SAUSALITO, Calif. (KCBS RADIO) – A lawsuit filed in federal court could ground the seaplanes that have shown passengers stunning views of the North Bay Coastline for decades.
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Seaplane Adventures, located in Marin County's Sausalito, operates the recognizable canary yellow seaplane that offers Bay Area visitors stunning sightseeing tours by air.
"We get people from literally all over the planet," said Seaplane Adventures Owner Aaron Singer.
Singer told KCBS Radio that just as he had renegotiated an operating agreement with the Parks Service to continue flying over Muir Woods, the Golden Gate Bridge and Point Reyes — the Marin Audubon Society and two other environmental groups sued the Parks Service to severely limit his business.
The groups claim that the government did not adequately conduct environmental studies impacting wildlife and argue that the planes have no place over federal parklands.
"They're proposing to restrict our company to 50 flights a year, which is preposterous," Singer said. "It would obviously put me out of business."
Seaplane Adventures was founded in 1945 by a returning veteran World War II seaplane pilot. "Seaplanes have played a significant role in American and world history. Our pilots have an admiration for that history and the unique experience seaplanes have to offer. That unique seaplane experience combined with the stunning views of the Bay Area makes a perfect place for our pilots to share their passion with curious visitors," the company wrote on its website.
Neither the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit or the Parks Service were available for comment to KCBS Radio.
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