Chris Hastert to move forward with grant applications and bid awards for the airport’s runway extension project. The board voted unanimously to allow Hastert to apply for and accept an FAA Airport Improvement Project grant for …

By Brian Bullock/Staff Writer [email protected] Santa Maria Times | Posted: Saturday, July 30, 2011 Appointing a successor to Ted Eckert on the Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors could come down to the wire for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors at its Sept. 6 meeting. The airport board couldn’t come to an …

By Brian Bullock/Staff Writer [email protected] Santa Maria Times | Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011 Filling the vacant seat on the Santa Maria Public Airport Board now falls to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.  The four airport directors could not come to a decision about who should succeed Ted Eckert, who died in June, …

By Brian Bullock/Staff Writer [email protected] Santa Maria Times | Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 Despite the political turmoil that has caused a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Santa Maria Public Airport District Board of Directors will address construction bids for the second phase of its runway extension project when it meets tonight. …

By Brian Bullock / Staff Writer / [email protected] Santa Maria Times | Posted: Monday, July 25, 2011 Second attempt Thursday to select new director Having difficulty selecting a new director for the Santa Maria Public Airport Board is nothing new, and the board will make a second attempt Thursday. The turbulence the board encountered at …

By Brian Bullock/Staff Writer [email protected] Santa Maria Times | Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 The seat on the Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors held by the late Ted Eckert will remain vacant for at least another two weeks because the members could not agree on a replacement Thursday night. The four board members …

By Brian Bullock/Staff Writer [email protected] Santa Maria Times | Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Six men have applied to fill the vacancy on the Santa Maria Public Airport board of directors left by the death of Ted Eckert. One is a past board member and another finished third in the November 2010 election, when only …

By Janene Scully/Associate Editor [email protected] Santa Maria Times | Posted: Friday, July 8, 2011 A contingent of Marines and sailors will prep for future missions in the Middle East by practicing their skills on the Central Coast later this month. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Pendleton will train locally from today through July …

Getting a civil education Cadet Tech. Sgt. David Herrera stood tall and authoritative in his uniform as the rest of the Civil Air Patrol Squadron 101 cadet flight climbed the stairs to their meeting room at the Santa Maria Public Airport.  Moments before, the 14-year-old David who has been in the squadron’s cadet program for …