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LAX traffic continues to rise -- The number of passengers traveling through Los Angeles International Airport continued to climb last month. More than 6 million travelers passed through the airport in March, up 4.2 percent from 5.8 million travelers in the same month in 2014. Through the first three months of the year, LAX has seen 2.7 percent more passengers than it did in the same period a year earlier, according to figures released Tuesday by airport operator Los Angeles World Airports. The volume of air cargo flying in and out of LAX also climbed in March. Los Angeles Business Journal LAX Statistics
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First look: Virgin Atlantic opens new clubhouse at LAX -- Virgin Atlantic Tuesday opened the doors to its brand new $4 million Clubhouse at Los Angeles International Airport, a location that overlooks the Hollywood Hills. Located in Terminal 2 at LAX, the lounge was created by the same team - a blend of in-house designers in partnership with Slade Architecture - that designed Virgin Atlantic's iconic Clubhouses at John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, albeit with a California twist. Rich Thomaselli/Travel Pulse Cond� Nast Traveler
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American Airlines to refurb Los Angeles, New York Admirals Club lounges -- Qantas partner American Airlines is revamping its Admirals Club lounges in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas/Fort Worth with an all-new modern look that's "designed for today's connected travellers". Due to commence by year's end, construction work in these cities follows that already underway in Phoenix and S�o Paulo (Brazil), which will eventually spread to every Admirals Club lounge across the globe. Chris Chamberlin/Australian Business Traveller
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Los Angeles International Airport awarded Best Food and Beverage Program for Tom Bradley International Terminal at 2015 ACI-NA Excellence in Airport Concessions Awards -- Airports Council International-North America awarded Los Angeles International Airport Best Food and Beverage Program for the new Tom Bradley International Terminal for Large Airport, including three additional awards at the 2015 ACI-NA Excellence in Airport Concessions Awards. LAWA News Release
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Airports provide nap time for weary in Nordic designer pods -- With more people transiting between flights on inter-continental trips, their bodyclocks often wildly out of sync with local time, a new range of air-side sleeping options has sprung up to offer guaranteed shuteye from as little as $10. Helsinki, where millions change plane each year en route between Western Europe and cities including Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo, last month became the third airport after Abu Dhabi and Dubai to install GoSleep Pods, six foot by two foot capsules in which the weary can snooze in light- and sound-proof comfort. Kari Lundgren & Raine Tiessalo/Bloomberg
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Companies lose Houston airport contracts, will cut more than 400 jobs -- Two companies that lost their existing contracts at Houston airports have notified the Texas Workforce Commission that they will cut more than 400 local jobs. New Jersey-based Hudson Group told the TWC it would terminate operations at William P. Hobby Airport because its current contract was awarded to Maryland-based World Duty Free Group North America. Approximately 79 Houston employees are expected to be terminated on June 22. Olivia Pulsinelli/Houston Business Journal
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Schumer wants to toughen screening of airport workers -- Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday called for airport employees to undergo the same screening procedures as passengers. The New York lawmaker pushing for the changes cited an incident involving an employee of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport who was arrested for smuggling guns into areas beyond the facility's security checkpoints last year. Keith Laing/The Hill
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Chicago transit agency blamed for airport train derailment -- Chicago's transit agency shares in the blame for an accident last year in which a driver fell asleep and crashed a commuter train into a platform and up an escalator at O'Hare airport, federal investigators concluded Tuesday. And they warned that, without changes, a similar accident could happen elsewhere. Jason Keyser/AP
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Barack Obama's TSA nominee could face bumpy landing -- President Barack Obama's nominee to head the TSA is a Coast Guard leader who's already popular with Congress - but even he could find Senate confirmation to be a tricky feat. Because lawmakers are some of the nation's most frequent fliers, Coast Guard Vice Commandant Peter Neffenger will have to endure questioning from members who have ample grounds for criticizing an agency that has also drawn fire for flaps involving pocket knives, body-scanning machines and a recent groping scandal in Denver. Jennifer Scholtes/Politico
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Airline, travel execs clash over subsidy allegations -- U.S. and Persian Gulf airline executives clashed Tuesday at an aviation conference over whether Gulf carriers are subsidized by their governments. American, Delta and United airlines contend their rivals Emirates, Etihad and Qatar received $42 billion in subsidies during the last decade. The U.S. carriers have asked the federal government to open consultations with United Arab Emirates and Qatar to resolve the dispute. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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Regional air carriers try to weaken rules for pilots -- Regional airline carriers stepped up their efforts Tuesday for Congress to make "adjustments" and "refine" pilot training rules enacted in the aftermath of the fatal crash in 2009 of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center. In remarks prepared for testimony to the U.S. Senate aviation subcommittee in Washington, the interim president of the Regional Airline Association said the 1,500 hours of flight time required to earn an airline pilot transport license has had "unintended consequences" both on the quality and quantity of new pilots applying to regional carriers. Tom Precious/Buffalo News
