19 May 2010

BMI Salvage amends its complaint request for informal resolution against AA Acquisitions and Miami Dade

County with the Atlanta Office of the FAA

15 May 2007

AA Acquisitions invoices BMI $17,218 for unpaid rent. BMI Salvage returns the favor by adding interest to its

outstanding invoices bring a new total of $44,586 due to BMI

1 April 2010

Opa-Locka Flight Line, it 5 year lease up and without contractual performance by Miami Dade County is forced to return its leasehold.

18 December 2009

AA Acquisitions is found by the 11 Circuit Court to have violated a Court Ordered Stay by interfering with Opa-Locka Flight Line’s business, telling its customers that Flight Line has no fuel, erecting a fence and destroying the fuel berm which the Court has ordered AA Acquisitions to replace.

17 December 2009

The 11th Circuit Court Administrative Judge Bailey assigns a Trial Judge in case 09-85074 CA 41 Opa-Locka Flight Line Vs Miami Dade County.

23 November 2009

Civil Rights Staff of Department of Transportation notify ALCA Avionics, Aircraft Parts and Sales and Wayman Aviation that it has opened an investigation into allegations of retaliation/ discrimination by Miami Dade County and its developer AA Acquisitions LLC.

18 November 2009

74 was the big number at Opa-Locka Airport.

74 acres of land that Miguel Southwell, Greg Owens and County Attorney Tim Abbott recommended to the BCC’s for the Michael Adler / Leonard Abess’s AA Acquisitions lease above and beyond the 244 acres land of the defunct Stagecoach / OAG lease that they purchased.

39 was the second big number at Opa-Locka Airport.

39 acres of the 74 was actually was already under a legal lease with an African American nonprofit.

In classic Jim Crow behavior reminiscent of an earlier uglier time in South Florida History the Aviation Department and the County simply took the land from the African American nonprofit because Michael Adler had said in writing to the County that he wanted that property without any agreements.

What’s the big number now ? 300 plus acres of land under AA Acquisitions lease

What’s the second big number now ?

30

It’s the number of months Adler has had his lease at Opa-Locka Airport and not turned a single shovel in development

18 November 2009

BMI is awarded “ Best of 2009 Opa-Locka Metal Scrap and Waste Materials” by Washington DC based US Commerce Association.

17 November 2009

Carlos Espinosa Director of DERM advises that Dan Woodruff, Property Manager of the Adler Airside Business Park was warned by DERM of its illegal demolition of an Airbus aircraft on its leasehold without the appropriate Industrial Waste Permits.

13 November 2009

From 2000 through 2002 Opa-Locka Airport Manager Chris MacArthur and Properties Greg Owens permitted the demolition of multiple aircraft to take place on the abandoned Quiet Nacelle leasehold without any Industrial Waste or demolition permits or lease by a non airport tenant.

At that time BMI asked “If the parties who utilize this County Property do not pay rent, insurance or clean up their mess and benefit from that, who else does?

Seven years later in 2009 Airport Manager Chris MacArthur and Division Director Gregory Owens permitted the demolition of an aircraft (6 November post) on the AA Leasehold without any Industrial Waste or Demolition permit or lease by the same non airport tenant as in 2000-2002 in violation of the newly approved BCC Minimum Airport Standards.

Webster’s Dictionary defines corruption as “an impairment of integrity, virtue or moral principal”.

Apparently not much has changed.

6 November 2009

AA Acquisition’s new FBO Orion leaseholder with the full concurrence of Airport Manager Chris McArthur engages in aircraft demolition which in turn caused a fuel spill and FOD being blown onto to both the US Coast Guard and Opa-Locka Flight Line’s Ramp.

The new minimum standards issued 9-11-2009 and County Regulations require the appropriate Industrial Waste Permit and lease permits to engage in aircraft demolition a fact which the airport manager Mc Arthur knowingly overlooked and permitted to be violated.

31 October 2009

In 2006 MDAD Staff Deputy Director Bruce Drum and Chris McArthur met with Opa-Locka Flight Line and National Aviation to mark and document a clear leasehold boundary between both companies so as to permit Boeing 757 aircraft to access Flight Line’s FBO.

In 2008 National Aviation was evicted and in July 2009 a triple wide trailer FBO operation called Orion / Voyager Jet set up shop (see 9 July post on AWST report).

On October 28 AA Acquisitions after being unable to evict Flight line, destroying its $10,000 fuel berm and other efforts erects a fence in the middle of Flight Line’s ramp and parked aircraft taking away over 16,000 sq ft of parking space and ramp which effectively limits the size of aircraft, Citation and below that they can service.

After unfounded complaints by AA that the black owners and their black employees were brandishing machetes’ and threatening AA employees MDAD called on the Police to sit on the original boundary line at the base of the tower and maintain a presence until the matter could be resolved by the courts.

25 September 2009

MDAD Property Managers in a new tactic to block development efforts of existing OPF tenants make false claims that their businesses do not meet minimum standards while at the same time providing exclusive use for an Orion FBO in a triple wide trailer that does not even begin to comply with minimum FBO standards.

For many years MDAD Properties managers Miguel Southwell and Gregory Owens stated to the FAA and existing tenants that no land was left at OPF for development until it was brought to their attention in a September 2007 meeting with the Mayor and Director Abreu that their own 1999 Development plans showed 34 acres on the south side listed as “Future Development Aviation”. which had been removed from subsequent development maps.

