Southwest Airlines to announce new nonstop service at Burbank Bob Hope Airport -- Southwest Airlines is bringing more nonstop service to Burbank Bob Hope Airport and connecting more destinations to them than ever before! Join us at 9 a.m. Tuesday as Southwest Airlines unveils its newest nonstop route. Southwest Media Alert

John Wayne Airport posts May 2015 statistics -- Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in May 2015 as compared to May 2014.  In May 2015, the Airport served 839,813 passengers, an increase of 4.9% when compared to the May 2014 passenger traffic count of 800,721. Commercial aircraft operations increased 1.0%, while commuter aircraft operations decreased 4.1% when compared to May 2014 levels. Total aircraft operations decreased in May 2015 as compared to the same month in 2014. JWA News Release

Delta to boost transcontinental capacity from New York JFK -- Delta Air Lines will expand transcontinental capacity on flights from New York JFK to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Starting in November, Delta will add an additional daily JFK-LAX flight to bring its total daily flights between the two airports to 10. Four of the 10 flights will be operated with Boeing 767s while six will be 757-200 flights. Also in November, Delta will switch from 757s to 767s on three of its eight daily JFK-SFO flights. The change will add about 250 seats daily. Aaron Karp/Air Transport World

Delayed flights at LAX all summer, runway repair blamed -- Get ready for more flight delays at LAX this summer - and not just because of heavy vacation travel. One of the runways at Los Angeles International Airport will be closed all summer and parts of the fall starting Monday due to federally mandated construction, airport officials said. The northern runway near Lincoln Boulevard is being taken out of commission for 113 days until Oct. 19 as the airport performs upgrades to create more room for safe landing and departures of airplanes. City News Service

iBeacons in Cathay Pacific's SFO lounge -- Curious about what iBeacons - those small Bluetooth transmitters that can ping you with information when your phone comes into range - can do for you at an airport? At SFO Airport, Cathay Pacific and Lounge Buddy are using the technology to give guests using the airline's Business and First Class lounge some bonus features - and a chance to win prizes. The promotion is linked to the kick-off of Cathay Pacific's three new weekly flights between SFO and Hong Kong. Harriet Baskas/Stuck at the Airport

#DontForgetToWrite installation finds home at Pittsburgh International Airport -- @PITAirport: Near the third-floor ticketing counter on Friday at the Pittsburgh International Airport, a giant pink canvas with a colorful elephant on either side was being painted live by Pittsburgh-based artist Baron Batch as a trio from the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra played on. But why create a live art installation piece at the airport?  Natalie Bencivenga/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

DTW employees likely to get separate pension system -- A pension system separate from Wayne County would be formally created for Detroit Metro Airport retirees and eligible employees under a plan approved today by the board of the Wayne County Employees Retirement System, which would continue to administer the system. The airport board still has to vote, but it's expected to do so at a meeting July 15. Officials stressed that the move is not a change in how airport pensions are currently treated, and that the separation has been in effect since 2007. Eric D. Lawrence/Detroit Free Press

SAV airport cracking down on Uber drivers -- Passengers looking for another way to get home from the airport, now have it. Although, the Savannah airport is trying to pump the brakes until regulations are in place. The passenger pick-up area at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport was busy Monday. People getting friends and family, and taxi drivers offering rides as well. But there's a new transportation service the airport doesn't want to see right now, Uber. It's a service that people can use by downloading an app. Nick Natario/WJCL News

Aviation commissioner meets with noise-weary residents near O'Hare -- Noise-weary residents around O'Hare Airport on Monday finally got the audience they've been seeking with Chicago's aviation commissioner - and came away hopeful that their demand to save O'Hare's criss-crossing, diagonal runways will be heard. Newly appointed Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans last week appeared to slam the door on saving diagonal runways that the Fair Allocation in Runways coalition contends holds the key to a more equitable distribution of flights. Fran Spielman/Chicago Sun-Times

Tallahassee's airport goes international -- From here on, call it the Tallahassee International Airport. On Monday, city commissioners and officials unveiled a new logo, name and sign inside the airport terminal. The move marks a new chapter in Tallahassee's economic development, one city leaders hope will result in more options and cheaper air fares for travelers. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the designation Thursday. But it's going to be a while before booking international flights are possible. TaMaryn Waters/Tallahassee Democrat

U.S. Coast Guard helicopter makes hard landing, flips over at San Francisco airport -- A U.S Coast Guard helicopter made a hard landing Monday and flipped on its side, officials said. All three crew members abroad the helicopter were not injured and "walked away" from the crash, according to the San Francisco International Airport. The helicopter crew was practicing their hovering techniques near the airport, KPIX-TV reported. It is unclear what went wrong, but the helicopter landed at 2:50 p.m. Veronica Rocha/Los Angeles Times

