Politics & Government

20 Aviation Companies Awarded for Outstanding Compliance with Van Nuys Airport's Fly Friendly Standards

Twenty general aviation companies received Friendly Flyer Awards for achieving outstanding compliance with the Van Nuys Airport’s (VNY) Fly Friendly Program for calendar year 2012. This year’s inaugural winners of the Friendly Flyer Award were recognized at the Board of Airport Commissioners meeting held at Van Nuys City Hall.  VNY is committed to being a good neighbor and continues to require stricter standards for the voluntary noise abatement measures. The voluntary Fly Friendly/Quiet Departure Program for jet aircraft was established in 1994 to address the community’s concerns regarding jet aircraft noise in neighboring areas. New departure target noise levels and expanded aircraft types were included in a program update implemented in 2012 to address a change in fleet mix and to improve the target noise levels using a larger data set. LAWA created the annual “Friendly Flyer” award to acknowledge those operators who complied with all noise abatement policies and procedures and achieved the highest level of success in adhering to the Fly Friendly/Quiet Departure Program. “We are proud of the award recipients. The Fly Friendly program encourages aviation businesses to be responsible neighbors." said Van Nuys Airport Manager, Jess Romo.  The award winners were determined using the following criteria:  • At least 60 southbound jet departures during CY 2012  • No violations of noise ordinances: o Noise Abatement & Curfew Regulation (Ordinance Nos. 155727 and 171889)  o Non-Additional Rule (Ordinance No.173215)  o Noisier Jet Phase Out (Ordinance No. 181106) 
• 99% or greater compliance with voluntary No Early Turn and the Fly Friendly/Quiet Departure Programs  2012 Friendly Flyer Award Winners: Airbar, LLC  Leonard Green & Partners, LLC  CitationAir  NetJets  Clay Lacy Aviation  NVJETS  Dreamline Aviation, LLC  Paramount Pictures Corporation  Flexjet  Space Exploration Technologies  Flight Options  Travel Management Company, Ltd.  Glenbrook Capital Logistics, LLC  Tutor-Saliba Corporation  Green Two, Inc.  TWC Aviation  Jet-Alliance, Inc.  West Coast Charters, LLC  JetSuite  XOJET, Inc. 


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