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United Express flight lands at LAX with landing gear problem; all safe -- No one was injured after a flight operated by one of United Airlines' regional partners landed at Los Angeles International Airport with landing gear problems around 8:30 a.m. PT Monday morning. "SkyWest Flight 5316 operating as United Express from Monterey to Los Angeles safely conducted an emergency landing in Los Angeles after the left main landing gear failed to extend," Marissa Snow, a spokesman for United Express affiliate SkyWest, says in a statement to Today in the Sky. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today Veronica Rocha/Los Angeles Times AP City News Service NBC4 Fox11 CBS LA ABC7 KTLA
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Defense wants to keep LAX shooting defendant Paul Ciancia's jailhouse communications secret -- Attorneys for the suspect charged in a deadly shooting spree at Los Angeles International Airport contend that any communications between the defendant and his father and siblings should be kept from prosecutors without a judge's approval, according to court documents obtained Monday by City News Service. Prosecutors, however, counter that there is no legal precedent for withholding access to Paul Anthony Ciancia's written, telephonic and electronic communications with his immediate family members, nor is there such a thing as a "parent-child" privilege. Fred Shuster/City News Service
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Warrantless airport seizure of laptop "cannot be justified," judge rules -- The US government's prosecution of a South Korean businessman accused of illegally selling technology used in aircraft and missiles to Iran was dealt a devastating blow by a federal judge this week. The judge ruled that the authorities illegally seized the businessman's computer at Los Angeles International Airport as he was to board a flight home. David Kravets/Ars Technica
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Los Angeles jet fuel differential pops 5 cents awaiting fresh cargoes -- The Los Angeles jet fuel differential jumped 5 cents Monday as the region awaited fresh cargoes, while the US Gulf Coast shed 2.70 cents on refiner selling and a lack of exports. Platts assessed Los Angeles jet fuel at NYMEX June ULSD futures plus 17.25 cents/gal, a high since August 15, when it was plus 19.50 cents/gal. The Los Angeles jet differential has gained 14.50 cents since the start of the month as two major area refineries undergo maintenance. Platts Hellenic Shipping News
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John Wayne Airport and partners are giving away a weekend getaway from the Big "A" to the Big Apple -- Baseball fans, this sweepstakes is for you! John Wayne Airport along with United Airlines, Newark Happening, The Element Harrison Hotel and AM830-KLAA are sending one lucky winner and their guest from the Big "A" to the Big Apple to see the Halos vs. Yankees game and rock group Boston at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. JWA News Release
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Should airport security screeners be armed? Gun debate pits screeners' union versus airport police -- A debate over how to safeguard airport security checkpoints is pitting Transportation Security Administration screeners against airport police. The screeners' union is lobbying for legislation to create an armed TSA force, and want police officers posted at TSA checkpoints as visible deterrents in the interim. But airport police groups oppose both measures, insisting that arming screeners is a recipe for lethal chaos, and that posting a uniformed officer in a fixed position at a checkpoint is akin to painting a target on his chest. Steve Strunsky/NJ Advance Media
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Report: U.S. airport security equipment improperly managed -- Maintenance of explosive detecting scanners and x-ray machines at the U.S. airport security checkpoints are not being managed properly, according to a new government report. And the Department of Homeland Security can't even definitively say they are all working properly. "(The Transportation Security Agency) is not properly managing the maintenance of its airport screening equipment," according to an inspector general report. CNN
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Man killed in Orlando airport tram accident ID'd as passenger about to board flight -- A 32-year-old man who was killed Friday morning while operating the Orlando International Airport tram unauthorized was an airline passenger about to board a flight, an airport spokeswoman said. Adam Lee, an Orlando videographer and video editor, was one of four people aboard the tram during an early-morning maintenance run when the fatal accident happened. Gal Tziperman Lotan/Orlando Sentinel
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Japanese toilets get showroom treatment at Narita Airport -- One of the draws of Japan that continues to both surprise and impress American tourists is...its toilets. The company TOTO, in particular, pioneered the Japanese treatment of the bathroom as a site of continual innovation, instead of a taboo place to be forgotten about. A piece of cultural ambassadorship on this subject called GALLERY TOTO has now opened in Tokyo's Narita airport, offering unique bathroom experiences to newcomers and travelers. Rachel Pincus/psfk
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American Airlines launches Dallas-Beijing, accelerating US airlines' refocus on China over Japan -- American Airlines' 07-May-2015 launch of daily Dallas-Beijing services gives Dallas/Fort Worth airport, in the space of a year, its trifecta of Greater China destinations: Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Dallas becomes the 10th North American airport to offer flights to the three cities. Four airports - Los Angeles, New York JFK, San Francisco and Vancouver - have services to additional cities; San Francisco has the most with six greater China destinations. CAPA Centre for Aviation
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American Airlines says fuel costs to squeeze margins in 2nd qtr -- American Airlines Group raised its estimate for jet fuel costs and cut its margin forecast for the current quarter, reflecting the more than 10 percent rise in U.S. crude oil prices since the start of the year. The company said it would pay $1.94-$1.99 per gallon of jet fuel in the second quarter ending June 30, up from it previous estimate of $1.84-$1.89. The airline said it now expected a quarterly pretax margin, excluding special items, of 17-19 percent, down from the 18-20 percent it had forecast earlier. Reuters
