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Garcetti appoints entertainment lawyer to Police Commission -- An entertainment lawyer who served on Mayor Eric Garcetti's transition team is expected to join the Los Angeles Police Commission in the coming weeks, replacing another commissioner whose term has expired. Garcetti informed the City Council in a July 24 letter that he had appointed Matthew M. Johnson to the Police Commission, taking the seat of retired media executive Paula Madison, who served as the commission's vice president since her appointment in 2013.In 2013, Garcetti appointed Johnson to the Board of Airport Commissioners, a seat he still holds. Kate Mather/Los Angeles Times
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Video captures moments before aircraft bound for LAX was forced to land on tiny island -- Cellphone video captured frightening moments when an aircraft headed for Los Angeles International Airport was forced to land at a military airport on a tiny island. The incident Wednesday involving the Cathay Pacific aircraft was captured on tape by Ethan Williams and marked the scariest moment in his life to date. "Something is not right," Williams is heard saying in the clip while flying over the Pacific Ocean. "All of the flight attendants are running around like crazy." Randy Paige/CBS2
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Cooling fan suspected source of smoke that forced emergency landing in Aleutians -- A preliminary inspection conducted after the emergency landing of a Cathay Pacific flight at a remote air base in Alaska's Aleutian Islands indicates that an equipment cooling fan failed, the Hong Kong-based airline said Thursday. Smoke was detected around the cockpit area, prompting the captain of Flight CX884 to divert to Eareckson Air Station on Alaska's Shemya Island early Wednesday, the airline said. No one was injured, and the jet landed safely. Rachel D'Oro/AP
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Lost wedding album found at LAX to be returned to owners nearly a year later -- A wedding album that was found at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport and remained unclaimed for nearly a year was returned to its owners Thursday - who are expecting a baby within the week. An Airport Police Honor Guard hand-delivered the album to the couple at their home in Modesto. "The family was super grateful," Airport Police Officer Rob Pedregon said. "The wife had even gotten up early and prepared them (the officers) a meal." City News Service NBC4 CBS Sacramento KXTV Modesto
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Long Beach resource guide helps fight human trafficking -- Long Beach has entered the fight against human trafficking with the Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force. The task force brings local service providers together to help victims, co-founder Lyndsey Christofferson, said. "Long Beach has a lot of human trafficking attributes (that make trafficking easier to exist)," Christofferson said. Those attributes include the Long Beach Airport, the Port of Long Beach, the city's proximity to the ocean and Los Angeles, and that it's urbanized. Emily Thornton/Gazettes
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Sorority's souvenir booklet causes big delays at Hobby Airport -- It was a frustrating day at Hobby Airport. Travelers were surprised to find lines out the door at the passenger drop-off. "We stood in line for three hours in the heat." traveler Cassandra Tomes said. "And there were lines, I mean all around the corner, wrapped around the corner," traveler Angela Greene said. Many, like Tomes, missed their flights because of the unexpected wait. KHOU Houston
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Philadelphia airport preps for papal visit -- Like the rest of the city, Philadelphia International Airport is bracing for the third week in September, when more than 1.5 million visitors are expected to gather for the World Meeting of Families and a visit by Pope Francis. "We are talking with airlines that service PHL about their anticipated passenger loads. As of now we expect an estimated 20% to 25% more passengers than usual," airport spokeswoman Mary Flannery told Today in the Sky. "This would be comparable to a very busy Thanksgiving." Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Airports get more friendly for parents with young children -- Airports are getting a little more child-friendly, at least for parents traveling with babies and toddlers. The Honest Company, a consumer goods brand, recently started installing automated kiosks stocked with essentials for parents who forgot to bring diapers onto their next flight. The eco-friendly line, founded by the actress Jessica Alba in 2012, has set up nine kiosks at several airports and already plans more. This initiative is part of a larger move to cater to traveling families with young children. Shaven Vora/New York Times
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TSA denies Morrissey claim that he was sexually assaulted at SFO -- Singer Morrissey claims he was sexually assaulted by a security officer at San Francisco International Airport earlier this week. As he described in a July 29 post on the Morrissey zine site True to You, the singer-songwriter says he had just gone through security at 2:30 p.m. on July 27, and was collecting his belongings. At that point a security officer "stopped me, crouched before me and groped my penis and testicles," Morrissey wrote in the post. San Jose Mercury News Veronica Rocha/Los Angeles Times
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Construction plans for La Guardia Airport don't faze its neighbors -- One cannot live any closer to the terminals of La Guardia Airport than the residents of East Elmhurst, Queens. Some homes sit only a few hundred yards away from the control tower, on the opposite side of the Grand Central Parkway. The new $4 billion airport hub envisioned for the site, announced this week by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Vice President Joseph R. Biden, would be even closer. So it might be assumed that the promise of years of heavy-duty construction and the associated noise, traffic and dust would fill residents with dread. Kirk Semple/New York Times
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Beijing nabs 2022 Winter Olympics, beats Kazakhstan -- Beijing celebrated its award of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday in a pre-rehearsed party at the centerpiece stadium for the summer games back in 2008 - showcasing its new status as the first city to host both Olympics. The victory over long-shot Kazakhstan was a nod to China's rocket-fast rise as a global powerhouse, giving the most populous nation another shot at welcoming the most-watched sporting event in the world. Emily Rauhala & Michael Birnbaum/Washington Post
