Calling all #avgeeks to SFO’s plane spotting event!SEE MORE HERE
DATE:
Friday, August 3, 2018 

TIME:
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 
West Field Parking Garage - 5th Floor

FOR MORE INFORMATION/RSVP:
RSVP Here
*Please note that there is no public parking at West Field Garage.
If you are planning to drive, please park in the Domestic or International Garages and bring your parking ticket for validation.  To access the West Field Garage from SFO, walk to the arrivals level and look for the employee bus stop.  Take the West Field Garage Parking Shuttle.  Shuttles operate every five (5) minutes.
If you prefer to take the airtrain from the Domestic or International Garages, take the Air Train to the West Field Air Train stop, take the escalator down to street level and the West Field Garage is at the end of the road, across from the U.S. Post Office.

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• Overview
• Belle Air School Garden
• Food Donation Program
• Museum Education Program
• Noise Abatement
• Philanthropy
• Plane Spotting
• Ready, Set, Fly!

READ THE FULL STORY HERE:
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Honolulu experienced a scare in the air Tuesday.
According to photos and video from people on board, it appears the cowling, or cover, fell off one of the engines.
Passengers tell us it all at started 40 minutes before they were about to land.
“We heard a really loud bang and the right engine went. It was a lot of smoke,” said passenger Holly Lynch.
“The engine right where we were sitting, which would have been on the right side of the plane, was completely blown,” said passenger Karyn Dove-Mitchell.
Passengers tell us the plane shook violently, descended, and slowed down.
“I grabbed (my son) Jack, and I put him in the seat and I buckled him in, and he started crying and then it was nonstop shaking,” said passenger Lori Shanks.
“Every once in a while it started tipping so I had some fears about that,” said passenger Kathleen Clifford. “I turned on my phone. I took this video, and at the end, I told my family I love them.”

http://khon2.com/2018/02/13/united-airlines-flight-lands-safely-in-honolulu-despite-mechanical-issue/

......The Stockton airport wants to rename itself after a bigger city 83 miles away. The suggested moniker? The San Francisco Stockton Regional Airport. That’s 11 syllables of image ripoff.

(I wish I could tell you such a long moniker is an outlier. It is not. The Mineta San Jose International Airport weighs in at 13 syllables.  But at least it’s not confusing people.)

Let’s be candid here: The Stockton airport (unfortunate symbol: SCK) is no one’s idea of a busy hub. Calling it a hub insults the whole idea of hubs. It insults the idea of hubcaps. It has one airline, Allegiant....

When I called him, Mavrogenes contended that renaming the airport was part of an effort to promote Stockton’s image.

“One of the questions that people ask is, “Where is Stockton?’’ he told me. “Some think it’s up by the border with Oregon. Some think it’s near Bakersfield.’’

I was too polite to ask him how allying the airport with San Francisco would clarify the matter of location, but Mavrogenes quickly pointed out that other airports have done the same....

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"Calling all #avgeeks! SFO’s monthly plane spotting event will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2017 from 2:00 pm-4:30 pm!

This month we’ll be welcoming Cathay Pacific Airways A350! We will have a limited amount of SFO and Cathay Pacific swag on a first come first serve basis, so come early, bring your camera, and meet your fellow plane spotters.

*This event will be held at the Bayfront Park in Millbrae, right next to the Marriott Hotel Parking Garage. Park information can be found here:https://foursquare.com/v/bayfront-park/4c087b9e1244b713ee02a872

****Bonus****
Cathay Pacific is giving away three (3) A350 models to the #planespotterswhose photos of the A350 receives the most likes on Facebook! One (1) large A350 model for the grand prize winner, and two (2) smaller A350 models for the runner up winners. The photos must be taken during the event. Tag Flysfo in the photo. Cathay Pacific will select the winners the following week."

The next SFO Show will be this Saturday! Come over and see the dioramas made for this show specifically, and meet fellow members of Bay Area Spotters.

