Surf Air adds Palm Springs to route map -- Members-only airline Surf Air has added Bermuda Dunes Airport in Palm Springs as a new destination from Burbank Bob Hope Airport. The Santa Monica startup will offer daily nonstop flights between Burbank and Palm Spring starting Nov. 5. The carrier also added Sacramento, Monterey and Santa Rosa as new destinations from Hawthorne Municipal Airport. San Fernando Valley Business Journal

CBRE hired to sell airport parcel -- The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority unanimously authorized the commercial real estate brokerage CBRE Group Inc. to proceed with the efforts to sell the "B6" property, also known as the "Opportunity" property, near Bob Hope Airport. The airfield owns the roughly 58-acre parcel in trust, but under a trust agreement between the airport authority and the city of Burbank, it must begin trying to sell the property to a third party not related to either the city or the airport, after the expiration of a 10-year "tolling period" that ended in March. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader

San Diego company is top bidder for $15M airport solar array -- Borrego Solar Systems Inc. of San Diego came out on top in a competition among contractors to design, build and operate a solar array at Sacramento International Airport. Some 14 solar companies responded to a request for proposals in the fall from Sacramento County to provide solar power at the airport at no cost to the county, which operates the airport. Mark Anderson/Sacramento Business Journal

Plane returns to Sea-Tac after screams heard in cargo hold -- An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing Monday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after passengers heard bangs and screams from a ramp agent who was trapped in the plane's cargo hold.cThe agent, who was not injured, told officials he had fallen asleep in the cargo hold before takeoff and awoke when the plane was in the air, the airline reported. Seattle Times Ryan Parker/Los Angeles Times AP

20 amazing dishes you won't believe came from an airport -- Airport food is often thought of as underwhelming and overpriced. But airports are changing all that. They're teaming up with top chefs and serving fresh, local cuisine in restaurants that are actually worthy of a visit. We found 20 amazing dishes that are served at airports all around the world. Los Angeles International Airport: Lemonade is a cafeteria-style restaurant in Terminal 5. The healthy grab-and-go restaurant has everything from kale and quinoa salads to truffle mac and cheese to red velvet cupcakes. Lauren Browning/Business Insider

JCDecaux unveils Tiffany & Co.'s Digital Clock Tower at LAX -- Outdoor advertising agency JCDecaux S.A. unveiled the latest Tiffany & Co. campaign for men's watches at the Los Angeles International Airport Tom Bradley International Terminal  and it will be the exclusive digital outdoor media partner for the new timepiece collection. The media incorporates a Digital Clock Tower that provides Tiffany & Co. a four-sided digital display platform and it stands 72-feet tall in the great hall, reaching all departing travelers. Jeff Miller/Rapaport

Virgin Galactic lands in Long Beach, unveils plan to launch small satellites into space -- Virgin Galactic is famous for its out of this world plans to ferry anyone who can afford a ticket into space, but Richard Branson's commercial spaceflight company is also setting its sights on rocketing something else into orbit -- small satellites. While the strategic move isn't nearly as glamorous as shooting stars like Katy Perry and Brangelina into space, it signals a promising entrance into an unfolding "quiet revolution" of transporting compact satellites beyond Earth's atmosphere, one that the company aims to compete in, mainly from its new industrial plant in Long Beach, Calif. Kim Lachance Shandrow/Entrepreneur

SLO won't reconsider override of airport commission -- The San Luis Obispo City Council won't reconsider a vote taken last year to override a ruling by the San Luis Obispo County Airport Land Use Commission that would have limited development near the local airport. In March, a Caltrans deputy attorney asked the council to reassess "the improper overrule of the ALUC and the rescinding of its airport land-use compatibility plan." Cynthia Lambert/the Tribune News

After a drab decade, swanky airport lounges are back -- As a business traveler who flies about 100,000 miles a year, Tim Pearson remembers spending too much time in crummy airport clubs, eating stale sub sandwiches, slurping cold soup and scrounging for power strips.  Now, he's one of the beneficiaries as airlines make long overdue upgrades to the enclaves set aside for their most valuable customers. His favorite is the Delta Sky Club at New York's Kennedy Airport, where a retro vibe brings out his inner Don Draper. Katherine Chiglinsky/Bloomberg Business

DFW Airport moving into new headquarters building -- It's moving month for the staff of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. DFW's administrative offices are relocating to a new energy-efficient headquarters that will anchor the airport's Southgate Plaza development. The three-story, 154,000-square-foot building recently opened, and the airport board held its first monthly meeting at the facility two weeks ago. "We've been able to create a much more open environment, so you'll see less offices," Sean Donohue, the airport's chief executive, said about the new headquarters. Andrea Ahles/Fort Worth Star-Telegram

