The theme of this year's contest was "Heroes of Aviation" and challenged participating high school students from the Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena school districts to think about those who have pushed aviation forward, said airport spokeswoman Lucy Burghdorf.
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When jets began operating at Santa Monica in the 1960s, the city imposed restrictions and, at one point, a total jet ban, which aviation advocates successfully challenged in court during the 1970s.
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A day before the crash, Cuban state newspapers reported that one of the country's new vice presidents, Salvador Valdés Mesa, met with key officials from the island's aviation sector to discuss challenges.
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