Now the MDAD Properties mantra has shifted from ”there is no land for development” to “they do not meet minimum standards” all the while the ordnance supposedly required to activate the standards has never been presented to the BCC for approval so as to technically permit an FBO from a triple wide trailer.

At Opa-Locka Executive Airport all tenants are equal, but some are more equal than others.

24 September 2009

A November 2007 Opa-Locka Leasehold plan recently obtained under a FOIA request shows that the AA Acquisitions purchase of 247 Stagecoach /OAG leasehold grew by 46 acres to 269 acres after AA returned 24 acres for the MEA development. This does not include the additional 24 acres listed on the Airport Layout plan bringing AA’s total to 293 acres.

BMI has filed an informal Part 13 Complaint (see 21 August 2009 Post)against the County with the FAA over AA’s land banking and failure to develop according to its lease.

22 September 2009

After a 13 year effort to obtain a long term development lease at Opa-Locka Airport retired Wall Street businessman Joe Natoli breaks ground on his 100 ft by 120 ft private hanger.

Natoli says after that after 11 years of trying to get the lease it took 2 years to the day to obtain a permit to build.

21 September 2009

Under the category of “Weird News” Aero-News.Net reports on the vandalism of Opa-Locka Flight Line’s fuel spill berm by AA Acquisitions personnel allegedly working for the new Orion / Voyager Jet FBO.

18 September 2009

Opa-Locka Flight Line’s Law Firm states that it has reason to believe that AA is involved in criminal activity against Flight Line.

18 September 2009

AA Acquisitions lost the second of its appeals to the Third District Court of Appeals of Judge Bagley’s Stay of the eviction of Opa-Locka Flight Line meaning that AA is back where it started in July with initial brief by Flight Line now due 8 October.

18 September 2009

Miami Dade County begins the process of putting its best foot forward for the Super Bowl at Opa-Locka with the naming of a Voyager Jet’s Orion employee of its triple wide trailer FBO to a Host Committee working group.

Orion’s freshly pressure cleaned ramp and AV Fuel FBO is nestled in-between two derelict and condemned fifty year old hangers with landside parking for its Super Bowls customers.

Apparently Miami Executive Aviation (MEA) who has handled multiple Super Bowl’s and Air Sea Shows and recently completed an $11 million hanger development lost its lead position to the Michael Adler backed AA Acquisitions triple wide trailer development of Voyager Jet / Orion.

9 September 2009

BMI seeks clarification of the FAA’s request for answers to settlement questions and how that request, outlined in the 3 September post complies with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversal of the FAA’s Final Decision and its Remand Order that the County should have the opportunity to submit further evidence “if it can“ that it has not discriminated against BMI & Blueside.

5 September 2009

JP Aviation Investments breaks ground on yet another set of 20,000 sq ft hangers next to five of the Turnberry combined 45,000 sq ft hangers. For the last 10 years JP has consistently developed its 35 acre leasehold from its self service fuel farm to T Hangers and standard GA hangers.

4 September 2009

US District Court denies Miami Dade County’s motions against Opa-Locka Flight Line to dismiss and remands them back to State Court.

4 September 2009

BMI files its 1983 Appeal with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that MDAD employees Southwell, Owens, O’Neal, Manion and Mc Arthur are not entitled to Qualified Immunity for acting outside the scope of their job descriptions and engaging in retaliation and discrimination against BMI and should have personal liability for their actions.

3 September 2009

The FAA once more extends its Final Agency Decision on BMI’s Part 16 from August 27 to 18 December 2009 and requests by 12 October 2009 answers to 7 specific questions, 4 for the County and 3 for BMI.

28 August 2009

On Friday evening AA employees who claimed that they were acting under orders from Michael Adler and legal counsel were caught attempting to remove Opa-Locka Flight Lines Fuel Spill mat from the fuel farm area. The mat which was damaged beyond repair is mandated by DERM for Flight Lines truck to truck fuel transfers to replenish its tankers The incident was reported to the Police as an attempted theft of property under case number #PD090828471.

25 August 2009

Third District Court of Appeals denies AA’s Corrected Petition for Writ of Certiorari and the Response requesting a review of the Court Ordered Stay of Opa-Locka Flight Line’s eviction.

21 August 2009

BMI’s Part 13 Reply to Miami Dade County is sent to the FAA which alleges as a matter of public concern of disparate racial treatment of tenants at OPF and recommends independent review by the Department of Justice.

21 July 2009

BMI expresses its concern to the National Transportation Board over the use of composites in structural components.

14 July 2009

Aviation Week reports Michael Adler’s AA Acquisitions insistence that despite a Appeals Court Ordered Stay Opa-Locka Flight Line leave the airport within 120 days. Aviation Week reports that the race card is now face up as Ed Brown one of the principals calls for a boycott of using MIA.

9 July 2009

Aviation Week reports on Voyager Jet’s Triple Wide Trailer FBO soft opening and a list of The Players at Opa-Locka Executive Airport.

9 July 2009

One day after the Circuit Court of Appeals grants OPF Flightline’s Motion to Stay eviction Adler Realty Services serves Flight Line with a Commercial Notice of Lease Cancellation and 120 day Notice to Vacate.

9 July 2009

Opa-Locka Flightline announces the commencement of a passenger boycott of Miami International Airport, a political recall of five elected officials and an economic boycott of Leonard Abess’s City National Bank a partner with Michael Adler’s in AA Acquisition LLC which is evicting tenants at Opa-Locka Executive Airport.

