What's New

Eastern Region

Gregory Winton, Regional Representative E-mail: greg.winton@aopa.org

• Penn Valley Airport turns a new chapter 06/29/09
• Ohio budget battle slashes airport funding 06/18/09
• Pennsylvania Gov. invests in airports to boost economy 06/11/09
• Potomac Tracon to open to pilots for tour 04/01/09
• PA airport gets first GA money from stimulus package 03/20/09
• Safety seminar to pull lessons from the headlines 03/19/09
• Pottstown pilots face navigation hazard 02/18/09
• Pilot's license plate makes statement against D.C. airspace 02/12/09
• AOPA helps balloon operator hit with $8,000 tax bill 02/11/09
• Feb. 9 is deadline for D.C. ADIZ training 02/05/09
• Ohio adds all repair stations to tax exemption 02/03/09
• FAA needs to delay ADIZ rule, per Obama's order 01/29/09
• Halt on new rules could affect ADIZ 01/22/09
• Blue Ash Airport improvements one step closer 12/11/08
• Protecting airports good for economy 11/20/08
• Preserve airports proactively, AOPA  urges Pennsylvania officials 10/30/08
• AOPA offers condolences to downed medevac's colleagues 10/03/08
• AOPA asks New Jersey lawmakers to protect GA 09/26/08
• AOPA continues effort to ensure future of Blue Ash 09/19/08
• FAA seeks pilot input on Cleveland Class B changes 09/05/08
• ADIZ training rule angers and confuses members 08/22/08
• ADIZ training requirement fraught with problems, AOPA says 08/15/08
• New AOPA regional rep makes critical inroads in New Jersey 08/15/08
• Senate committee blasts landing slot auction 08/08/08
• AOPA fighting GA restrictions at JFK, Newark 07/25/08
• ASN program pursues 100 percent coverage in Virginia 07/04/08
• Ohio governor signs bill expanding aviation tax exemption 06/27/08
• Airport protection bill moves to full New Jersey Senate 06/27/08
• AOPA asks OH governor to expand tax exemption 06/20/08
• Pennsylvania rep. holds potentially damaging zoning bill 06/20/08
• Tangier Island Airport raises needed funding 06/13/08
• AOPA lobbies for airports at New Jersey aviation week 05/30/08
• Expect changing notams for gypsy moth spraying 05/09/08
• AOPA objects to township rule prohibiting overflight 05/02/08
• Blue Ash takes first step toward revitalization 04/25/08
• Private New Jersey airports could get more protection 04/25/08
• Navy abandons study, pursues new plan for Super Hornets 04/18/08
• Prevent government regulation--lock up and look out 03/28/08
• AOPA fights to keep land-use protection for small airports 03/28/08
• AOPA petitions FAA to move waypoint outside D.C. ADIZ 03/14/08
• AOPA seeks member support to oppose two-lock rule 03/07/08
• Pilots mount ADIZ education campaign at Leesburg 02/22/08
• AOPA fights eminent domain threat to New Jersey airports 02/22/08
• MAP for GPS approach at Frederick lands you in D.C. ADIZ 02/22/08
• Water tank would pose hazard to IFR traffic at Millville 02/08/08
• FAA scrutinizes Northern Virginia pilots 02/08/08
• New Jersey eminent domain laws need to change, AOPA says 01/25/08
• D.C. ADIZ off limits during State of the Union address 01/18/08
• AOPA tries to prevent onerous security requirement in Ohio 11/23/07
• AOPA urges governor to keep EMS helicopter at Somerset 11/23/07
• Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport's future still promising 11/16/07
• New tower goes operational at Easton 11/16/07
• D.C. ADIZ East Sector frequency changes 11/16/07
• Bird sanctuary a threat to Millville airport, AOPA says 11/08/07
• New control tower precedes airspace change at Easton 11/02/07
• Event inspires youth to take wing 11/02/07
• Marine Corps fails to warn pilots about military exercise 10/26/07
• Be alert: Large TFRs over Maryland, Delaware, Virginia 10/19/07
• Pilot support needed to eliminate aviation sales tax in PA 10/05/07
• Congressman works to help Ohio airport 09/28/07
• Smaller D.C. ADIZ causes a few hiccups at Leesburg 09/07/07
• Burke Lakefront Airport ready for an update 08/17/07
• Prepare for upcoming Washington ADIZ changes 08/03/07
• Developer's threat to Leesburg stopped for now 07/20/07
• FAA to check into problems with Patuxent VOR radials 07/06/07
• Landing fee threat moves to Easton, Maryland, airport 06/22/07
• Take ethanol out of the mix for aviation fuel, AOPA says 06/22/07
