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Big crowds at LAX expected to break Labor Day weekend record -- If you are flying out of Los Angeles International Airport this holiday weekend, be prepared to fight through record crowds. LAX expects to serve 835,500 passengers through the Labor Day weekend, a 7% increase over last year's total of 780,716, the record for the holiday weekend, according to the airport. The busiest day of the weekend will be Friday, when an estimated 228,000 passengers will pass through the airport, followed by Monday, when 216,700 passengers are expected to shuffle through, airport officials said. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Airlines over more of O.C.? 'Completely unacceptable,' county and Newport tell FAA -- Newport Beach residents who have expressed unease about the increased noise that could result from the Federal Aviation Administration's proposal to alter flight paths from John Wayne Airport have been heard. The Orange County Board of Supervisors and Newport Beach city officials sent letters to the FAA this week outlining the concerns. Hannah Fry/Newport Beach Daily Pilot
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F/A-18's will be flying over Long Beach Airport this weekend -- The U.S. Marine Corps flew F/A-18 aircraft to Long Beach Airport at about 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon, and will conduct daily operations through the Labor Day weekend, city officials said. The aircraft, which are noticeably louder than regular planes, will be restricted to daytime operations, according to a statement from the city. "The U.S. Marine Corps has consistently demonstrated a desire to assist LGB in being a good neighbor," the city said in a statement. Long Beach Press-Telegram
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Carlsbad-Vegas air service grounded -- Nonstop air service between Carlsbad and Las Vegas has abruptly ended, a little more than a month after BizAir Shuttle debuted the new flights. McClellan-Palomar Airport Manager Olivier Brackett confirmed Thursday that it had been advised a day earlier by the airline that it was ceasing all operations. The cancellation of flights to Vegas follows an earlier decision in August by BizAir to end its short-lived, twice-daily flights to Los Angeles International Airport. Lori Weisberg/San Diego Union-Tribune
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Oakland Airport ridership increase reaches twice national average -- Oakland International Airport experienced a significant jump in ridership over the past year, according to the airport's annual passenger traffic report. The airport saw a growth rate of 8.7 percent in passenger traffic, airport officials said. "This growth rate is not common in any airport," Oakland International Airport spokesman John Albrecht said. "Nationally the average is about three to four percent." Bay City News
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Sacramento taxi drivers protest Uber airport services -- Sacramento International Airport's decision to allow Uber drivers to make passenger pickups has prompted angry complaints this week from traditional cabbies who are not allowed to await passengers curbside. "Why not give us permission?" said Kazman Zaidi, a spokesman for a group of independent taxi drivers. A fellow independent driver, Serghei Costisim, said the airport is practicing a double standard by essentially keeping hundreds of local taxi drivers away while allowing private citizens connected with Uber onto airport grounds. Tony Bizjak/Sacramento Bee
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DFW Airport lowers landing fees for airlines in September -- Dallas/Fort Worth Airport is closing out another strong year and airlines are getting a break on landing fees. Although parking and concessions are generating less revenue than expected, DFW should end its fiscal year Sept. 30 with higher-than-budgeted overall revenue, the airport board was told Thursday. Terminal revenue has risen as more international passengers travel through DFW and its debt service was below expectations. Andrea Ahles/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Doctor with airport office allegedly sold oxycodone scripts -- A doctor who has an office at New York's Kennedy Airport is accused of selling oxycodone prescriptions to his patients, prosecutors said Thursday in announcing his arrest. Dr. Gerald Surya, 45, was arrested Thursday morning at his Long Island home on 26 counts of criminal sale of a prescription, said Bridget Brennan, New York City's special narcotics prosecutor. Surya has treated airline pilots, but prosecutors said none of the patients who bought the prescriptions were airline pilots. Michael Balsamo/AP
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Southwest Airlines, pilot negotiators have 'agreement in principle' in contract talks -- Negotiators for Southwest Airlines and its pilot union have reached an "agreement in principle," more than three years after the pilot contract became amendable. No terms were disclosed. The contract language must be finalized, then reviewed by the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association board of directors. The board then must decide whether to send the contract out to the airline's 8,000-plus pilots. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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Your next United flight might be powered by farm waste -- If you happen to get on a United flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco this fall, you might be traveling on leftovers from the farm. The airline will be the first in the country to start flying regular passenger flights on alternative jet fuel-in the case, made from a mix of non-edible oils and agricultural waste blended with traditional fuel. Fast Company