8 July 2009

In response to AA Acquisitions LLC 24 hour eviction notice posted on Flight line’s building 7 July, a Motion to Stay and Request to Review Lower Courts Denial Of Appellants Motion to Stay is granted in Appellate Court Case 09-358AP. In addition AA’s request for double rent and a $2 million bond to be posted is denied.

7 July 2009

Twenty Five months into its 55 year development lease with four 10 year extensions that does not even begin until the last phase of a 15 year development schedule with one 5 year extension is complete and seven months after the mandated completion $22 million of aviation facilities which has not been even started AA Acquisitions’ new FBO customer Voyager Jet installs a triple wide mobile trailer to compete against Miami Executive, Turnberry Aviation and JP Investments who have spent millions of dollars in hangers and fuel farms and Opa-Locka Flightline.

5 July 2009

BMI alleges that the County ‘s Aviation Department engaged in fraud and misrepresentation in the AA Acquisitions lease at Opa-Locka executive Airport.

1 July 2009

BMI loses six figure contract for multiple aircraft teardowns that would have provided 12 full jobs. The cited reason was lack of management stability of airport and ongoing legal problems for all tenants under developers.

30 June 2009

Aviation Week reports on the pending eviction of Opa-Locka Flight Line.

26 June 2009

Attorney Willie Gary files an appeal of the eviction of Opa-Locka Flightline.

25 June 2009

An order granting AA Acquisition’s LLC motion for Summary Final Judgment for the Eviction of Opa-Locka Flightline is signed by Judge Linda Singer Stein.

23 June 2009

Adler’s attorney presents an order granting motion for summary final judgment of eviction and final judgment of eviction of Opa-Locka Flightline.

23 June 2009

43 full time aviation jobs from three companies forced off Opa-Locka Airport have been lost. The companies are Aircraft Parts, Clero and Air Repair which generated $ 5.5 million in sales.

An additional 24 full time jobs at Opa-Locka Flight Line and ALCA Avionics are currently under eviction by AA Acquisitions.

No figures are currently available for other companies such as National, Sun Coast Maintenance and Florida Air Cargo which moved its airline to Broward County last month .

MDAD Business Retention and Properties Division Directors Miguel Southwell and Gregory Owens oversee the AA Acquisitions master lease.

22 June 2009

Orlando Sentinel reporter Mary Shanklin reports that Orlando Sanford International Airport plans to start construction in August of a 44,000-square-foot hangar to accommodate a major expansion by Avocet Capital LLC, which is moving its headquarters from Opa-locka Executive Airport in Miami to Sanford.

"Avocet brings a significant and much-needed enhancement to the airport through its ability to provide on-site maintenance to our commercial carriers," said Larry Dale, president of Orlando Sanford International Airport.

The company now leases a 14,400-square-foot hangar and another 8,000 square feet for its parts division in Airport Commerce Park, which is adjacent to the airport, said Diane Crews, the airport's vice president of administration.

The new hangar is planned for a 5.4-acre site next to the airport's north ramp. The move includes Avocet's sister company, Aircraft Parts Sales Inc.

17 June 2009

The Miami Times reports that the Flightline Movement spreads.

16 June 2009

On day two of the 2009 Paris Air Show Aviation Week and Space Technology Intelligence Network (AWIN) releases “Overfly Miami Launched at Cargo Carriers” in its daily briefing. AWIN delivers unsurpassed aerospace & aviation intelligence across the key markets of commercial, military and business online in a single source. And is the one tool industry professionals turn to throughout each business day.

“We targeted our public release so as to maximize the program’s exposure,” states Stephen O’Neal of BMI. “For far too long Miami Dade County’s Aviation Department has considered itself to be the alpha and omega of aviation while the reality is as one sitting County Commissioner states that it has been a dumping ground for unqualified county employees.”

“Doing business in Miami Dade County and it’s aviation department presents unacceptable levels of financial risk” says Stephen O’Neal “and we intend to show that there are some really viable opportunities out there by just simply overflying MIA”

12 June 2009

The Orlando Sentinel publishes an article titled “Miami-Dade aircraft repair firm moves to Orlando Area”

12 June 2009

BMI Salvage’s President Stephen O’Neal a former Director of FAA 121 Cargo Operations/Maintenance and Airline Transport Pilot announces a new BMI cargo marketing program called “OVERFLY MIA” by which existing MIA Cargo Operators can achieve substantial financial savings from relocating their cargo operations to other international airports in Florida that are closer to their customers markets and not hamstrung as MIA is by high landing, parking and opportunity fees, back rent raises and MDAD customer service issues.

11 June 2009

The Miami Herald posts an article on Aircraft Parts / Avocet’s departure from Opa-Locka Executive Airport. The “ legal dispute” in the post was a discrimination complaint against Miami Dade County / AA Acquisitions with the FAA and a subsequent legal eviction proceeding filed 2 weeks after the FAA Complaint by AA against Avocet and Aircraft Parts.

10 June 2009

Aircraft Parts and Sales and its sister company Avocet announces its move to the Orlando Sanford International Airport (OSIA) and has entered into a long term relationship with OSIA who will construct a new multimillion dollar state of the art facility for them to offer maintenance services to commercial aircraft operators.

Avocet intends to offer a full range of services to commercial customers, including current cargo operators who may find OSIA’s and Avocet’s location a more cost effective and reasonable international airport for international cargo by simply overflying MIA for 15 minutes.

9 June 2009

Aviation Week and Space Technology reports that OPF Tenants protests heat up.

