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LAX is first U.S. airport to get a 7-Eleven -- If you're craving a snack, a super-sized soda or a brightly-colored frozen flavored drink before or after a flight at Los Angeles International Airport, you're in luck. On Friday, the first 7-Eleven in a U.S. airport opened in the pre-security/arrivals area of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX. "The store had 35 customers waiting for the doors to open and there was a huge rush on fresh foods and proprietary beverages - you know - Big Gulps and Slurpees," said 7-Eleven spokeswoman Margaret Chabris. Harriet Baskas/USA Today Maria Halkias/Dallas Morning News CSP Daily News Press Release
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Mother: Victorville girl injured at LAX still sedated -- The mother of a 9-year-old Victorville girl who was severely injured at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday night reported on social media Tuesday that the girl opened her eyes and woke up briefly Tuesday morning but was again sedated. The mother, who asked to remain anonymous for their family's privacy, gave the Daily Press permission on Monday to access Facebook updates. Anneli Fogt/Victorville Daily Press
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EDITORIAL: Ontario airport transfer makes modest progress -- How embarrassing. The cities of Los Angeles and Ontario still have not negotiated a transfer of the Ontario International Airport. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti long has supported transferring ownership of the airport, while virtually every other regional party is waiting for something meaningful to happen. Last week, the California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 1455 in a 75-0 vote, authorizing Ontario to issue bonds to finance an acquisition of the airport. The bill currently is in the state Senate Rules Committee awaiting assignment for consideration. Riverside Press-Enterprise Editorial Board
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Burbank air traffic up, customs service added at Van Nuys -- Passenger traffic at Burbank Bob Hope Airport rose again in April and further improvements are likely as airlines add service at the airfield. The airport served 333,406 passengers, up 2.3 percent, from April 2014. It is the third straight month the airport has seen an increase. Bob Hope Airport has struggled in the past few years as flight traffic and passenger counts dwindled amid the recession, and as carriers consolidated operations at larger airports to keep planes full. Los Angeles Business Journal Chad Garland/Burbank Leader Bob Hope Airport Press Release
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Airport safety officials introduce latest addition to fleet of rescue vehicles -- They call it "Crash 4." It's the new yellow-green Rosenbauer Panther 4x4 that Bob Hope Airport fire officials recently brought into their fleet of aircraft rescue-and-firefighting vehicles. With a price tag of more than $645,000 - about $478,000 of that reimbursable through a Federal Aviation Administration grant - the new emergency vehicle is "far superior" to its predecessor, a 1991 crash truck built by Oshkosh Corp., said Fire Chief John Scanlon during a meeting of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority board on Monday. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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Bob Hope Airport seeks to conserve water -- That puff of smoke that comes off the wheels of an airplane's landing gear when it hits the runway is caused by the wheels skidding. The skid marks build up over time and need to be removed to ensure safe braking conditions. Officials at Bob Hope Airport say that's typically done by a contractor using high-pressure water sprayers. It's a necessary use of water, said Dan Feger, the airport's executive director, "like flushing a toilet." However, in light of the ongoing drought, officials at a special meeting of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority's operations committee discussed using recycled water for such purposes, if possible. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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Bob Hope Airport launches social media contest to celebrate anniversary -- With Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority officials and Burbank's elected officials set to meet publicly later this summer to outline their proposals for a replacement terminal at Bob Hope Airport, the existing terminal turned 85 years old this past Saturday. The United States was in the midst of the Great Depression when United Airport, as it was known then, held its grand opening with air races and stunt flying on Memorial Day weekend. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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Emanuel nixes Uber attempt to make airport pickups -- For the second time in a year, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is stepping in to block a ride-hailing giant whose investors include the mayor's own brother from invading cabdrivers' turf at O'Hare and Midway airports. The Chicago Sun-Times reported this week that Uber has started an online petition drive tailored to persuade City Hall to let UberX drivers make airport pickups. Fran Spielman/Chicago Sun-Times
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Faster, cheaper getaways from New York's LaGuardia Airport -- With the recent announcement that a development team has finally been chosen to overhaul the main terminal at New York's LaGuardia Airport, the facility Vice President Joe Biden likened to a "third-word" airport will someday be a nicer place to hang out. But for now, many passengers are in a rush to get away. Helping them out is a new rideshare program - called Bandwagon - that uses software and an iPhone app to buddy up people who are heading in the same direction. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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United Airlines resumes flights after they were grounded nationwide -- About 150 United Airlines flights were grounded Tuesday morning because of an automation issue, a Federal Aviation Administration advisory said. United spokesman Charles Hobart said the temporary delays began at about 8 a.m. Central time and lasted until roughly 8:40 a.m.. The ground stop affected roughly eight percent of the airline's morning schedule, he said. Dana Hedgpeth/Washington Post
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United flights halted: The malicious work of a hacker or an old-fashioned computer glitch? -- Two weeks ago there was a flurry of breathless news reports about a cyber security expert named Chris Roberts who, in the name of research into aircraft and airline system vulnerabilities, may have successfully commanded a United flight to turn from its programmed flight path. The FBI has interviewed Roberts at length and has executed search warrants looking for computer gear and records that might confirm the activity. Dan Reed/Forbes