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iPad glitch results in delay of several American Airlines flights in US -- A technical glitch in the iPads software used by pilots of American Airlines led to the delay of several flights in the US. The airlines confirmed the issue and blamed an error with the digital map used by pilots in the cockpit for the incident that prevented many flights from taking off. While no flights were said to be cancelled, several had to be delayed. Airport Technology
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Judge says 'not now' on more stock for old AMR shareholders -- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane has ruled that it is premature to reduce the size of the disputed claims reserve in the American Airlines bankruptcy case and hand out more stock to holders of the old AMR shares. On Monday, Lane issued an order that put into effect his April 15 bench ruling that denied American's request. American asked the judge to let it cut the size of the reserve by $309.8 million, leaving $291.4 million to hand out to creditors who claims are disputed and not yet resolved. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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The best U.S. airline rewards program is ... -- Think it's hard to redeem your miles for an airline award ticket? It depends on which airline rewards program you've chosen, which route you're flying and when you book your ticket, according to a new Consumer Reports study of 70 million passenger trips over the past two years. The magazine collected statistics comparing award-seat availability for the five biggest U.S. airlines on domestic routes. CNN
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Hawaiian Airlines rolling out revamped website -- On Monday, some elite members of Hawaiian Airlines' HawaiianMiles program received email invitations to check out the carrier's new website, which has a revamped design, an easier and more intuitive navigation process, enhanced mileage program access and new tools. And while there's no requirement that users wear an Aloha shirt or flowered muumuu when browsing the new site, the bright colors and the curated Hawaiian Islands attractions guide calls out for tropical apparel. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Senators raise concerns about airline marketing changes afoot online -- Six senators wrote Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx expressing concerns that airlines could discriminate in ticket prices as they gather more information about their passengers. At issue is computer language airlines are testing for comparison shopping. The goal is for an online travel agent such as Orbitz to be able to market a greater variety of services such as bag fees and seat assignments than available at current comparison web sites. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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JetBlue posts first quarter profit -- JetBlue posted a profit of $137 million, or 40 cents per share in the year's first quarter, up from $4 million or one cent per share during that period in 2014. The airline also saw operating income of $253 million at the start of the year, a record, and dramatic uptick over te $41 million in operating income reaped during that three month period last year. Higher earnings from fares, along with increased passenger revenue helped bolster the carrier's bottom line, even as a rough winter led to rippling cancellations, and reduced revenue by roughly $18 million. Charisse Jones/USA Today
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Southwest Airlines cancels a handful of Baltimore flights because of unrest -- Southwest Airlines canceled nine early-morning Baltimore flights Tuesday - five departures and four arrivals - in reaction to the civil unrest that hit the city Monday evening, the carrier said. "This allowed us to ensure adequate staffing and gave Southwest employees (and customers) the opportunity to make arrangements for school being cancelled, and potentially, that transit could be closed," a Southwest spokeswoman said Tuesday afternoon. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has a nice problem - demand exceeds supply -- All three of the U.S. global carriers seem willing to delay, trade or eschew deliveries of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, but that doesn't mitigate what still seems to be the issue for the aircraft: Boeing can't build them fast enough. Ted Reed/The Street
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Shuster: No thought of recusing himself from FAA bill over personal relationship -- House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster said Tuesday morning that he never thought of recusing himself from his panel's work on a massive aviation overhaul, despite his recently disclosed romantic relationship with a top airline industry lobbyist. "I think people in this town know my integrity level," Shuster said at the Newseum during a National Journal forum on transportation infrastructure, in response to a question from NJ reporter Fawn Johnson. Heather Caygle/Politico
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UPS tops profit forecast with boost from overseas deliveries -- United Parcel Service Inc.'s first-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates, buoyed by rising deliveries outside the U.S. and lower fuel costs, and the company named a new chief financial officer as Kurt Kuehn retires. The shares rose the most in more than two years. Net income increased 13 percent to $1.03 billion, or $1.12 a share, topping the $1.09 average of 24 estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Revenue rose 1.4 percent to $14 billion, Atlanta-based UPS said Tuesday, trailing estimates for $14.3 billion. Michael Sasso/Bloomberg Business
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Divided Police Commission approves rules for LAPD body cameras -- Los Angeles will become the largest city in the nation to equip all its patrol officers with body cameras, after a divided Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday gave its final approval during a heated debate that highlighted lingering concerns about how the cameras will be used. The 3-1 vote that signed off on the LAPD's rules for the devices comes as police departments across the nation are considering whether to use the body cameras to provide a better record of officers' actions after a series of racially charged police killings. Kate Mather/Los Angeles Times
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Editorial: City Hall should hold the line on pay raises -- City officials are right this time around to hold the line on raises - not so much because city workers are overpaid but because city workers should be paid no more than the city can afford. This is a critical moment for L.A.'s future. Los Angeles Times Editorial Board
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