9 June 2009

Willie Gary, famed trial attorney and lawyer for Opa-Locka Flight Line issue a media alert to update the community on his litigation against Miami Dade County at a Press Conference to be held at 10 am on Wednesday 10 June 2009 at Opa-Locka Flight Line’s FBO at the Opa-Locka Airport.

8 June 2009

The NAACP, P.U.L.S.E., The Clergy for Change and Baptist Ministers organize a Community Protest against the Miami Dade County Aviation Department and Michael Adler’s AA Acquisition LLC at Opa-Locka Flight Line on Wednesday June 10 at 10 am over the eviction of Flight Line, the only African American FBO in the United States by AA Acquisition.

3 June 2009

Miami-Dade County denies discrimination against Opa-Locka Flight Line, the only African American FBO in the US because its managers at the Aviation Department are Black.

29 May 2009

McGraw Hill’s “Business & Commercial Aviation” release its 7 page special Report on Opa-Locka Executive Airport appropriately called “The Opa-Locka War”

25 May 2009

The Miami Times publishes an article on Opa-Locka Flight Line, the only Black owned FBO in the Unites States is given two options, be forced out or sharecrop.

17 May 2009

BMI celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its unrequited effort to build facilities for its business at Opa-Locka Executive Airport.

15 May 2009

Despite having spent $300,000 in 2007 / 2008 to renovate the building that housed Clero Enterprises FAA Approved Repair Station, Clero is ordered to back pay $50,000 in double rent charges to AA Acquisitions by the Court handling the eviction

15 May 2009

Florida Air Cargo despite multiple failed efforts to develop at Opa-Locka Executive Airport with Miami Dade County and its developers such as AA Acquisitions closes its facility at Opa-Locka Airport and relocates its cargo airline to Broward County

13 May 2009

MDAD releases another version of its 14 acre site formerly known “ Future Development Aviation” on 1999 maps but later withdrawn. This new version fails to show that the area is “landlocked without infrastructure” on all sides by storm water canals that require the construction of airside and landside access bridges.

8 May 2009

BMI files an appeal with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in BMI Salvage vs. George Manion, Chris McArthur, John O’Neal, Gregory Owens, Miguel Southwell and Miami Dade County.

Central to the appeal is that government employees who operate outside the confines of their job description and engage in conduct that violate federal constitutional rights are not protected by qualified immunity and are liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity or other proper proceeding for redress.

USC 42 1983 Civil action for Deprivation of Right.

2 May 2009

Since Miami Dade approved the AA Acquisition LLC purchase of the defaulted 220 acre Stagecoach / OAG Lease in 2007 the status of the 13 companies in their leasehold is as follows

1. Air Repair / Aviation Center GA Maintenance Facility - Closed. 2. National Aviation GA FBO - Evicted 3. Sun Flying, a Flying Club– Signed agreement to be evicted at a later date in lieu of court order 4. South Wings Flying Club – Signed agreement to be evicted at a later date in lieu of court order 5. Certified Engines, FAA Repair Station – Signed agreement to be evicted in lieu of court order 6. Sun Coast GA Maintenances Facility- Signed agreement to be evicted in lieu of court order 7. Clero Enterprises- FAA Repair Station- Evicted 8. Aircraft Parts and Sales, Maintenance Facility- Signed agreement to be evicted in lieu of court order, Leaving OPF in 2009 for Sanford Fl. 9. Wayman Aviation, Flight School & Pilot Shop- Trial for eviction scheduled in July 2009 10. ALCA Avionics, FAA Repair Station- Trial for eviction scheduled in August 2009 11. Florida Air Cargo, FAA 135 Air Cargo Operator- Leaving OPF in May 2009 for Broward 12. Opa-Locka Flight Line GA FBO – In eviction proceedings 13. BMI Salvage, Aircraft Salvage - 30 day notice

In a perception of co-operation between Miami Dade County and AA Acquisitions the five companies that filed FAA Part 16 Discrimination Complaints against Miami Dade County are being required to withdraw their discrimination complaint against Miami Dade County as a condition precedent to remaining at the airport for a limited number of months as a part of a “Eviction Settlement”.

1 May 2009

In communications with AA Acquisitions LLC BMI Salvage advises that AA’s handling of OPF tenants while within its legal rights is distressing and at opposite ends of the behavioral spectrum with its public image of the LLC Partners. The result has been a visceral reaction of bigotry and anti Semitism towards AA.

1 May 2009

BMI advises Governor Crist of the Clero Enterprises eviction and urges the Governor to deny State Funds for any Miami Dade County Project so long as it continues its policy of evictions at Opa-Locka Airport.

1 May 2009

AA Acquisitions completed its eviction of long term Opa-Locka Airport Tenant FAA Approved Repair Station Clero Enterprises who despite having been granted a development lease by MDAD which was cancelled by AA Acquisition, was forced to liquidate its equipment and leave Opa-Locka Airport.

In 2007 when AA was granted its Master Development lease Clero’s gross sales generated by 15 employees was $ 2.2 million yet as Clero is evicted MDAD’s Business Retention Division Director Miguel Southwell and Properties Division Director Gregory Owens announce that AA Acquisitions is being given a multi-million package of County and State Funds to “to attract businesses to Opa-Locka Airport”.

28 April 2009

FAA responds to BMI’s second Part 16 filed 15 April 2009.