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Checked bag fees aren't going anywhere, says airline exec -- Still hoping for the day airlines let all customers check bags and make reservation changes for free? Forget it, said United Continental Holdings Inc's Chief Executive Jeff Smisek at an industry lunch on Thursday, defending airlines even as they reap billions in profit and face federal probes into pricing practices. Some travelers are "having difficulty recognizing that we're now a business," Smisek told attendees, recalling the bankruptcies and mergers that reshaped the loss-making industry in the decade after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters
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Southwest Airlines has a more upbeat view on the domestic market than its US rivals -- Southwest Airlines is beginning to see some positive trends in the US domestic market place even as its competitors are indicating that domestic yields should remain soft during the summer high season for travel in the US. Southwest has arguably been a contributor to the soft domestic yields through its massive expansion from Dallas Love Field that started in late 2014. Since that time the airline's competitors have cited the challenges created by the capacity additions and diluted pricing in the market. CAPA Centre for Aviation
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FAA steps up scrutiny of Allegiant -- An unusual emergency landing by an Allegiant Travel Co. flight low on fuel is drawing new scrutiny to the budget carrier after a string of other in-flight disruptions. The Federal Aviation Administration said it is gathering information about the incident, which occurred last week, when two of the airline's executives were flying an Allegiant jet carrying 150 people from Las Vegas to Fargo, N.D. The agency already had increased its oversight of the Las Vegas-based carrier because of a recent series of diversions and emergency landings, an FAA spokesman said. Jack Nicas/Wall Street Journal
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Airlines not scared off by China's steep stock market declines -- So far, the Shanghai stock market's sharp decline hasn't scared off the airline industry, which continues to add flights rapidly and to invest heavily in China. But it's still summer, when air traffic is high, so it can be tough to get a read on exactly what potential passengers are thinking. Last month, Hainan Airlines launched service from Beijing to San Jose, Calif., and from Shanghai to Boston and Seattle. The flights are doing "surprisingly well," said Joel Chusid, Hainan Airlines executive director for the U.S. Ted Reed/The Street
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American Airlines to ferry banged-up Boeing 787 from China to DFW next week -- Earlier this week, one of American Airlines' Boeing 787 was climbing out of Beijing, China, when it encountered a hailstorm that left the new airplane somewhat beat up. The pilots returned to the Beijing airport, and there the airplane sits while experts from American, Boeing and engine manufacturer GE check it out and do some repairs to get it flying again. "We expect to ferry the aircraft to Dallas/Fort Worth the early part of next week," AA spokeswoman Andrea Huguely said Thursday. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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Finding on whether debris is from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 may take a week -- It may be a week or more before investigators determine whether a piece of debris found on the island of R�union came from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a French official with knowledge of the investigation said on Thursday. The object, which appeared to be a wing flap torn from a jetliner, has been crated and sealed for shipment to France, the official said, but it is not expected to reach Paris for two or three days. Michelle Innis & Nicola Clark/New York Times
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Uber speeds past middleman, leases directly to S.F. drivers -- Uber, the San Francisco-based startup that is the dominant player among on-demand ride companies, is rolling out a new car lease program for Uber drivers. Uber is test driving the program in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego as well as some cities in Georgia and Maryland. "We're excited about how these new solutions meet drivers' unique needs, and offer more and better choices and greater flexibility than ever before," the company said the statement.
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L.A.'s general fund stands to gain from proposed DWP rate hikes -- Officials have argued that a series of increases in Los Angeles water and power rates are needed to improve the city's crumbling water pipes and aging utility poles and to boost water conservation. But the proposed hikes in Department of Water and Power bills could have another beneficiary as well: L.A.'s annual budget for general spending, which could climb more than $100 million if the City Council signs off on the five-year package of increases. David Zahniser/Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declares 'war on homelessness' -- Amid rising homeless numbers in Los Angeles and visible encampments across neighborhoods, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday declared a "war" on homelessness. Appearing at a ribbon-cutting for the New Pershing Apartments, a 69-unit housing project blocks from Skid Row, Garcetti said ending homelessness requires "giving people a home and the help that they need to stay in that home." "Today we declare war on homelessness in the city," Garcetti told the crowd of community leaders and housing advocates. Dakota Smith/Los Angeles Daily News Peter Jamison/Los Angeles Times Rina Palta/KPCC
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appoints technology department manager -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday nominated Ted Ross to serve as general manager and chief information officer of the city's Information Technology Agency department. "Technology is at the core of my work to transform Los Angeles into the model modern city, and I know Ted Ross has the vision and experience necessary to help me get there," Garcetti said in a statement. Ross currently serves as the ITA department's interim general manager following department head Steve Reneker's resignation earlier this year. Dakota Smith/Los Angeles Daily News
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