In a blow to residents near Long Beach Airport, a judge ruled this week that the city does not have the authority to restrict a specific type of training flight that a lawsuit claims creates a constant late-night nuisance.
The group that filed the lawsuit, Long Beach Small Aircraft Noise Reduction Group, sought a ruling that would require Long Beach to limit a fifth type of training flight in addition to the four spelled out in an ordinance aimed at limiting plane noise.
Lisa Dunn, founder of the group that filed the lawsuit, said she and her neighbors have been besieged by noise from small airplanes since about three years ago…