28 April 2009

Sanford International Airport, one of five south eastern airports competing for Aircraft Parts and Sales business has been selected as its new home for its FAR 145 Repair Station. Unable to secure long term development rights with Miami Dade County or any of its approved Opa-Locka Airport developers and under eviction by Michael Adler’s AA Acquisition, Aircraft Parts elected to relocate its operation citing one reason that Commercial Aviation businesses are just not welcome in Miami Dade County.

22 April 2009

After positioning itself year in and out that only developers not tenants have the financial wherewithal and capability to develop Opa-Locka Airport MDAD announces that it is planning to give $115 Million in grants and low interest loans to be split $60 Million to AA Acquisitions, $40 Million to AVE and $15 Million to JP Investments.

April 16 2009

Opa-Locka Flight Line’s attorney Willie Gary issues a press release.

15 April 2009

BMI files a second Part 16 economic discrimination complaint against Miami Dade County.

10 April 2009

Florida Air Cargo a long time Opa-Locka airport 135 air cargo operator after trying unsuccessfully to develop its own cargo facility with Miami Dade County then AA Acquisitions is relocating its operation to Broward County.

2 April 2009

Clero Enterprises, an FAA Approved Repair Station that had its lease with development rights cancelled by Adler, after investing over $300,000 in the renovation of its building is ordered by the Court to vacate by 15 May.

25 March 2009

Aviation Week and Space Technology reports on Opa-Locka Airport tenants meeting with BCC Barbara Jordan over grievances with MDAD & AA Acquisitions LLC.

18 March 2009

BMI Salvage notifies AA Acquisitions LLC and Miami-Dade County that it considers its actions from 2007 through 2009 to be in violation of Federal Law and that it is prepared to file a formal Part 16 Economic Discrimination Complaint

26 February 2009

Miami-Dade Commissioners delay 5 March hearing on zoning change at OPF to 14 April 2009.

19 February 2009

Sun Coast Aviation has vacated its leasehold as agreed to under a settlement to an eviction proceeding with AA Acquisitions. Sun Coast owner Elfie Thompson widow of Lefty Thompson tried to continue her late husband’s passion for supporting DC3 operations and other general aviation aircraft.

18 February 2009

A review of eviction and other proceedings at OPF shows the timeline of events since the former defaulted Stagecoach /OAG leasehold purchased by AA Acquisitions was approved by Miami Dade County’s BCC in May 2007.

While the term eviction implies that a tenant is in financial arrears this is only known to be the cause in one case. At this time are no known new tenants to replace existing tenants and it appears that the remaining tenants are being placed in a position to either abandon their businesses or agree to withdraw their Part 16 discrimination complaint and leave by a fixed date as is the case in the ALCA letter from AA Acquisitions lawyer in the 23 January 2009 latest news post.

Curiously the only tenant not under eviction is BMI

12 February 2009

MDAD Southwell offers to Wayman, ALCA and APS a 5 acre take back of AA Acquisitions 220 acre leasehold marked in yellow south of the existing fuel farm.

11 February 2009

A review of leaseholds at OPF both inside and outside of the former 220 acre defaulted master lease of Stagecoach OAG purchased AA Acquisitions LLC in 2007 clearly shows that 12 of 13 of the pre-existing leaseholders have either been evicted, signed agreements to be evicted or left after having their lease cancelled and given a notice to vacate by AA Acquisitions LLC.

Those leaseholds are marked in white inside the red shaded area which denotes the AA Acquisitions’ leasehold. The map itself was generated by the Miami Dade Aviation Department in 2005 and the annotated information added by BMI to reflect the most current information available. Telephone and email contact information may be found at the bottom border of the map.

The partners of AA Acquisitions LLC at the time of the purchase were reported to be Leonard Abess Chairman of City National Bank, Milton Ferrell of Ferrell Law And Michael Adler of the Adler Group.

10 February 2009

MDAD re-extends its 14 acre offer to all parties that have filed federal complaints against the County. The site is a part of 34 acres that was shown on 1999 Opa-Locka Development map but disappeared from subsequent leasehold development maps such as the 2005 leasehold plan which also shows the state of evictions by AA Acquisitions’ and was just recently added to the 2008 Airport Layout Plan (ALP)

The 14 acres has zero infrastructure, no roads or taxiways. Airside access would require that a bridge be built across the AVE development 100 year storm canal or through 24 acres to the east now listed as Adler Building 57 on the ALP.

9 February 2009

BMI Salvage issues a press release on the request to President Obama to remove Opa-Locka Executive from Miami Dade County and place it under an independent authority. Background may be found in 9 April 2008 post “ Opa-Locka Airport A Circle of Corruption and Deceit” (http://www.bmisc.com/opalockareport_cover.htm )

5 February 2009

AA Acquisitions LLC gives notice to Opa-Locka Flight Line, the only African American Fixed Base Operation (FBO) in the United States to leave Opa-Locka airport by 28 February or face eviction proceedings

4 February 2009

A petition is sent to President Obama on behalf of tenants to remove Opa-Locka Executive Airport from Miami Dade County’s control and place it under an independent economic authority reporting to Trustee

4 February 2009

BMI Salvage and Blueside answers Miami Dade County’s Supplemental Pleading ordered by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the FAA who will decide whether the County’s disparate treatment of BMI and Blueside was discriminatory

23 January 2009

Tenants who filed Part 16’s against Miami Dade County and whom AA Acquisitions (AAA) commenced eviction proceedings against get similar offer from AAA as ALCA Avionics to stay at OPF Airport for a limited period provided they withdraw their Part 16 and agree not to reinstate it.

