SkyWest adding another roundtrip flight between SLO and LAX -- SkyWest Airlines announced Wednesday that it will add another roundtrip flight between San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles International Airport beginning Sept. 1. It's the second time this month the airline company, which operates locally as United Express, has announced an additional roundtrip flight. Two weeks ago, SkyWest announced it was adding a new flight between San Luis Obispo and San Francisco, also beginning Sept. 1. San Luis Obispo Tribune

Bob Hope Airport gets high marks on Twitter -- Negative comments about the Transportation Security Administration are common among Twitter users at airports across the country, an analysis of geotagged posts from the first four months this year found. However, one airfield stands out for bucking the trend - Bob Hope Airport - with positive posts outweighing negative ones, according to the analysis by Travelmath, an online trip calculator. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader

John Wayne Airport provides Fourth of July holiday travel tips -- Summer travel is underway at John Wayne Airport and with the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, JWA anticipates a busy travel period from Friday, June 26 through Sunday, July 5. Passengers and visitors are encouraged to check construction alerts at ocair.com and plan ahead if visiting JWA during this time. Passengers are also reminded that fireworks are prohibited in or around the Airport. JWA News Release 

Equal pay for equal work should extend to Airport Police: Guest commentary -- Now that the ink has dried on the measure raising minimum wage in the city of Los Angeles to $15 by 2020, it's time for Mayor Eric Garcetti to guarantee equal pay for equal work for Airport Police officers. We are a minority majority police department. So it's hard to believe that in a city that champions and in fact paves the way for equality for all on all matters that in 2015, Airport Police officers are still treated like second-class citizens when it comes to pay. Julius Levy/Torrance Daily Breeze

Take a hike: Airports with the longest walks between gates -- Call it Murphy's Law, poor scheduling or just bad luck, but the shortest connecting times at some airports seem to require the longest race between gates. A bulky carry-on, tight shoes and dawdlers in the walkways can make the trek seem even longer, but I was tasked with finding the longest potential gate-to-gate walks passengers might have to make at U.S. airports, excluding segments where the only way to keep going is by train, shuttle, cart or bus. Harriet Baskas/USA Today

When JFK Airport was a shining beacon of industrial design -- Travelers today might not think of New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport as the most impressive travel hub out there. In 2012, Travel and Leisure ranked it one of the nations's worst airports, and travelers this summer may be in for delays as one of its runways gets a rehaul. But when it was featured in a LIFE photo essay in 1961, the airport-then still called Idlewild after the golf course it displaced-was a shining beacon of modern architecture. Eliza Berman/Time

Cameron's Stop-Heathrow Tree now dead as airport battle looms -- As David Cameron prepares to decide whether to expand London's Heathrow Airport, a tree he once sponsored close by to signal his opposition to a third runway is dead, the orchard where it stood covered in weeds. The U.K. government will make up its mind how to expand airport capacity after publication of a report by Howard Davies due as early as next week. Thomas Penny/Bloomberg Business 

How United Airlines' operating margins stack up against domestic competitors -- Thanks in large part to plunging oil prices and stringent cost controls, it's been a good year for United States-based airlines in terms of operating margins. But the results were great for some, and just good for others. Airline trade publication Airline Weekly recently crunched the numbers for the 12 months starting in April, 2014, and ending in March of this year. Lewis Lazare/Chicago Business Journal

Portugal's TAP Air eyes 10 new U.S. cities under ownership of JetBlue founder -- TAP Air Portugal's new owners said Wednesday they intend to expand operations to 10 more U.S. destinations and eight more in Brazil, while bringing more passengers from those countries into Europe. David Neeleman, whose Gateway consortium is paying 354 million euros ($397 million) for a 61% stake in the flag carrier, said at the formal signing ceremony he intends to inject fresh capital into the airline, which has debts of more than 1 billion euros. AP

Tips for finding adjacent airline seats without paying extra -- On top of the bag fees and other charges, families traveling this summer may have to pay extra just to sit next to one another. Airlines are reserving a growing number of seats for elite customers or those willing to shell out more money. These seats often - but not always - come with a little extra legroom. The catch: setting these seats aside leaves fewer places for other passengers to sit without paying extra. Scott Mayerowitz/AP

What are the odds your carry-on won't fit? -- The reality on carry-on baggage: Airlines are promising something they can't deliver. Passengers are told they each get to put one bag in the overhead bin. But the math doesn't work anymore. Boeing Co. says big bins on its 737-900, available to airlines since 2002, can accommodate 125 roll-aboard bags, for example. But the airplane has about 180 seats. No room at the bin has become one of the biggest customer-service issues in the skies as airlines pack more people onto each plane. Scott McCartney/Wall Street Journal

Ford battles Uber, Lyft with car-sharing service -- Ford Motor Co. is testing a car-sharing program that helps people rent out autos they purchased from the automaker to prescreened customers as a way to defray the cost of maintaining a vehicle. The test is acknowledgment by the automaker that the rise of ride-sharing services Uber, Lyft and Zipcar are starting to change how people access automotive transportation, sometimes giving up car ownership. Jerry Hirsch/Los Angeles Times

Georgia-Pacific Inks 1.6M SF Lease at Goodman Logistics Center -- Goodman Group, one of the world's largest industrial property groups says its wholly-owned North American subsidiary, Goodman Birtcher has leased the entire 1.6 million square foot Goodman Logistics Center Rancho Cucamonga to Georgia-Pacific on a long- term lease. The center is situated in the Inland Empire West, with excellent access to I-10 freeway, a primary transport route to the Ports of Los Angeles / Long Beach and Ontario International Airport. David Phillips/Globe St.

Garcetti, Villaraigosa and Newsom, eyeing 2018, lay out visions for California -- On a recent day filled with earnest discussions about mayoral policy matters, three politicians sketched out appeals that could become very familiar in future California elections. Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles mayor, geeked out about the governing potential of his smartphone. His predecessor, Antonio Villaraigosa, passionately defined education as the next civil rights movement. Cathleen Decker/Los Angeles Times

Plan to legalize 'bootlegged' L.A. apartments advances in City Council -- Illegal or "bootlegged" apartments - dwellings that were created without city permits - could soon get a smoother path to legalization as Los Angeles lawmakers grapple with a housing crisis that has priced many Angelenos out of decent, affordable homes. The City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with a plan to make the process of legalizing bootlegged apartments swifter and easier, and asked city lawyers to start drafting an ordinance. Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times