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The ;'..;:nario of rapid deterioration and total c:f:;�truct�on
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danger of crashes into the homes will
To the Editor:
Your Lisa Mahoney is obviously a
continue to be the same.
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good friend of the airlines and the jet
The U. S. Supreme Court has held
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aircraft manufacturers.
that every jet flight that disturbs a
When she writes an article and the
resident on the ground is subject to a
headline refers to a "quiet jet," this is
lawsuit for damages. If everyone in
an absolute misrepresentation of the
Newport Beach affected by the noise
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truth. There is no such thing today as
and the air pollution filth will start
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a "quiet jet."
Then she added another helping of
filing the
county ll for of each heir a flight, wsuits against
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airline propaganda by referring to the
supervisors will learn the hundreds of
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"ultra -quiet flights.' The only im- :
provement in the newer jet engine
miflons of dollars per year it will cost
to the slaughter of_Ora�nge�
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over the ones that have been used for
continue
several years is about four decibels in
ounty s ig est-taxe , mostrbeaa'u-il--
tuIcit Ti aterrible jets oMratini
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a rating of 87 or about 5 percent,
rom the airport.
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which is not even distinguishable to
Something as to be done to get
the ordinary ear.
When the British planes are fully
�noiner airport going or
loaded and the pilots open up full
Newport win be gutted in a5ouT II
throttle, the unfortunate people living
years.
under the jet takeoff pattern will not
N.H. SMEDEGAARD
notice any discernible difference. The
Santa Ana
black air pollution from the jets will
be just like it has always been, the
(Editor's note. Editors write the
danger of parts falling from aircraft
headlines that appear above re -
engines will be the same, and the
porters'stories.)
The hand --writing on the wall::
Thanks to the County weighted Agreement so naively accepted
and signed by the Newport Beach City Council...
More travelers using
John Wayne Airport
About 73,300 more air travelers used Orange
County's John Wayne Airport during the month of
February this year than last.
That amounts to a 34.8 percent increase in passengers
"What a terrible
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iiwort, managerGeorge e ee a said.
Comparing I985io Febniary 1986, com-
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mercial airline flights increased from 2,416 to 3,636, a
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tal of 50.5�awhile general aviation flights dropped 8.1
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percent rom 4,537 to 31,730.
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Other statistics on airport operations also show a
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decline over last year, with the exception of the number of
of Newport Beach
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cars parked in airport lots.
Tower operations slipped from 38,467 to 36,112. The
Li & R Dir.
number of air taxi runs dropped from 1,356 to 673 and
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military flights decreased from 158 to 73.
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Vehicle parking increased from 35,018 to 53,034 for
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the period surveyed.
More than 3.28 million passengers used John Wayne
Airport in 1985. Up to 4.75 million passengers a year mayG%
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operating agreements.
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use the busy airport under current