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United has a big profit but too many little letdowns to take off -- Two things about United Airlines. First: Consumers ranked it dead last among nondiscount carriers in the J.D. Power 2015 North America Airline Satisfaction Study released in May. Second: The quarter that ended in June was the most profitable in its history, up $1.2 billion, because aggressive cost cutting and lower fuel prices offset a decline in revenue. So the plan is working. Phil Rosenthal/Chicago Tribune
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United Airlines continues to face unit revenue pressure amidst record earnings and margin expansion -- United Airlines is declining to offer a timeframe of when its sagging unit revenues will improve, but believes during 4Q2015 it will start to lap some of the drivers of its unit revenue decline that occurred in 2Q2015 and continues in 3Q2015 - the appreciation of the USD against many foreign currencies and lower fuel surcharges. CAPA
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United Airlines' pilots up in arms over management's stock buyback plan -- United Airlines pilots are not happy campers. And no, it's not over a new contract with the carrier. In the wake of last week's announcement that United Airlines would launch a $3 billion stock repurchase effort, United pilots are seriously questioning the wisdom of that move by management of the Chicago-based airline. Lewis Lazare/Chicago Business Journal
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Republic plunges 56% as pilot shortage threatens flights -- Republic Airways Holdings Inc. tumbled the most ever, wiping out more than half its value, after saying a worsening pilot shortage may create more disruptions in flights the carrier makes for larger airlines. Talks are under way with American, Delta and United airlines to possibly reduce regional flying the rest of this year and into 2016, Republic said Friday. Mary Schlangenstein/Bloomberg Business David Koenig/AP
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Coming soon on Delta: Upgrades to private jets -- Delta Air Lines is about to up the ante on frequent-flier upgrades, though it will be offered only to a select few fliers. The carrier is rolling out a new program that will give some of its elite frequent fliers the chance to buy an "upgrade" to switch from their commercial flight to a private jet flight. The offer for the upgrades will go to a small number of fliers, usually within 24 or 48 hours of their scheduled flight. The upgrades will run from $300 to $800. Ben Muztabaugh/USA Today
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Call the body shop: One of American Airlines' new Dreamliner planes gets dinged in hail storm -- Anyone who has ever had a door ding in a new car knows how they're feeling at American Airlines. One of the airline's new Boeing 787 Dreamliners suffered hail damage Monday after takeoff from Beijing. The Dallas-bound plane with 209 passengers returned to Beijing, where it was being checked out by a maintenance crew, said airline spokeswoman Andrea Huguely. AP
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LaGuardia: No more 'third world' airport? Cuomo, Biden say it'll be rebuilt -- LaGuardia Airport was born of controversy after Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, miffed that his city did not have its own airport, refused to exit a plane that had landed at Newark Liberty International Airport in neighboring New Jersey. Seventy-six years and countless insults later, LaGuardia Airport will be reborn of controversy if a promise made Monday by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is kept. Cuomo, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, who famously compared LaGuardia to an airport in a "third world country," said ground would be broken next year on a new airport. Tina Susman/Los Angeles Times Reem Nasr/CNBC
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Airport redevelopment could mean new life for a jet age landmark -- With the addition of two new wings, Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center at Kennedy Airport - a lyrical landmark in search of an everyday purpose - might finally reopen to the traveling public for the first time since Trans World Airlines went out of business in 2001. The six-story wings, shoehorned into a crescent-shaped area between the TWA Flight Center and JetBlue's Terminal 5, would be part of a 505-room hotel built by MCR Development. Its holdings include the High Line Hotel in Chelsea, which occupies part of the General Theological Seminary campus. David W. Dunlap/New York Times
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Guam airport runway expansions done, thanks to $70M from FAA -- Now that Guam's airport agency has completed construction of a longer runway that will allow non-stop flights between Guam and the U.S. mainland, the next task is to convince airlines to do it. "Long-haul travel means that direct flights to the U.S. West Coast is possible, so you don't need connecting flights via other airports, which can add up to 50 percent of extra travel time," Untalan said. "The (extended) runway makes that possible." Gaynor Dumat-ol Daleno/Pacific Daily News