• Freeway Airport remains open and operating, period 06/15/07
• Development plan in Leesburg still an airport threat 06/01/07
• Landing fees a no-go at Frederick 06/01/07
• Proposed fees at Frederick a wrong move, AOPA says 05/11/07
• Staffing, computer glitches at FSS cause problems for mid-Atlantic pilots 04/25/07
• Boyer, Sen. Rockefeller talk FAA funding 04/20/07
• 9/11 reimbursement policy released 04/13/07
• Changes to ADIZ? 04/09/07
• Event to focus on future air transportation system 03/02/07
• New Jersey airports could be taken off 'endangered' list 03/02/07
• N.J. bill to keep ethanol out of aviation fuel 02/16/07
• AOPA works with pilots to counter attacks at Lost Nation 02/16/07
• AOPA pushes for relief of terrorist declaration 01/26/07
• Ohio anti-terrorism effort slap in face to aircraft owners 01/16/07
• Don't build school within two miles of airport, AOPA says 01/12/07
• Proposed radar tower no longer a threat to Frederick 12/22/06
• Planned N.J. sports and entertainment complex would hurt Millville airport 11/30/06
• Houses don't belong at end of runways, AOPA tells N.J. town 11/24/06
• Proposed development near Leesburg no good, AOPA says 11/24/06
• Privately owned New Jersey airport fights for its future 11/17/06
• Group works to make Teterboro Airport a better neighbor 10/06/06
• Coast Guard to patrol Washington, D.C., ADIZ 09/29/06
• County considers purchase of Willoughby airport 09/29/06
• Blue Ash seeks to build airport support with aviation days 09/14/06
• Last chance to fly in to Bader 08/18/06
• ADS-B network expands to Pennsylvania 08/17/06
• Bader Field to become a memory 07/28/06
• Former deputy director of Ohio aviation dies 07/28/06
• Maryland airport faces land-use challenge 07/21/06
• No Meigs in Cincinnati--Blue Ash Airport saved! 07/12/06
• Threat to Gettysburg airport lifted 07/07/06
• FAA proposes de facto ADIZ expansion 07/06/06
• Ohio representative steps in to protect Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport 07/05/06
• AOPA opposes FAA radar tower that doesn't benefit pilots 06/21/06
• Members asked to oppose Frederick, Maryland, tower 06/09/06
• Blue Ash similar to Meigs, but Mallory definitely isn't Daley 05/17/06
• GA task force not coming to Maryland anytime soon 04/14/06
• AOPA educates Pennsylvania legislators on GA security 04/07/06
• AOPA supports N.J. bill to add more airport protection 04/07/06
• Background checks, again? 03/16/06
• AOPA testifies against Maryland GA task force legislation 03/15/06
• AOPA to oppose Maryland GA task force 02/22/06
• Ohio governor signs homeland security bill 01/25/06
• Don't make the ADIZ permanent, Boyer tells federal panel 01/18/06
• AOPA members step up to plate, tell government panel ADIZ is unworkable 01/13/06
• Federal officials hear pilots' ire at first ADIZ public meeting 01/12/06
• Port Authority nixes rate increases for light GA at Teterboro 12/29/05
• State lawmakers allocate money for airport improvement 12/23/05
• Potomac Airpark reopens 12/20/05
• AOPA fights to keep light GA affordable at TEB 12/15/05
• FAA announces ADIZ public meetings 12/08/05
• Boyer conveys pilots' dislike for permanent 'TFR' over St. Michaels, Maryland, to FAA 12/01/05
• AOPA questions "permanent" TFR, possible prohibited area over St. Michaels, Maryland, for Cheney 11/23/05
• Congress provides $5 million compensation for DC-3 airports 11/22/05
• AOPA teams with Pennsylvania officials to educate pilots on GA airport security 11/17/05
• DC-3 airport closed after repeated security violations 11/03/05
• Leesburg, Virginia, asks FAA to withdraw proposal to make ADIZ permanent 10/31/05
• AOPA helps save instrument approach to suburban Washington, D.C., airport 10/27/05
• AOPA asks FAA to save Gettysburg Airport 10/26/05
• AOPA meets with Ohio Aviation Association, opposes fuel tax 10/17/05
• Cincinnati runway opening to affect satellite airport ops 10/14/05
• Roof collapse closes Millville AFSS, services rerouted 09/30/05
• DOT criticized for restrictions on GA at Reagan National 09/29/05
• Angel Flight East founder honored 09/11/05
• AOPA honors FAA Regional Administrator Feldman 09/08/05