15 January 2009

BMI & OPF Tenants under eviction begin a process of reaching out to the Miami Airport Advisory Committee, Bond rating agencies and financial investors in bonds with the message that doing business in and with Miami Dade County, more specifically the Aviation Department presents ”unacceptable levels of financial risk”

13 January 2009

BMI responds to an email from MDAD Director Jose Abreu

25 December 2008

BMI accuses the Miami Dade Aviation Department of racism at Opa-Locka Executive Airport. In its 41 page letter with exhibits BMI alleges that its African American property managers Southwell and Owens gave racial preference to Opa-Locka Flight Line LLC, a newly formed African American owned company over other long term tenants at the Airport. In addition MDAD withheld the availability 47 acres of developable land from use by other tenants telling both them and the FAA that there just was not any land left at the airport for development. At the same time their own documents clearly demonstrate that MDAD used 31 of the 47 acres of land that did not exist to facilitate Opa-Locka Flight Line’s FBO giving AA Acquisitions 23 acres for a 10 acre take back, a two for one ratio.

11 December 2008

The 11th Circuit Court denies Miami Dade County’s request for a Summary Judgment dismissal of Blueside Corporation Sunshine lawsuit against the Opa-Locka Airport Task Force and Miami Dade County

1 December 2008

BMI forwards in an email the Commissioner Barbara Jordan, MDAD Miguel Southwell and Gregory Owens Freedom of Information Request

30 November 2008

BMI Salvage files a Freedom of Information Request on Commissioner Barbara Jordan, MDAD Miguel Southwell and Gregory Owens seeking information on a private meeting held at Commissioner Jordan’s request with Southwell, Owens and the principals of Opa-Locka Flight Line at their FBO 24 October 2008.

29 November 2008

A review of Miami Dade County’s 2008 re-election campaign financial records shows that after Michael Adler & Lenard Abess’s AA Acquisitions LLC filed eviction notices against 6 minority Hispanic businesses at OPF in May 2008 Michael Adler personally and through various companies he controls donated a total of $5,500 in June 2008 to Commissioner Barbara Jordan’s 2008 re-election.

17 November 2008

BMI in a letter to Mayor Alvarez and the Board of County Commissioners accuses the Miami Dade County Aviation Department of engaging in retaliatory actions (a violation of federal law) against minority Hispanic and Female owned businesses for the filing of discrimination complaints against the County.

5 November 2008

The Judicial View posts a summary of BMI’s successful Part 16 appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals under the tile “Dade County Airport Must Justify Exclusion of Second FBO”

31 October 2008

BMI sends an invoice for $22,000 to Michael Adler’s AA Acquisitions after a contractor who claims that he was hired by AA Acquisitions removes 900 linear feet of fencing from OPF belonging to BMI without its permission.

18 October 2008

A review of timelines and events at Opa-Locka Airport evidence a perception of racial profiling and retaliatory conduct by the Miami Dade Aviation Department against minority family owned Hispanic businesses for their filing of an unjust economic discrimination complaint against Miami Dade County

14 October 2008

Gregory Owens, MDAD Division Director confirms $75,000,000.00 "for infrastructure development to attract business to Miami Dade County," while one of the County's Agents and developer at OPF Executive Airport, AA Acquisitions LLC continues its eviction of long term tenants Hispanic and or Minority owned businesses who have a combined annual economic impact in excess of $20 million and employ over forty Miami Dade County residents.

It has also been reported that $15,000,000.00 of that funding is to be allocated towards the construction of a new Fixed Base Operation (FBO) on the east side of the Airport for the African American Carrie Meek Foundation at the same time MDAD Owens and his direct supervisor Miguel Southwell, both African Americans finish negotiation for another new African American FBO Opa-Locka Flight Line, which was given preferential treatment by Miami Dade County over all other OPF Tenants.

30 September 2008

Blueside Services files a motion for Summary Judgment against Miami Dade County and the Opa-Locka Task Force for violating Florida's Sunshine Law asking the Court to vacate the Board of County Commissioners February 2006 amendment to the zoning of Opa-Locka Airport from Government and Aviation to Commercial / Industrial

27 September 2008

After surviving 76 years since being built by the US Government in 1932 on land donated by Glenn Curtiss MDAD Building 408, the original Naval Reserve Air Base Hanger is demolished by the Miami Dade Aviation Department despite multiple offers for its refurbishment to include active Part 16 settlement negotiations

14 September 2008

BMI sends a letter to MDAD Director Jose Abreu with a copy to FAA Orlando expressing concern of a possible perception of racial profiling of business at OPF Executive Airport

17 July 2008

Michael Adler's AA Acquisitions LLC releases yet another version of its "Airside Industrial Park" at OPF Executive Airport

14 July 2008

In response to the 11th Court of Appeals reversal of the FAA’s Final Determination of BMI and Blueside’s Part 16 Complaint the FAA issue an order compelling Miami Dade County’s supplemental response by 15 September 2008.

12 July 2008

BMI Salvage responds to an unsolicited offer from AA Acquistions to lease 35 acres at Opa-Locka Executive Airport

10 June 2008

The General Accountability Office (GAO) which is the US Congress’s financial watchdog agency confirms that BMI’s formal complaint against the FAA and Miami Dade County over Opa-Locka Executive Aiport is under legal review

2 June 2008

A review of Miami Dade County Clerk record systems shows that AA Acquistions LLC has filed eviction proceedings against 7 OPF Tenants

30 May 2008

Clero Aviation an FAA Approved Repair Station has responded to the commercial eviction notice by Michael Adler’s AA Acquisitions with a lawsuit against Miami Dade County and AA Acquistions LLC

29 May 2008

MDAD Aviation Director Abreu responds to BMI’s 21 May 2008 email to Mayor Alvarez concerning OPF Tenants.