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French investigators confirm wing part is from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 -- French investigators have formally identified a washed-up piece of airplane debris found in July on a remote island in the Indian Ocean as part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 that disappeared more than a year ago with 239 people aboard. Investigators have been examining the wing part, called a flaperon, since it was flown to a French aeronautical research laboratory near Toulouse last month. Chicago Tribune
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Gulf carriers primed to ascend on sanction-free Iran -- Air travel between Iran and the rest of the world is to rise from 2016 with more and more business and leisure travellers expected to visit the country once sanctions are lifted. International airlines, including Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways and Germany's Lufthansa's Group, voiced interest in adding flights to the country even before July's agreement to lift sanctions was reached. Alexander Cornwell/Gulf News
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Muslim flight attendant: I was suspended for not serving alcohol -- A Muslim flight attendant filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming she was suspended from her job for not serving alcohol, which is against her religious beliefs, CBS Detroit station WWJ-AM reports. Lena Masri, an attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan, said Charee Stanley followed management's directions, working out an arrangement with her coworkers to accommodate passenger requests for alcohol. CBS News
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UW, Alaska Airlines agree to naming-rights deal for Husky Stadium's field -- Husky Stadium got a $282 million makeover two years ago. Now it's getting a new name. The University of Washington and Alaska Airlines have again partnered on a naming-rights deal for one of the university's venerable athletic facilities - now to be dubbed Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. The deal is worth $41 million over 10 years, the UW said, making it the largest deal of its kind in college athletics. Adam Jude/Seattle Times
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What your flight attendant knows about you -- Airline passengers might get the sense these days that their flight attendants seem to know something about them. Well, they do: The Nokia Lumia 1520 "phablets" that were distributed last year to Delta's 22,000 flight attendants have been upgraded with the addition of Delta's Guest Service Tool - an application that lets the attendants know a bit about their customers on each flight, and help them out when necessary. TravelSkills
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FAA: Anticollision systems used by Florida aircraft 'unreliable' due to military activity -- The Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots from Key West to Virginia this week that a Navy exercise in coastal waters may make a critical aircraft anticollision system "unreliable" for all of September. While the wording of the FAA notice has alarmed some in aviation circles, the FAA said Thursday the issue posed no safety threat. The FAA's Sept. 1 notice reminded pilots of a fail-safe tool they can always use to detect other aircraft - their eyeballs. William R. Levesque/Tampa Bay Times
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DHS chief commends TSA on swift action in misconduct -- The heads of the Department Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration said Thursday they took swift action to fire an officer charged with molesting a traveler at New York's LaGuardia airport, and that misconduct is very rare. The former TSA officer, Maxie Oquendo, 40, was arrested Aug. 27 and charged with molesting a 21-year-old woman two days earlier after she got off a flight from Salt Lake City, according to Port Authority police. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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TSA increasing presence at train stations after Paris attack -- The Transportation Security Administration is boosting its presence at U.S. rail stations for the busy Labor Day holiday travel weekend after a thwarted attack by a heavily armed gunman on a high-speed train in Europe. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Thursday said the TSA will take on a more visible role at train stations that are served by Amtrak and commuter railways as Labor Day approaches, even as he sought to reassure passengers that the nation's trains are safe. Keith Laing/The Hill
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Feinstein trying for fifth full term? Invites go out for fundraiser -- California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 82, has sent the first signals that she intends to run for a fifth term - invitations to a Washington, D.C., fundraiser for her 2018 campaign went out Thursday. Feinstein has not announced her plans, but news of a fundraiser created a buzz in the California's Democratic establishment, which has been debating whether the former San Francisco mayor - now the oldest member of the U.S. Senate - will pursue a fifth term in the 2018 election, when she will be age 85. Carla Marinucci/San Francisco Chronicle
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As L.A. sees deadliest August in 8 years, LAPD scrambles to put more officers in hard-hit areas -- Until now, homicides had remained flat through much of the year - a bright spot as other violent and property crime rose throughout the city. But after last month's killings - fueled largely by gang violence in South L.A. - homicides are up citywide by nearly 7% since the start of the year, compared with the same period in 2014, according to LAPD data. Across the city, 185 people had been killed through Saturday. Kate Mather & Nicole Santa Cruz/Los Angeles Times
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In observance of Labor Day, Eye on L.A. Aviation will not be published on Monday. The next edition will be published on Tuesday, September 8.
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