Propeller park getting lift

After years of contentious discussions about plans for a long-awaited propeller park, officials at Van Nuys Airport say construction on the 39-acre site will begin by March. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

Plans for the park, hailed as a key for small-plane owners and the businesses that cater to them at the nation's busiest general-aviation airport, have faltered for years while airport officials have sought an operator.

But now, despite not yet having an operator, officials said they are moving forward with plans anyway.