• AOPA urges Airport Watch in lieu of mandates during Pennsylvania GA airport security task force meeting 08/25/05
• Some corporate operators can begin flying to DCA 08/22/05
• AOPA urges TSA to reduce burden for flying into DC-3 08/12/05
• AOPA fights Ohio town plan to restrict banner towing 07/22/05
• AOPA works to protect member access at Teterboro 07/21/05
• GA allowed back into DCA on extremely limited basis 07/19/05
• Pennsylvania adopts drunken flying law 07/08/05
• Ohio repeals onerous aircraft registration tax 07/07/05
• AOPA works to create better IFR routes through Cincinnati airspace 07/07/05
• AOPA works to protect Delaware airport during road expansion 06/30/05
• Reduction in registration fee awaits governor's signature 06/24/05
• New Jersey governor signs record-keeping bill 06/24/05
• AOPA opposes move that would limit flights, increase fees at New Jersey airport 06/22/05
• New Jersey to preserve two airports 06/17/05
• AOPA discusses land-use issues with Worcester County, Maryland, commissioners 06/09/05
• Developer withdraws proposal that threatened Virginia airport 05/25/05
• National to reopen to GA on tightly limited basis 05/25/05
• New Jersey legislator agrees not to pursue background check bill 05/24/05
• AOPA warns Worcester County officials of potential land-use issues at Ocean City 05/12/05
• AOPA offers to help Pennsylvania promote GA airport security 05/12/05
• AOPA Fly-In features consolidated ID process for access to DC-3 airports 05/03/05
• AOPA teaming with local pilots to oppose tax increase at Virginia airport 04/20/05
• AOPA cool to new fuel tax idea in Ohio 04/14/05
• AOPA evaluates NORAD's visual warning system in live flight demo 04/14/05
• Laser warning system test planned over nation's capital 04/08/05
• Only you can prevent pilot deviations, FAA says 03/18/05
• AOPA testifies against proposed Maryland GA task force 03/18/05
• Officials ask what to do with Atlantic City's Bader Field 03/15/05
• AOPA to testify on preserving Bader Field 03/11/05
• Ohio Senate removes onerous security regulations from homeland security bill 03/11/05
• New D.C.-area "addition" attracting attention 03/08/05
• New Jersey Assembly passes record-keeping bill 02/23/05
• AOPA airport advocates win a tough one in Leesburg 02/23/05
• Ohio budget plan calls for reduced aircraft fees 02/16/05
• AOPA works to roll back Ohio aircraft registration fees 02/10/05
• TSA rule makes small improvement for 'DC-3' airports inside Washington restricted zone 02/10/05
• AOPA guards against onerous security regulation in Ohio 02/10/05
• AOPA reaches out to Virginia decision makers to promote general aviation 02/01/05
• AOPA ASN volunteer leading the charge to save D.C.-area airport 01/29/05
• AOPA fights Leesburg, Virginia, 'land swap' 01/27/05
• AOPA opposes subsidizing airline service with GA funds 01/21/05
• AOPA has small victory in big ADIZ 01/14/05
• AOPA, New Jersey team up to address airport issues 01/14/05
• AOPA defends access to reasonably priced airport services 01/07/05
• AOPA helps save Pittsburgh-area airport 12/22/04
• Drunk flying not an issue, despite new Pennsylvania legislation 12/03/04
• AOPA acts to block New Jersey photo ID bill 10/07/04
• AOPA pushes for replacement crosswind runway for Martinsburg, W.Va. 09/09/04
• N.J. Assembly to vote on bill limiting airport expansion 06/09/04
• FAA adds regulatory teeth to AOPA's Kent State University Airport protection efforts 05/26/04
• AOPA goes to bat for Kent State Univ. Airport 05/13/04
• AOPA opposes giant Ferris wheel near Teterboro 05/13/04
• AOPA backs bill to reduce Ohio aircraft registration tax 05/06/04
• AOPA to file comments on giant Ferris wheel 05/03/04
• AOPA discusses GA issues with New Jersey Senate leader 04/30/04
• AOPA helps derail two anti-pilot measures in Maryland 03/25/04
• AOPA calls on Ohio leaders to fix aircraft registration fees 03/19/04
• AOPA fights Maryland tax, security legislation 03/05/04
• AOPA's efforts delay New Jersey anti-airport bill 02/27/04
• New Jersey guarantees airport's status with buyout 02/19/04
• AOPA tells Atlantic City mayor to preserve Bader Field 02/11/04
• Airport advocates, AOPA win big in Maryland 02/03/04
• AOPA stalls New Jersey background check bill 02/02/04