September 30, 2017 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

380 South Airport Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080

General Admission: $5.00

​Things to look out for:
Airline Advertisements
Airline Shirts
Aviation Art
Books/Magazines
China and Silverware
Diecast Models
Pins/Buttons
Postcards
Posters/Stickers
Playing Cards
Photos/Slides
Safety Cards
Timetables (Schedules)
Travel Agent Models
Wings-Crew and Jr.
And much more!!!

"Oakland, CA – (June 20, 2017): Today, Oakland International Airport (OAK) announces that it has received $37,406,854 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rehabilitate the Airport’s main runway.The funds come by way of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which allocates federal funding to US airports. Runway 12-30 is OAK’s main commercial air carrier runway, and the Airport last completed a runway pavement overlay in 2001. The runway is currently due for a new overlay to provide a safe operating surface for aircraft and to maintain aviation safety standards.
As Runway 12-30 is typically in service 24 hours per day, staff has conducted a planning process with airlines, air carriers, the FAA, and other stakeholders to develop a preferred short-duration, full-closure option to minimize impacts to air carrier operations. A portion of the funding will be used to convert an existing taxiway into a temporary alternate runway, so that OAK’s flight operations are maintained during the Runway 12-30 rehabilitation activities.
“Oakland International is in the midst of strong economic growth, with more destinations than ever in our 90-year history,” said Bryant L. Francis, Port of Oakland Director of Aviation. "The upcoming rehabilitation of Runway 12-30 has been a collaborative effort with the FAA and is made possible by this significant grant award and the ongoing support of our congressional delegation. This critical project will ensure our primary air carrier runway remains functional and safe for all users.”
“As a Member of the transportation funding committee, I was proud to support funding for the Oakland International Airport to complete its runway improvement project and ensure the highest safety standards are met. The Oakland International Airport is a major travel center and economic engine for the entire Bay Area and this funding will help ensure it remains competitive with our nation’s world class airports,” said Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
In the last six months, OAK has welcomed both British Airways and Level – IAG’s legacy and brand new low-cost carriers – and has announced or commenced new flights to Newark, Detroit, Baltimore, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos, Mexico; London, Copenhagen, Barcelona, and Rome." Read more here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXtloPMUcdM

http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1709/00294AD.PDF

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READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: SFO-bound plane diverted after electronic device catches fire

By JASON GREEN | jason.green@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

PUBLISHED: May 30, 2017 at 10:53 pm | UPDATED: May 30, 2017 at 10:57 pmGRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A San Francisco-bound JetBlue flight was diverted Tuesday night after a carry-on bag containing an electronic device started smoking, the airline said.

About 8 p.m., Flight 915 landed safely at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, where it was inspected.

“On May 30, JetBlue Flight from New York’s JFK to San Francisco diverted to Grand Rapids, Mich., following reports of smoke emitting from a carry-on bag holding an electronic device,” JetBlue said in a statement. “The flight landed safely and the aircraft is being inspected by maintenance crews before customers continue to San Francisco.”
The fire was out before the aircraft landed, according to the airport. There were no reports of any injuries among the 158 passengers
Firefighters checked out the aircraft, which was refueled and allowed to continue on to San Francisco.

All this week and into the weekend, the Collings Foundation's historic WWII-era bombers will be on display at Moffet Airfield in Mountain View and at Livermore Municipal Airport. The airplanes on display are a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, N93012 Nine-O-Nine, North American B-25J Mitchell, NL3476G Tondelayo, and Consolidated B-24J Liberator Witchcraft. The aircraft on display this year will also include a TF-51D trainer Mustang Toulouse Nuts. Schedule is as follows:
 
Moffet Airfield
Entrance is through Ellis Street Gate off 101
5/24/2017 – 10:00 AM till 5:00 PM
5/25/2017 – 10:00 AM till 5:00 PM
5/26/2017 – 10:00 AM till 5:00 PM
5/27/2017 – 10:00 AM till 5:00 PM
 - Flights take place before and after tours.

LVK Livermore Municipal Airport
5/28/2017 – 12:00 PM till 5:00 PM
5/29/2017 – 10:00 AM till 5:00 PM
5/30/2017 – 10:00 AM till 5:00 PM
 - Flights take place before and after tours.