John Wayne Airport to move forward with small-plane upgrades

As many as nine companies providing aviation services could submit proposals to overhaul the small plane facilities at John Wayne Airport, and their pitches won’t have to keep the current mix of aircraft, which is mostly personal or hobby planes and a small percentage of business jets.
Residents and small-plane pilots have lobbied Orange County supervisors for several months to preserve what’s now at the airport, saying that more private jets will mean less room for weekend pilots an