CAAP Mourns Death of Leader, Frank Schiavo

Memorial Service For Frank Schiavo


The date for Frank Schiavo's memorial service has been set for Saturday, Feb 20, at the San Jose Stage Co. (490 South 1st Street, Sasn Jose, CA).

The event is scheduled from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.


Facebook memorial page for Frank Schiavo

At our next CAAP meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, Airport staffers will be on hand with a presentation about future airport development. After the meeting, we'll post more information about future plans at the airport.

From the airport:
San Jose Airport would like to brief members of CAAP on the planning process we’re starting now for potential development of airport property on the west side where our long-term parking area is now. We intend to move long-term parking over to the terminal side for greater customer convenience, significant cost savings, and environmental benefits that would come from greatly reducing our shuttle bus operations.

This opens up the possibility of reusing the site for other aviation purposes that could benefit the community, the airport, and the regional economy, as well as reducing the long-term level of aircraft activity currently forecasted in the Airport Master Plan.

Over the next several weeks we very much would like to brief CAAP, airport neighbors, and other aviation stakeholders about this potential, get your early feedback and questions, and provide you with more detail about the schedule of opportunities to weigh in. This could be done at your convenience, whether at airport offices or another location, either during the day or at an evening session. The current timetable would bring this matter to the City Council for its consideration in May this year after several formal public hearings by various committees and commissions.

Representing the airport will be :
This presentation provides a good general overview of the various elements of the improvements and changes the Airport is considering for areas outside the “terminal zone” of the airport, along with a map, forecasts of costs and benefits, and reduced impacts on future noise levels.

CAAP Efforts Pay Off in a Big Way

After years of wrangling with the airport over the issue of measuring air pollution , an agreement has been reached. About year ago, the city, the airport, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and CAAP met at City Hall . The groundwork was laid for a study of the data that is recorded at the 4th and Jackson BAAQMD air monitor station. This station is the closest to the airport, and under the right kind of analysis, the data will tell us if the airport is a major or minor source of air pollution. It took 15 months of negotiating a contract, and finally last month an agreement was signed. Joanne Sanfilippo, the airport’s community relations manager prepared this notice giving a summary of the agreement.

Airport Noise Report Line - (408) 452-0707

(24 hour reporting of loud aircraft, curfew penetrations, engine run-ups in the middle of the night)

San Jose Airport Noise Center

The city of San Jose has a new info line that is a 24/7 fax. The number is 408-277-8500 with four digit codes for the following:

Do you Smell Noxious Aircraft Fumes?

We now have a "Fumes" Complaint Line!

As a result of resident concerns, Jerry Hetnar, Environmental Department, of the San Jose Airport is logging dates, times, and addresses of people who are smelling Aircraft fumes. His phone number is 408-501-7706. You can even leave a message after working hours with your fumes complaint date and time.

Don't hesitate to call and log your fume concern! It is only by speaking up and raising our voices that we will get heard! Many people calling will lead to some kind of investigation of those pungent fumes and perhaps something to monitor our most precious resource - OUR AIR!!