NBAA Flight Plan Special Report: Why the Court's SMO Ruling Matters Beyond Santa Monica

Summary: In a special edition of the NBAA Flight Plan podcast, NBAA attorney Jol Silversmith discusses the larger meaning of the recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals against banning certain aircraft from Santa Monica Airport. "What Santa Monica was attempting to do was assert that localities can pick and choose which aircraft can serve their airports," Silversmith reports. "That's a very dangerous position for business aviation, because the next airport may decide they want a far more-reaching ban than Santa Monica [sought]." While Silversmith welcomes the court's ruling, he cautions, this fight for business aviation isn't over yet.