28 May 2007

Opa-Locka Airport Tenants Aircraft Parts and The Cylinder shop answer AA Acquistions commercial eviction notice and file a five part counter claim against AA Acquistions and Miami Dade County for Declaratory Relief, Breach of Contract, Promissory Estoppel, Unjust Enrichment and Fraud for damages in excess of $1 Million.

26 May 2008

As AA Acquistions commences commercial eviction proceedings against Opa-Locka Aiport tenants BMI sends an email to Mayor Alvarez and the County Commissioners.

26 May 2008

A review of MDAD’s current Land Uses for Opa-Locka Executive Airport shows that the majority of airside property in AA Acquistions leasehold east of Jejune Road and south of NW 145 Street is approved by MDAD for conversion to commercial industrial usage

25 May 2008

A review of the current revised Airport Layout Plan ( ALP) submitted to the FAA for approval shows a substantial increase in AA Acquistions control of leasehold property beyond the original Stagecoach / OAG master lease and Stagecoach / OAG / Opa-Locka CDC Joint Venture. The ALP is a security controlled document therefore cannot be posted however it is available for review under Freedom of Information Request to MDAD

On an interesting side note the CDC and Stagecoach / OAG had a legal right of first refusal between each party in the event either party elected to sell its lease at Opa-Locka Executive Airport.

24 May 2008

South Wings Flying Club, a not for profit Florida Corporation with over 20 members is served by AA Acquistions with a commercial eviction lawsuit, the other flying club Sun Flying has already signed an agreement to be evicted at the end of the year leaving no flying clubs at Opa-Locka Executive Aiport to service general aviation aircraft owners

24 May 2008

The Miami Herald reports “ Opa-Locka Airport tenants challenge threat of evictions” and numerous parties weigh in on the stories blog page.

24 May 2008

A review of MDAD development maps clearly shows that AA Acquistions LLC purchase of the Stagecoach /OAG lease approved by the BOCC included 23 acres of land that was not a part of the Stagecoach lease and that 14 of the 23 acres land was still under a legally sufficient lease with the Opa-Locka CDC thus calling into question the legal standing of the Adler Group’s AA Acquistions LLC Master lease at Opa-locka Executive Airport.

A review of document related timelines of the BOCC approved Stagecoach /OAG/ AA Acquistions transaction clearly shows that the CDC ‘s master lease was in still in full force an effect ;

1 week after the full BOCC approved the purchase of the restated Stagecoach/OAG Lease which included CDC’s land

1 month after the BOCC Airport and Tourism Committee forwarded its recommendation to approve the restated lease which included CDC’s land

2 ½ months after MDAD and Adler closed the restated Stagecoach /OAG Lease

9 months after Michael Adler stated in writing to the County that he wanted the CDC JV land without the CDC agreement

11 months after Adler and Stagecoach/OAG sign a purchase agreement

1 year after BOCC voted down paying Stagecoach /OAG $20 million to settle its notice of intent to file a lawsuit.

21 May 2008

In an internal email from the County Attorney’s Office to MDAD Assistant County Attorney Tim Abbott confirms that each on the ongoing disputes between OPF Non Developer Tenants and MDAD /Adler’s AA Acquistions are the same.

“ Please recall that virtually the same complaints being raised by Mr. Clero are being raise by (a) the part 16 complaint filed by Stephen O’Neal that is back before the FAA on a remand from the appellate court, and (b) a new part 16 complaint filed by Attorney Pizzi on behalf of 5 OPF tenants ( Alca, Suncoast, Cylinder Ship, Aircraft Parts, and National Aviation). MDAD needs to be mindful that whatever is said or done to any non-developer tenant at OPF will have an impact on MDAD’s defenses in other areas”.

17 May 2008

In a conference call between the FAA, Miami-Dade County and BMI the FAA gives the County 90 days to comply with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Order.

16 May 2008

AA Acquistions commences commercial eviction proceedings against Clero Aviation Corporation, an FAA Approved Repair Station, Wayman Aviation a Flight School and pilot shop and Aircraft Parts an aircraft maintenance facility.

18 April 2008

BMI Salvage files an amended 1983 complaint against Miguel Southwell, Greg Owens, John O’Neal, Chris MacArthur, and George Manion in United States District Court.

9 April 2008

On the heels of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversal of the FAA’s Final Determination that Miami Dade County did not engage in unjust discrimination against BMI Salvage and Blueside BMI releases, as a matter of public concern a report called “ Opa-Locka Airport, a Circle of Corruption and Deceit”

The report outlines how not only the citizens of Miami Dade County have been misled but how existing airport use businesses have been intentionally driven off of Opa-Locka Aiport by the Miami Dade County Aviation Department acting under the direction of the County Government

8 April 2008

Five remaining tenants at Opa-Locka Executive Airport Alca, Suncoast, The Cylinder Shop, Aircraft Parts and National Aviation file a formal Part 16 Economic Discrimination complaint against Miami Dade County citing the actions of the Adler Group’s AA Acquistions and Miami Executive Aviation as examples of Unjust Economic Discrimination in violation of Federal Grant Obligations and Assurances

8 April 2008

The United States Court of Appeals in a 27 page opinion reverses the FAA’s Final Determination that Miami Dade County did not engage in unjust discrimination against BMI Salvage and remands to the FAA with instructions that state in part that “ Should Miami-Dade County (the “County”) fail to support its actions with non-discriminatory justifications, corrective steps and relief should be ordered.