Dem senator to airlines: Drop seat change fees for parents -- Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) is pushing the Obama administration to require airlines to drop seat change fees for parents who are traveling with their children.  Airlines have been criticized for charging parents to select seats that are next to their children on flights in recent years. Casey said Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration should step in to halt the practice. Keith Laing/The Hill

America West pilots win court ruling, and American Airlines seniority talks have been delayed -- On Monday, a board of arbitration was scheduled to begin hearing from the various sides about how a single seniority list should be crafted for pilots from American Airlines and US Airways. But the parties postponed the start of the hearings after the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Friday that will have a big impact on those hearings. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News

American Airlines manager arrested in Pittsburgh on sex crimes charges -- An American Airlines senior manager who was part of the company's initial response on 9/11 was arrested in an undercover sting operation, accused of trying to meet a woman and her 10-year-old daughter for sex, agents with the state Attorney General's Office said. Ray Howland, 55, of Arlington, Texas, remained in the Allegheny County Jail, unable to post $150,000 bail. Investigators charged him Friday with multiple sex crimes, including attempted rape of a child. Megan Guza/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 

Porter Airlines fined $150,000 for violating CRTC's anti-spam rules -- Porter Airlines has agreed to pay a $150,000 penalty for violating Canada's anti-spam legislation in how it sent out certain emails to customers. In the agreement reached with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced Monday, Porter Airlines acknowledged that it failed to comply with the law. The investigation looked at emails sent between July 2014 and April 2015, that did not contain a mechanism to unsubscribe to the emails, or it was not clearly or prominently set out. Vanessa Lu/Toronto Star

Bag-fee holdout JetBlue poised to add charge in fare revamp -- Say goodbye to a free checked bag on JetBlue Airways Corp. if you buy the cheapest ticket. The airline is set to introduce a new fare scale as soon as Tuesday and missing will be its signature, complimentary luggage policy. The change will leave Southwest Airlines Co. as the only major U.S. carrier that doesn't charge for an initial checked suitcase in coach. JetBlue has said it plans to unveil three-tiered Fare Options pricing this quarter, which ends June 30 but has declined to say if the company will meet a self-imposed deadline. Mary Schlangenstein/Bloomberg Business

Southwest launches nonstop flights to St. Louis, Orange Co. -- Southwest Airlines announced it is now offering new nonstop service between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and St. Louis and Orange County. The Austin-St. Louis service was scheduled to begin on Sunday. Flights will depart at 1:25 p.m. The return flight departs St. Louis at 4:15 p.m. The first nonstop flight to John Wayne Airport in Orange County was also scheduled to start on Sunday. Flights leave Austin at 7:35 a.m. and the return flight leaves Orange County at 3:40 p.m. KVUE

FAA convenes panel to thwart airline cyberattacks -- The Federal Aviation Administration is developing a set of cybersecurity protections intended to defend aircrafts from hackers. The agency has convened a committee composed of pilots and representatives from plane manufacturers and parts suppliers, The Wall Street Journal reported. The group was scheduled to hold its first meeting this month, although its activities are private. The panel's formation comes amid growing fears that both planes and air traffic control systems are vulnerable to hackers. Cory Bennett/The Hill

Some NFL teams are being probed for using drones to film practice -- National Football League teams have taken to the skies in their search for a competitive edge, launching drones to film their practices. "You can coach better. You see hand placement, you see where they have their feet and where they have their eyes," said Jason Garrett, coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The problem is, it's illegal to fly the unmanned aircraft for any commercial purpose without first getting a Federal Aviation Administration waiver. Rachel Adams-Heard, Eben Novy-Williams & Alan Levin/Bloomberg Business

Appeals court overturns harsh 14-year prison sentence in laser strike case -- The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a California man who had been sentenced to 14 years in prison for firing a laser at two helicopters did not deserve that sentence. After hearing oral arguments earlier this month, the court reversed the lower court's decision in his conviction of one of the counts, and sent the case back for re-sentencing on the remaining one. Cyrus Farivar/Ars Technica

High-speed rail board seeks private-sector ideas, interest on financing, development -- One of the chief criticisms leveled at the California High-Speed Rail Authority over the past couple of years has been the lack of private-sector investment in its ambitious statewide bullet-train program. Those investments were promised to voters in Proposition 1A to make up about one-third of the money needed to build the system. But that was when the cost for the program was projected at about $43 billion for a system to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles by way of the San Joaquin Valley. Tim Sheehan/Fresno Bee

Tom Hanks in talks to play heroic pilot Sully Sullenberger in Clint Eastwood movie -- The two-time Oscar winner is in negotiations to play Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the now-retired airline pilot who performed an emergency landing on the Hudson River and instantly became a hero, according to multiple reports.  Warner Bros. announced that actor-director Clint Eastwood would helm the untitled biopic earlier this month. The screenplay, written by Todd Komarnicki (Perfect Stranger, Elf) is based on Sullenberger's autobiography Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters. Jacqueline Andriakos/People