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AP investigation finds San Francisco International Airport tops nation in perimeter breaches, Mineta San Jose 5th -- While the security problems at Mineta San Jose International Airport made worldwide headlines, an investigation by The Associated Press set to be released Sunday discovered San Francisco has had the most breaches in the past decade. The AP crunched the numbers from the last decade and found perimeter breaches at the nation's airports are hardly uncommon. SFO has the most breaches at 37. Andria Borda/CBS San Francisco
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Sen. Bill Nelson: MIA security a model for other airports -- Senator Bill Nelson was in South Florida Wednesday to showcase Miami International Airport's extra security for airport employees. The Florida lawmaker is a member of the Senate Commerce Committee which oversees the nation's airline industry. "I am gonna use this airport as the model for what the other 448 airports in this country ought to be doing," Sen. Nelson said. According to Nelson, MIA leads the way for solving a major security problem. Laura Rodriguez/NBC6 Miami
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Why more airports are luring international flights -- To glimpse the revolution happening in international flying to and from the U.S., come to Houston. The city of Houston views high fares as such a serious disadvantage that it is spending extensively on its two airports to attract more international competition. The Houston Airport System is building a $156 million, five-gate international terminal at Hobby Airport and is investing $100 million to create additional parking space. Scott McCartney/Wall Street Journal
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Festival of Books: Come hear the TSA Chorus sing (not screen) -- Come watch Transportation Security Administration agents do something they don't typically do on the job -- sing! -- on April 18 at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Yes, there's a TSA Chorus made up of agents who are responsible for screening you through airport security. The group based in Los Angeles has been known to go caroling at Los Angeles International Airport around holiday time, and perform on Veterans Day, Memorial Day, July 4 and Sept. 11 too. Mary Forgione/Los Angeles Times
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Passenger traffic at Bob Hope Airport ascends -- The number of passengers traveling through Bob Hope Airport increased in February, compared to the same month in 2014, despite a drop in the number of seats available during the period. "They're using aircraft more efficiently," said Dan Feger, the airport's executive director, referring to air carriers that have been flying fewer, but more-full flights in recent years. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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Ontario asks appeals court to reverse ONT ruling -- Attorneys for Ontario are petitioning the state 4th District Court of Appeal in Riverside to reverse a ruling upholding the decades-old agreement that gave Los Angeles control of L.A./Ontario International Airport. Ontario's attorney, Andre Cronthall, filed a motion on Tuesday claiming the 1985 acquisition of ONT was invalid because a sale would have required a public vote. Liset Marquez/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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Samson, United records sought in probe of Port Authority -- The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey disclosed a wide array of records sought by U.S. prosecutors examining the relationship between David Samson, the agency's former chairman, and United Airlines. Samson has been under investigation for possible conflicts of interest at the Port Authority, where he was the top appointee of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie from February 2011 until he quit in March 2014. David Voreacos/Bloomberg
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Airlines accused of hypocrisy on international flight subsidies -- U.S. airlines are being accused of hypocrisy for arguing that foreign carriers' subsidies are ruining competition for international flights. The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Travel Association said Wednesday that domestic airlines received $155 billion in subsidies from 1919 to 1998, citing a report from the Library of Congress's independent Congressional Research Service (CRS). Keith Laing/The Hill
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Airlines will learn from Germanwings crash, IATA CEO says -- Enhancing psychological testing for airline pilots will be considered after the apparently intentional crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, the head of an international trade group said Wednesday. But Tony Tyler, CEO of the International Air Transport Association that represents 250 airlines worldwide, said a thorough investigation must be completed in order to draw lessons from the incident. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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American Airlines and US Airways take big step in merger -- The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a single operating certificate for American Airlines and US Airways, a key step in completing the airline merger to create the world's largest carrier. A year and a half after announcing the merger, the FAA's action means that all flights by the two carriers now operate as American Airlines flights. The FAA decision comes only weeks after the two airlines merged their loyalty reward programs under American's AAdvantage program. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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How Virgin America will fly A320s to Hawaii when nobody else has even tried -- We've heard rumors about it for years, and now it's finally going to happen. Virgin America will start flying from San Francisco to Honolulu on November 2 and from San Francisco to Kahului (Maui) on December 3 with A320 aircraft. As far as I know, this is the first attempt to fly A320s from the West Coast to Hawaii in scheduled service. Aircraft range has always been an issue. Virgin America, however, thinks it has the answer. Brett Snyder/The Cranky Flier