19 March 2008

Judge Hoeveler, Senior United States District Judge issues an Order 19 March 2008 granting Defendants Miguel Southwell, Gregory Owens, John O’Neal George Manion, Chris McArthur and Miami Dade County’s motion to Dismiss and grants BMI Salvage the opportunity to amend the complaint

3 March 2008

Judge Hoeveler, Senior United States District Judge sets an Order for a Hearing on 14 March 2008 on Defendants Miguel Southwell, Gregory Owens, John O’Neal George Manion, Chris McArthur and Miami Dade County’s motion to Dismiss or Motion to Strike.

26 February 2007

BMI Salvage files a formal complaint with the United States Government against the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to discharge its legal responsibilities as the designated Administrator of Opa-Locka Executive Airport

14 February 2008

After 10 months of good faith effort for both short term and long development leases with AA Acquistions LLC BMI is informed that for long term a development lease it must first agree to be sued in a court of law for eviction and then the formal settlement will be a short term lease.

1 February 2008

At 9 am the Court convened with the Honorable Judge Stanley Birch presiding over two other judges. Both sides were given 15 minutes and BMI divided it’s time to 12 minutes before the FAA and 3 minutes afterwards to close.

At one point during the FAA’s presentation Judge Birch forcefully instructed the FAA’s attorney “to be quiet and listen to the question first before answering it” and at another point after a series of heated questions and answers on the length of both BMI and Blueside’s 9 year effort to develop the FAA stated it was ” only 9 months” the Chief Judge look at the ceiling and stated mockingly “let’s see its 2008 and they started asking in 1999, that’s 9 years” then went on to say “ I dislike the way the FAA does business”

Both parties are awaiting a ruling on the Appeal from the Court

14 January 2008

The FAA responds to BMI FOIA that it has no records responsive to this request that show that airport property can be used for other than airport purposes without materially or adversely affecting airport use

2 January 2008

MDAD releases under a Freedom of Information Request from BMI a Preliminary Master Site Plan for Adler Development Inc dated 20 September 2007 marked Privileged and Confidential Client Documentation for its Opa-Locka Aiport development submitted to the FAA for approval as a part of the revised Airport Layout Plan (ALP).

In the southern area of the development just west of what is now Taxi Lane Bravo Adler allocates out of a 220 acre leasehold approximately 7 tie downs and 14 T Hangers for aircraft with less than a 39 ‘ wing span referring to it as “ Bug Smashers Estates”

5 December 2007

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit schedules Oral Arguments in BMI Salvage Corporation et al vs. FAA et al for 1 February 2008

12 December 2007

MDAD under a Freedom of Information request releases to BMI the AVE LLC Site plan dated 19 November 2007 for its 174 acre leasehold submitted to the FAA along with MDAD’s revised Airport Layout Plan. (ALP)

Approximately 159 acres or 90 % of the leasehold which was airport use property has been converted to Industrial and Retail non airport use

11 December 2007

MDAD releases under a Freedom of Information Request to BMI its November 2007 planning for land uses at Opa-Locka Executive Airport for proposed development which shows a substantial portion of the Adler development from NW 37 Avenue to Le Jejune Road and south of NW 145th Street and north of Curtiss Langley Road converted from airport use to non airport commercial and industrial development use

1 December 2007

South Florida CEO magazine posts an article on Opa-Locka Executive Airport

15 November 2007

The United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit schedules BMI Salvage Corporation et al, v Federal Aviation Administration et al for Oral Arguments the week of January 28th 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.

9 November 2007

BMI and Blueside file a FOIA Request with the FAA concerning its oversight as the appointed Administrator of Opa Locka Executive Airport by the United States Government under the Surplus Properties Act and Quit Claim Deed dated 16 November 1961.

1 November 2007

The Miami Herald writes a story about Opa-Locka Airport Tenants in its business section

31 October 2007

AA Acquistions LLC sends BMI another 30 day extension, the fifth since its 30 May 2007 termination of BMI’s lease and its order for BMI to vacate its leasehold

15 October 2007

ABC Channel 10 files a report (http://www.local10.com/video/14347859/index.html ) on the eviction of OPF tenants

12 October 2007

Seven Opa-Locka Executive tenants initiate an FAR Part 16 economic discrimination complaint against Miami Dade County

21 September 2007

Mayor Carlos Alvarez’s Chief of Staff Dennis Morales responds with a letter to the Mayor’s meeting with BMI and the OPF Tenants

11 September 2007

Mayor Carlos Alvarez meets with the OPF Tenants over’s Miami Dade County’s refusal to provide long term development leases to long term OPF tenants

17 August 2007

Miami Lakes Councilman and attorney Michael Pizzi writes a letter to Miami Dade County concerning the plight of long term Opa-Locka Executive Tenants

16 August 2007

Clero Aviation Corporation a long term tenant at OPF is given a Notice of Cancellation of Lease / Notice to Quit by AA Acquisitions LLC effective 28 December 2007 and provides Clero ten (10) calendar days to notify AA Acquisitions LLC of its interest in disusing a long term lease arrangement.

8 August 2007