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FAA analysis sets the stage for new O'Hare runway debut -- A new Federal Aviation Administration analysis on Monday found no environmental problems with plans to open another O'Hare International Airport runway this October. The FAA's conclusion drew immediate concern from leaders of communities east and west of O'Hare that have been hit hard by the October 2013 switch in O'Hare flight paths. Rosalind Rossi/Chicago Sun-Times
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Airport cellphone coverage? Depends where you are -- A new study by RootMetrics, an independent company that tests mobile carrier network performance, confirms Rys' assessment of the state of cellular coverage at 50 of the busiest U.S. airports. While the study says data performance from mobile networks improved in the first half of this year, the speed and reliability varied by airport and carrier. San Diego International, Los Angeles International, Honolulu International and Philadelphia International joined Nashville in the bottom five. Nancy Trejos/USA Today
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Man with no ticket arrested, boarded plane at Dallas airport -- Police have arrested a man who got through security at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and boarded a plane without a ticket. Airport officials said Monday that a car parked curbside outside a terminal was searched and no threat was found. Authorities say the 26-year-old man somehow got through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint Sunday night despite not having a ticket. The then man boarded a commercial flight. AP
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Frontier Airlines cutting flights at CVG -- Frontier Airlines plans to reduce flights to three cities from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport - the biggest reduction of low-cost service since discount carriers returned to CVG in 2013. Frontier plans to discontinue daily nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale and cut service in half to Las Vegas in October, an airline spokesman confirmed to The Enquirer on Monday. Daily nonstop flights to Atlanta from CVG also are scheduled to be discontinued on Oct. 24. Jason Williams/Cincinnati Enquirer
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Allegiant Air flight runs low on fuel over closed airport, makes emergency landing -- An Allegiant Air flight ran dangerously low on fuel last week as it circled an airport in North Dakota that was actually closed so the Navy's Blue Angels could practice for a forthcoming air show. The pilot told the tower on Thursday that he didn't have enough fuel to make it to a back-up airport, so he was forced to declare an emergency to clear airspace for a landing at Fargo's Hector International Airport, according to a recording of air traffic between the pilot and tower available on the website LiveATC.net. William R. Levesque/Tampa Bay Times
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Exhibition showcases Flying Tigers of World War II -- A traveling exhibition of 200 photos of the famed Flying Tigers of World War II will be on display from August 5 to 19 at the Flight Path Museum in the LAX Imperial Terminal, 6661 W. Imperial Hwy., Los Angeles. Dr. Pedro Chan, an internationally recognized authority on the Flying Tigers, has collected the items and made them available for this special exhibition. Dr. Chan will open the exhibition with a public reception on August 5 at 11 a.m., according to Nancy Niles, Flight Path president. Admission and parking are free. Flight Path Press Release
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L.A. Metro approves $30 million for pedestrian crossing improvements along Blue Line -- The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) board late last week approved a $30 million budget for a project to add pedestrian gates on both sides of the tracks at 27 intersections along the Blue Line. Additionally, the board approved a $17.8 million contract with Gruen Associates to design the Aviation/96th Street Station that will be located along the Crenshaw/LAX Line and serve as the transfer point to the automated people mover at Los Angeles International Airport. Progressive Railroading
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Uber faces mounting roadblocks in Asia -- We're more than halfway through the year, and it's clear that it's going to be a rough ride for Uber in Asia. Across the continent, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company faces new rivals, new legal hurdles and other roadblocks. Uber first entered Asia via Singapore in October 2012 and took off fast. But the smooth motoring of those early days are over. Steven Millward/Los Angeles Times
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Firm says L.A. did not pursue reimbursement for overcharged cell service -- A consulting company hired by the city to audit its cellphone records has accused Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other political leaders of showing little interest in pursuing claims that they were being overcharged by their providers. Cost/Benefit Corp., which specializes in telecommunications issues, says that neither Garcetti nor City Atty. Mike Feuer took serious action on its findings that the city had been overcharged on cell service by about $12 million. David Zahniser/Los Angeles Times
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