Burbank ban on night flights studied

Bob Hope Airport would become the first in the country to ban nighttime flights of newer jets under a federal application approved Monday by the airport's board.Jerry Berrios in the Daily News.

While Burbank residents have clamored for the change, neighbors of Van Nuys Airport are angry because it would divert 32 more flights per day in their direction. Van Nuys itself is also trying to limit nighttime flights by preparing its own curfew application.

"This is a historic day because we are asking a question ... of the Federal Aviation Administration that to date no airport in the United States has yet asked," said Dan Feger, executive director of the Bob Hope airport authority.