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United Airlines will shift more Boeing 787 Dreamliners to LAX -- If you like to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on long routes and you live in Los Angeles, United Airlines might be your best bet, according to airlineroute.net. I have confirmed through industry sources that all long-haul international routes from Los Angeles will move to the Boeing 787 beginning with the Spring 2016/Summer 2016 schedule. Three San Francisco routes will also move to the 787 - Sydney, Taipei and Tokyo Haneda. BrianSumers.com
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Mint could give JetBlue corporate advantage in Boston -- JetBlue's move to bring its Mint cabin to Boston next year may give it an advantage for winning corporate travelers, analysts say. The airline is now offering the Mint cabin on the historically competitive transcontinental routes between New York's John F. Kennedy Airport and Los Angeles as well as San Francisco, but plans to expand the service to Boston in 2016. Kristin Majcher/Aviation Daily
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Flight Path program to focus on 'History of Food in Flight' -- The Flight Path Speaker Series continues on Tuesday, September 22, with Richard Foss surveying a subject of enduring interest to air travelers, "The History of Food in Flight." The program begins at 10 a.m. in the Flight Path Museum, 6661 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles. Foss, a South Bay news reporter and commentator, will review the often mixed results of airline attempts over the years to satisfy hungry travelers with fare ranging from pretzels to prime rib, according to Flight Path President Nancy Niles. Flight Path Press Release
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Flight traffic dips at PSP -- The Palm Springs Airport Commission didn't meet this month, but that doesn't mean key airport stats go dark as well. Passenger activity at Palm Springs International Airport was down 12 percent in July, compared to the same month last year. When researching which airlines saw the biggest drops in passengers flying into or out of PSP, everything looks normal with the exception of two carriers: United Airlines and US Air. Skip Descant/Desert Sun
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British Airways to fly 787 from San Jose to London -- City officials Wednesday announced the first international nonstop service to London from Mineta San Jose International Airport, marking the latest victory in an effort to lure more passengers needed to pay down a $1.3 billion modernization completed in 2010. The first flight will take off May 4. The new partnership with British Airways is expected to bring an estimated $100 million boost annually to San Jose's economy in the form of shopping, hotel rooms, parking fees and airport concessions. Ramona Giwargis/Contra Costa Times
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Delta to offer nonstop flights between London, SLC -- Beginning May 1, a joint venture of Delta and Virgin Atlantic Airways will offer seasonal nonstop flights between Salt Lake City International Airport and London's Heathrow Airport. "For the second summer in a row, Delta will be launching new routes that give customers more options when flying between the United States and the U.K.," said Nat Pieper, a senior vice president for Delta. Lee Davidson/Salt Lake Tribune
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Airline chefs at Logan to protest wages, benefits -- Food service workers at Logan Airport planned to march through East Boston on Wednesday to demand higher wages and better benefits. Union organizers who represent 500 Boston employees of the airline contractor LSG Sky Chefs expected about 150 to 200 people to rally at the Maverick MBTA station and march to the Wood Island stop at 5:00 Wednesday evening. Many of the workers make around $10 or $11 an hour and cannot afford the health plans offered by their employer, their union said in a press release. Jack Newsham/Boston Globe
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AT&T says injecting ads into airport Wi-Fi was a test that is now over -- AT&T said on Wednesday it has ended an experiment that had the company serving ads to those using its free Wi-Fi at two Washington, D.C.-area airports. "We trialed an advertising program for a limited time in two airports (Dulles and Reagan National) and the trial has ended," AT&T told Re/code in a statement. "The trial was part of an ongoing effort to explore alternate ways to deliver a free Wi-Fi service that is safe, secure and fast." Ina Fried/re/code
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Chinese woman chugs down $200 bottle of cognac to beat airport security -- A Chinese woman chugged down an entire bottle of expensive cognac to beat airport security rules. The woman - identified only by her surname Zhou - was told she could not take the $200 bottle of Remy Martin XO Excellence on board due to aviation rules. Rather than let the booze go to waste, the woman downed the entire bottle in one go - and was then deemed too drunk to fly. The passenger was denied entry to the plane at Beijing Capital International Airport and given medical care. Laurie Hanna/New York Daily News