St. Pete-Clearwater Airport all in with Allegiant for better or worse -- If the Tampa Bay area's secondary commercial airport breaks all passenger records this year, as expected, the reason for that success will lie almost entirely with a single carrier, Allegiant Air. The low-cost airline with a penchant for small cities makes up more than 90 percent of the passenger traffic at St. Pete-Clearwater Airport, which is among Allegiant's busiest spots with 41 non-stop routes and counting. Josh Boatwright/St. Petersburg Tribune

Virgin America named top U.S. carrier for 3rd year in a row -- Virgin America was named the top U.S. airline for the third consecutive year in the annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR) report. Hawaiian Airlines finished No. 2 and was followed by Delta. Each of those carriers jumped one spot from 2013, dropping previous No. 2 JetBlue into fourth-place. Alaska Airlines rounded out the top five, maintaining its No. 5 ranking from 2013. Bart Jansen & Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today

The airlines' scores are in, and they aren't pretty -- Letting U.S. airlines merge into behemoths was billed as a win-win: The carriers would become financially stable for the first time, and consumers would benefit from vast improvements in air travel. Well, the first part of that arrangement has worked out beautifully, with airlines posting robust profits amid a plunge in the price of oil. But travelers aren't reaping the promised advantages, according to an annual ranking of airline performance. Justin Bachman/Bloomberg Business

JetBlue traffic in March rises 9.2% -- JetBlue Airways Corp said its traffic in March increased 9.2 percent to 3.54 billion revenue passenger miles, or RPM, from 3.24 billion RPM last year. The airlines said its capacity, or available seat miles ("ASM"), in March rose 6.2 percent to 4.06 billion ASM From 3.82 billion ASM a year ago. Load factor in March improved to 87.2 percent from 84.8 percent in the prior year, JetBlue said. RTT News

Southwest working with AT&T, Global Eagle on IFEC enhancements -- Southwest Airlines is working with AT&T Mobility Solutions Services and its inflight entertainment and connectivity partner, Global Eagle Entertainment, to enhance its IFEC offering, and is prepping to reveal more details about its efforts at next week's Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. The carrier's Ku-band satellite-supported Internet service, in particular, has received decidedly mixed reviews, with some passengers bemoaning spottiness and bandwidth constraints. Runway Girl Network

Some American Airlines' flight attendants disagree with their union leader on the Nicole Kidman-Etihad Airways brouhaha -- It recently came to my attention that at least some of American Airlines Group (American and US Airways) flight attendants do not agree with their union president's slamming of Nicole Kidman for appearing in new advertisements for Etihad Airways. Laura Glading, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, two weeks ago criticized Etihad Airways and other airlines based in the United Arab Emirates for their "discriminatory labor practices and deplorable treatment of female employees." Sheryl Jean/Dallas Morning News

VIDEO: NBC News report on an American Airlines MD-80 retirement. -- American Airlines is slowing retiring what had been the backbone of its fleet, the MD-80. I'm not sure this is a big deal, especially since American still has well over 100 of them, but on Monday, NBC Nightly News featured the MD-80 in its broadcast.  The story follows the final flight on Sunday, March 1 of N595AA, a 23-year-old MD-80. After the flight from Baltimore to Dallas, NBC reported, American was retiring the aircraft after 71,000 flight hours. Brian Sumers/BrianSumers.com

Florida governor drops in to lure away California businesses -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is in California this week trying to grab business from West Coast ports, high-tech companies and tourism. It's a political throw-down that has Gov. Jerry Brown's office suggesting that Scott is poaching. "You have a beautiful state," Scott said in an interview with The Chronicle as he prepared to talk to business leaders during a two-day trip here. "But if you look at our state and its successes, we're creating jobs and diversifying our economy. ... People are moving their money to Florida." Carla Marinucci/San Francisco Chronicle

Former TSA agent sentenced to jail for bathroom recording -- A former Transportation Security Administration agent has been sentenced to six months in jail for recording a female co-worker in the bathroom, CNN reports. The former agent, 33-year-old Daniel Boykin, was sentenced after pleading guilty to unlawful photography, aggravated burglary and violation of the computer act, according to the report. TSA officials in Washington said Boykin was fired from the agency in June 2014. Keith Laing/The Hill

FAA admits that they shouldn't be ordering people to delete drone videos -- For more than a year, FAA officials have been engaged in a campaign of subtle threats and intimidation tactics that have persuaded many businesses to not use drone videos. This week, officials in Washington D.C. have finally weighed in on the legality of these tactics and in a published policy document have made clear that the intimidation tactics and take down orders must cease. Gregory S. McNeal/Forbes

Proposal to cap most LA parking tickets at $23, part of slew of recommendations -- A parking reform group tapped by the Mayor's office has released a series of recommendations. One suggestion is to start most parking tickets at $23 and gradually raise the fines on subsequently offenses within a year.  In addition, the proposal also calls for the city to embrace advanced technology -- smart parking meters, the ability for drivers feed meters with their smartphones -- to address parking issues. AirTalk/KPCC