SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors could take the first step Tuesday of leasing space at the Sacramento Executive Airport to EVA Airlines, Taiwan's second largest airline.
"It's very exciting because it would be long-term investment in this facility," said Karen Doron, a spokeswoman for the Sacramento County airport system. "We expect about $13 to $15 million in investment."
The company wants to start training as many as 15 pilots next year.
But over the next few years, Doron said the company would invest in new hangars, classrooms, housing and more for their pilots.
By 2017, the company would be training as many 30 pilots a year at Executive.
Some people who live nearby are concerned about increasing the number of new pilots flying overhead.
"I'd be concerned for inexperienced kids learning how to fly," said Char Stathos, who lives nearby the airport. The airport is located off Freeport Boulevard.
"My main concern would be that there are new pilots learning how to fly over my house," said Aubri Dark, another resident who lives near the airport.
But not everybody is concerned about the plan to add more pilots, planes and noise to Executive Airport.
"I think a boost to the economy would be a bigger deal than any little noise pollution we got," said TJ McClure, who lives just north of the airport.
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