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Airfare deals pop up as airlines wage limited fare wars -- Airline fare wars are making a comeback. Don't expect widespread sales or cheap flights home for Thanksgiving. But a number of cities are seeing ridiculously low prices at off-peak hours - prices the industry has spent the years trying to eliminate. Fliers have been able to fly Chicago to Boston for $80 roundtrip, San Francisco to Las Vegas for $67 roundtrip and New York to Los Angeles, with a connection, for $150 roundtrip. Scott Mayerowitz/AP
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Darden Restaurants exec to head communications at American Airlines -- Ron DeFeo, who has been senior vice president of communications at Darden Restaurants, was named Tuesday as American Airlines vice president of global communications for global communications. DeFeo fills a job left vacant when predecessor John McDonald retired at the end of 2014. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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Air New Zealand: the little airline that can -- OPINION: It has been described as a feisty little airline, punching above its weight in a big, competitive world. But what are the chances that Air New Zealand can repeat its record profit? The national carrier on Wednesday announced it made $327 million after tax for the year to June 30, up 24 per cent. Air New Zealand is one of the few airlines that managed to remain profitable through the global financial crisis and the immediate aftermath. Susan Edmunds/Stuff.co.nz
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Qatar Air relaxes grip on flight attendants as carrier grows up -- It's 10 a.m. in Doha and more than 200 Qatar Airways flight attendants are gathered in an airport hotel ballroom. Taking the microphone, one woman fires off a query about a policy barring cabin crew from using their mobile phones in public while in uniform, garnering murmurs of approval. Another asks why those living in company-owned housing must be in their rooms from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m., getting a round of applause. Deena Kamel & Mohammed Sergie/Bloomberg Business
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Asiana to remove nearly all its first-class seats -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's No. 2 flag carrier, said Wednesday it plans to eliminate almost all its first-class seats from its international flights as part of an effort to cut losses. The first-class seat system usually leads to high costs, but most airlines have been holding on to the operations despite low occupancies. Asiana has been struggling under the aftereffects of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, which had led to travelers canceling their flights amid fears of catching the illness. Korea Times
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Out-of-control takeoff try by Allegiant jet spurs FAA probe -- U.S. air-safety investigators are looking into a mechanical failure that caused the nose of an Allegiant Airlines jet to rise off the ground prematurely before takeoff, defying the crew's attempts to push it down. Pilots abruptly halted their roll on the runway at 138 miles (222 kilometers) an hour to regain control of the Boeing Co. MD-83 in Las Vegas on Aug. 17, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Allegiant blamed a fault in the elevator, the part of the tail that helps an aircraft to climb or descend. Mary Schlangenstein & Alan Levin/Bloomberg Business
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Los Angeles City Council delays vote on bid for 2024 Olympics -- Los Angeles City Council members delayed a decision Wednesday on whether the city should continue to pursue the 2024 Summer Olympics, saying they needed more time to review budgetary and planning documents that Mayor Eric Garcetti disclosed this week. The council had been scheduled to vote on a resolution by Council President Herb Wesson that would authorize Garcetti to sign a legally binding agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee. The agreement would enable L.A. to proceed as America's bidder for the games. Peter Jamison/Los Angeles Times
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L.A. wants more details about business groups that donate to city campaigns -- In the quest to make city elections more transparent, the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission is exploring whether to demand more information from businesses and other groups that donate directly to local campaigns. At a meeting Wednesday, commissioners said they wanted city staffers to come up with ways to require corporations, limited liability companies and other "non-individual" campaign donors to publicly disclose more information about who controls them. The concern, said commission President Jessica Levinson, is that "it is really difficult to follow the money." Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times
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LAPD's long-awaited body cameras will hit the streets on Monday -- Starting Monday, many Los Angeles police officers will hit the streets with new equipment: body cameras. After nearly two years of fundraising, testing and negotiating policy, Monday's rollout marks a significant moment for the police department's long-awaited body camera program. The city plans to purchase and deploy more than 7,000 devices in the coming months, making it the largest in the country to use the cameras on a wide scale. Kate Mather/Los Angeles Times
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