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United increases passenger capacity and sees more empty seats -- United Airlines and United Express added flights faster than they increased passenger traffic in April, leading to more empty seats. The company said Friday that passengers flew 16.68 billion miles last month, a 0.4 percent increase over April 2014 despite a drop in U.S.-Europe travel. But the company increased its passenger-carrying capacity by 2.7 percent, which airlines do by adding flights and using bigger planes. As a result, the average flight was 81.4 percent full - high by long-term industry standards, but down from 83.3 percent a year ago. AP
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Mother of autistic girl says United unfairly kicked family off flight -- A woman said she has filed complaints against United Airlines for kicking her family off a flight to Portland, Ore., saying the flight crew improperly judged her autistic daughter to be disruptive. Donna Beegle told ABC News that her family was flying home last week when she tried to get hot food for her 15-year-old autistic daughter Juliette. Beegle said that Juliette can get "frustrated and antsy" if her blood sugar drops and that she won't eat food at room temperature. Andrew Khouri/Los Angeles Times
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Brazil's Azul Airlines continues U.S. expansion, adds new route to Florida -- Sao Paulo-based Azul Airlines has announced plans to start the first-ever nonstop flight between Belo Horizonte, Brazil's sixth-largest city, and Orlando, Florida, beginning Nov. 16. Founder and CEO David Neeleman says the flight is needed to help feed traffic from Belo Horizonte, which is the second-busiest city in Azul's route network. USA Today
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U.S. airline consumer complaints soared in March -report -- May 11 Complaints among U.S. air travelers soared more than 55 percent in March from a year earlier, mainly due to flight problems, a federal government report said on Monday. The 53-page report by the U.S. Transportation Department recorded 1,733 complaints about U.S. and airlines, travel agents and tour operators for the month, which reflects the most recent data available. Reuters
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Support builds to redo U.S. air-traffic system -- A push to radically reshape the outmoded U.S. air-traffic control system is gaining support, as airlines and some labor unions join to back change and a top lawmaker drafts legislation that could effectively privatize services. Rep. Bill Shuster, a Pennsylvania Republican and the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and his staff are drafting legislation to strip the nation's 15,000 civilian controllers and more than 230 air-traffic facilities from the FAA, possibly putting them under the control of a nonprofit corporation, people familiar with the plan say. Andy Pasztor & Susan Carey/Wall Street Journal
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Business allies cool to Garcetti's minimum wage plan -- Atwater Village businessman Luis Lopez used to be a big fan of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Lopez, who owns an auto repair shop on Fletcher Drive, gave $100 to Garcetti's 2013 campaign for mayor. He spread the word about Garcetti's candidacy on the Facebook page of the local Chamber of Commerce, where he serves as executive director. David Zahniser/Los Angeles Times
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Homelessness up 12% in L.A. city and county -- The homeless population jumped 12% in the last two years in both the city and county of Los Angeles, according to figures released Monday, demonstrating the continuing difficulty of taming the problem amid soaring rents, low wages and stubbornly high unemployment. Countywide, 44,359 homeless people were tallied in January, up from 39,461 in a 2013 survey, according to a biennial report by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Gale Holland & Soumya Karlamangla/Los Angeles Times
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Mayor cites 'previous commitments,' 'family engagement' for absence at Venice meeting -- Mayor Eric Garcetti told KNX 1070 Monday he was unable to attend a community meeting in Venice last week about the fatal shooting of a homeless man by police due to "previous commitments." Appearing on the monthly "Ask The Mayor" segment on KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO, Garcetti told investigative reporter Charles Feldman there were two reasons he couldn't attend the meeting with Venice residents, police and city leaders, where protesters demanded to know why officers shot 29-year-old Brendon Glenn. KNX1070
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LAPD chief defends absence from heated Venice town hall -- Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck defended his absence from last week's heated town hall meeting in Venice, telling reporters Monday that he also recommended the mayor not attend the community meeting convened after the fatal police shooting of a homeless man. Several people who attended Thursday night's meeting faulted Beck and Mayor Eric Garcetti for not being there. Kate Mather/Los Angeles Times
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L.A. mayor appoints new spokeswoman -- Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday he has appointed a Los Angeles-based communications consultant who has also worked in Washington, D.C., to be his spokeswoman. Starting next week, Naomi Seligman will replace Yusef Robb, who announced last month that he was stepping down as Garcetti's director of communications. Garcetti said Robb "is one of the finest strategists I have ever known and I will continue to rely on him as a close adviser and friend." City News Service
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746 firearms collected in Mayor Garcetti's Van Nuys, Mid-City gun buybacks -- More than 700 firearms were exchanged for gift cards over the weekend as part of Los Angeles' 10th gun buyback program, city officials announced Monday. A total of 29 assault weapons were among the 746 firearms turned in by the public on Saturday -- with no questions asked -- in exchange for pre-paid Ralphs grocery cards. The buyback program was held at sites in Van Nuys and the Mid-City area. City News Service
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