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Implications of a United Airlines A380 superjumbo order -- There has been a rumor that has come from reliable sources at United Airlines that states the company is in intermediate stages in ordering the Airbus A380 - the world's largest passenger aircraft. Airbus is reportedly going to be giving United two A380 aircraft on a trial basis that were originally destined for the now bankrupt Skymark Airlines of Japan. This is very exciting news for United. However, it will likely cause a lot of concern on Wall Street once the news becomes more widespread. Seeking Alpha
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Facing elite bloat, airlines move the goal posts -- "When everyone's an elite flier, no one is," Delta Air Lines explained in an email to frequent fliers last fall. The email included what would seem to be bad news for Medallion fliers like me, who earn special status on the airline by flying at least 25,000 miles a year. We would be required to spend more on airline tickets to reach a given tier of status than was previously required. But Delta pitched the change as an enhancement. Josh Barro/New York Times
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Dispatchers approve new contract with Southwest Airlines -- Southwest Airlines flight dispatchers have approved a new four-year contract, with 95 percent voting in favor, the carrier said Tuesday. "The new collective bargaining agreement provides pay increases, as well as opportunities for bonuses tied to company and employee performance," the company said. The contract was to become amendable in November, but the union and company agreed to open talks early. The contract now becomes amendable in 2019. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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Southwest Airlines' three-day sale offering extra low fares for fall travel -- Southwest Airlines on Tuesday said it is launching a three-day sale offering extra low fares for fall travel. Customers can take advantage of low fares starting at $49, $99, $129, and $149 one-way to select destinations today through Thursday, June 4,11:59 p.m. for the respective time zone of the originating city, the airline said. Fares are available for travel on nonstop flights except Fridays and Sundays beginning Aug. 24 through Dec. 16, 2015, subject to some restrictions and exclusions. RTT News
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U.S. may take first step to curb airline emissions this week: sources -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans as soon as Friday to determine whether carbon dioxide from aircraft endangers public health, a first step to regulating emissions from the aviation sector, sources familiar with the rulemaking process said. The EPA has yet to issue its "endangerment finding," despite pressure from environmental groups who first sued the agency to start the rulemaking process in 2010. Valerie Volcovici/Reuters
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Hello, Beijing: American Airlines to put Boeing 787 on its first international route -- With nearly a month of practice behind it, American Airlines will put its new Boeing 787 on its first international route Tuesday - Dallas/Fort Worth to Beijing, China. Flight 89 is scheduled to take off at 11:20 a.m. American actually launched the DFW-Beijing route on May 7, the same day that it began flying the Boeing 787 on the DFW-Chicago route. But the Beijing route initially has been flown by the larger Boeing 777-200 while the airline got used to operating the 787. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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Law enforcement official says airline bomb threats not credible -- A string of bomb threats disrupted air traffic Tuesday, and while a law enforcement official says they do not appear credible, it marks the second time in eight days that authorities had to investigate numerous threats against airlines. At least four commercial flights were among Tuesday's targets, according to airline representatives. Law enforcement officials met United Airlines flight 955 after it arrived at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, clearing the flight, an airline spokesperson said. CNN
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JetBlue defends open skies, calls for regular reviews of joint ventures -- JetBlue Airways is hitting back hard against the U.S. carriers seeking to limit the Persian Gulf airlines' access to the U.S., urging the Transportation Department not to bow to pressure to curtail open skies. In a letter to the secretaries of State, Commerce and Transportation obtained by Aviation Daily, the New York-based carrier forcefully defended open skies as a policy and said the three U.S. carriers-Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines-are attempting to stifle competition through favorable and restrictive government policies. Madhu Unnikrishnan/Aviation Daily
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Frontier Airlines continues growth with $1.3 billion order for new airplanes -- Frontier Airlines has agreed to purchase 12 more Airbus aircraft valued at $1.3 billion, a move that will nearly double its existing fleet when combined with the 89 orders it already has with the manufacturer. The deal, announced Tuesday, signals that the Denver-headquartered airline is "going for broke" as it continues to transition into becoming an ultra-low-cost carrier, said Jim Simmons, a professor of aviation and aerospace science at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Denver Business Journal/NBC9
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Northwestern president calls on United to apologize to Muslim chaplain -- The president of Northwestern University has called on United Airlines to formally apologize to the school's Muslim chaplain, whose claim of discrimination on a flight from Chicago has sparked a social media campaign and boycott. In a letter to United CEO Jeff Smisek, University President Morton Schapiro said he was disappointed at the "outrageous and discriminatory treatment" of Tahera Ahmad, an associate chaplain and the director of interfaith engagement at Northwestern. Manya Brachear Pashman/Chicago Tribune
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L.A. proposal would block Airbnb hosts from creating 'rogue hotels' -- Two Los Angeles lawmakers are proposing new regulations to bar people from renting out houses or apartments for short stays if the home is not their primary residence - a rule aimed at preventing local housing from being bought up and operated like hotels. "We cannot tolerate how a growing number of speculators are eliminating rental housing and threatening the character of our neighborhoods," City Councilman Mike Bonin said Tuesday. Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times
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