This weekend Long Beach Airport will host the 2008 Wings Over Long Beach. Wings over Long Beach - 2008 is an Aerospace Exhibition and Job Fair in conjunction with Air Force Week - Los Angeles (Nov. 14-21) and the celebration of the 85th Anniversary of Long Beach Airport. Aviation and Space technology will be on public display. Tours of aircraft, interaction with pilots, Space professionals, flight schools, airlines and more will be available for those interested in learning about career opportunities in the industry.
Some of the aircraft that are suppose to attend include a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, Lockheed Martin F-16C Viper, GAAS MQ-1 Predator UAV, North American AT-6D, Douglas DC-3, North American, and a P-51D Mustang among others. Admission is $5 for entrance and additional information can be found at http://www.wingsoverlongbeach.com
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Long Beach Aviation Friends Meeting 10-8-08
Last night the second meting of the Long Beach Aviation Friends was held and there was a fair turn out of people, not as many as the first meeting but good none the less. Christine Edwards, Assisstant Airport Manager, talked about the construction of the new terminal and parking garage that are being planned.
The airport is hoping that the economic markets settle by spring which will be about the time they go out to try and get bond funding to help pay for this. She also mentioned that application openings for the position of Airport Manager closed last week and they would now start sorting through the applicants to try and find someone to fill the position. Christine also mentioned that she will be leaving the airport within the next 12 months which was shocking news to most of us at the meeting as she had been tight lipped about this and therefore did not apply for Airport Manager.
Kevin McAchren of Airserv talked about the history of Airserv, what the company does and some of his experiences at Long Beach Airport. Kevin has been around the airport since the late 1960's and started Airserv in the early 1970's.
This was followed by a video on Douglas at Long Beach which showed the airplanes that were manufactured here, how many and during what time they were built and delivered. This was a great video produced by Boeing.
Last speaker of the night was Dennis Lord who was representing Wings Over Long Beach. This will be a static display of aircraft along with an aerospace exhibition and job fair. This is in support of the USAF's Air Force Week Los Angeles. Price for general admission will be $10 on Nov 15-16 from 9am-4pm. More information can be found at www.wingsoverlongbeach.com
The airport is hoping that the economic markets settle by spring which will be about the time they go out to try and get bond funding to help pay for this. She also mentioned that application openings for the position of Airport Manager closed last week and they would now start sorting through the applicants to try and find someone to fill the position. Christine also mentioned that she will be leaving the airport within the next 12 months which was shocking news to most of us at the meeting as she had been tight lipped about this and therefore did not apply for Airport Manager.
Kevin McAchren of Airserv talked about the history of Airserv, what the company does and some of his experiences at Long Beach Airport. Kevin has been around the airport since the late 1960's and started Airserv in the early 1970's.
This was followed by a video on Douglas at Long Beach which showed the airplanes that were manufactured here, how many and during what time they were built and delivered. This was a great video produced by Boeing.
Last speaker of the night was Dennis Lord who was representing Wings Over Long Beach. This will be a static display of aircraft along with an aerospace exhibition and job fair. This is in support of the USAF's Air Force Week Los Angeles. Price for general admission will be $10 on Nov 15-16 from 9am-4pm. More information can be found at www.wingsoverlongbeach.com
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