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Southwest Airlines adds new destinations -- Flights began taking off from Dallas Wednesday morning bound for eight new destinations now offered by Southwest Airlines. The flights are non-stop and include Columbus, Indianapolis. Memphis, Milwaukee, Panama City Beach, Portland, Sacramento, San Jose and Seattle. On April 11 the airline adds Saturday-only flights to Charleston, South Carolina. Southwest, along with other airlines that fly out of Love Field Airport, is now free to expand its reach across the country. Carla Wade/WFAA
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Alaska Airlines apologizes after kicking woman off flight for having cancer -- Alaska Airlines knows cancer is not contagious, right? A woman suffering from multiple myeloma was kicked off a flight from Hawaii to California on Monday with her husband and two sons after the Alaska Airlines cabin crew insisted she needed a doctor's note to fly. On her Facebook page, Elizabeth Sedway, 51, said she had been waiting to board her flight while wearing a surgical mask on her face. Peter Holley/Washington Post
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JetBlue debuts spring menu for Mint premium cabin -- JetBlue's new premium Mint transcontinental service will showcase flavors of the destinations it serves this spring. The business class experience offered on flights between JFK and both Los Angeles and San Francisco will boast California wines and a variety of tastes from New York, where the airline is based. Chef Brad Farmerie of New York's Saxon + Parole restaurant spent two years crafting the dishes that will be offered on a tapas-style menu. Ashley Day/USA Today
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Hawaiian Airlines joins American in offering new travel kits to passengers -- Another U.S. airline is making over its travel kits for passengers on longer flights. Starting this month, Hawaiian Airlines is rolling out new travel kits for all passengers on international flights to enhance the traveler experience, said spokeswoman Alison Croyle. It goes along with the airlines' Mea Ho'okipa (I am host) inflight philosophy, she said. Sheryl Jean/Dallas Morning News
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How to get more legroom on flights -- Years ago you could get extra legroom for free by asking for an exit-row or bulkhead seat. Now, you'll need these tips to get a little more space. Now that most U.S. airlines have added dedicated extra-legroom sections to their economy-class cabins, you often have to pay up to get any legroom relief-unless you're a very frequent flier. Even so, there are ways to get better value out of the extra legroom you're paying for, as airlines continue to one-up each other on benefits and experiment with different prices for a bit more space. Brian Karimzad/Conde Nast Traveler
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Insurers get approval to use drones -- Insurers are sending in the drones. Federal regulators have cleared three of the nation's largest property insurers to use unmanned aircraft, an early step that could bring widespread change to inspections of everything from hail-damaged roofs to collapsed buildings to flooded neighborhoods. American International Group Inc. said Wednesday that it received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to use drones to conduct inspections in the U.S. Leslie Scism & Jack Nicas/Wall Street Journal
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Airbus eyes new seat choices as economy traffic booms -- Airbus plans to offer airlines more choice in the way they configure their planes, and sees carriers opting for different levels of comfort within their economy cabins, a senior Airbus executive said on Wednesday. It also plans to redefine the capacity of its wide-body jets to add premium economy to the traditional economy and business classes to recognise market trends, Chris Emerson, head of marketing at Airbus, said in a telephone interview. Tim Hepher & Victoria Bryan/Reuters
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FAA, NTSB remain at odds on 'dive and drive' instrument approaches -- A type of non-precision instrument approach composed of a series of step-down altitudes, informally known as "dive and drive," remains a point of contention between the FAA and NTSB following the August 2013 crash of UPS Flight 1354 in Birmingham, Alabama. To date, the FAA has refused an outright ban on the technique, despite nearly a decade of pressure by the NTSB. UPS separately says it plans to prohibit the practice in its pilot manuals. John Croft/Aviation Daily
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20,000 green jobs among Garcetti's environmental goals -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday announced an ambitious plan to make the city more environmentally sustainable and to create 15,000 more "green" jobs by 2017. The policy roadmap sets out short and long-term targets in 14 categories related to the environment and the economy. On the economic front, Garcetti seeks to create a total of 20,000 green jobs by mid-2017, the end of his mayoral term. Howard Fine/Los Angeles Business Journal Peter Jamison/Los Angeles Times
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Barbs over developer money heat up L.A. City Council race -- Frustration with development continues to loom large in a race to represent a Los Angeles council district that stretches from Sherman Oaks to the Miracle Mile, as one candidate pledged to swear off campaign money from developers and another pointed out her rival recently sold property to a developer. Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times
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