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The Big 3 US airlines American, Delta and United, increase 3Q2015 profits despite lower unit revenue -- The large three US global network airlines, American, Delta and United, are maintaining the paradox in their financial reports for 3Q2015 - deepening unit revenue declines coupled with margins that should exceed the prior year's performance. The improving margins are driven in large part by lower fuel prices, which seem on pace to remain far below historical highs for at least the short term. CAPA
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Seat-Maker Zodiac dumped by American Airlines on delays -- American Airlines Inc. dropped Zodiac Aerospace as supplier of lie-flat business seats on its Boeing Co. 787-9 Dreamliners and some 777-200s, citing delivery delays. Shares of the French manufacturer fell 9 percent. "Zodiac is far behind schedule and continues to cause significant delays to our plans to improve the travel experience for our customers," said Laura Nedbal, a spokeswoman for American Air. The carrier has canceled all future orders for Zodiac seats on those aircraft, she said. Mary Schlangenstein/Bloomberg
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American Airlines introduces real-time online baggage tracking -- Travellers flying with American Airlines can now track their bags in real time via the carrier's website. The service is available for domestic flights, as well as international routes on which American is the final carrier. To make use of the tracking service, passengers must visit the "Track Your Bags" page on the American Airlines website, where they will be prompted to enter their surname and PNR or bag tag number. They will then be able to view the current status of their checked luggage. Future Travel Experience
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United Airlines suddenly delays debut of new and offbeat inflight safety video -- Dim the klieg lights. Roll up the red carpet. Call off the paparrazi. The global premiere of United Airlines' new inflight safety video has been delayed a bit. The original release date was to have been tomorrow, Sept. 25. But a United Airlines spokeswoman today said the video's unveiling won't start happening now until Sept. 30. " They are still doing some editing on it," was all she would say. United's widebody Boeing 767 aircraft are expected to get the inflight safety video first, with the rollout across the rest of the United fleet occurring over the course of about two weeks. Lewis Lazare/Chicago Business Journal
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Delta Air Lines to beef up capacity to Israel -- Delta Air Lines will boost capacity to Israel, announcing on Thursday it will add four additional weekly flights to its existing service between New York JFK and Tel Aviv. Delta also announced it would add a new trans-Atlantic route from Raleigh-Durham. Delta already offers daily round-trip service between New York JFK and Tel Aviv. But starting May 26, Delta will add four more weekly flights using 291-seat Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. With that, Delta will fly a total of 11 weekly flights between JFK and Tel Aviv. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Engine failure panics passengers on Cathay Pacific flight -- A Cathay Pacific flight from Australia to Hong Kong was diverted to Indonesia due to an engine fault that a passenger said on Friday sent flame streaming from a wing and caused panic on board. The twin-engine Airbus A330 departed the west coast city of Perth on Thursday shortly before midnight carrying 254 passengers and was diverted to Denpasar on Bali due to an "engine defect," the Hong Kong-based airline said in a statement. AP
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Are airfares getting cheaper? The deals are for reasons you didn't expect -- Don't believe the hype. Airfare may be going down, but prices in the skies haven't caught up with those at the pump by a long shot. It's become an article of faith among many members of the media that airfares are falling thanks to inexpensive oil prices. Headlines like "Your Florida Vacation Just Got Cheaper" proclaim a new era in dirt-cheap travel and, taken at their word, suggest that the savvy shopper should buy tickets for their next vacation now, now, now while the deals last. Eric Reed/The Street
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JFK's iconic TWA terminal to become a hotel complex -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the formal approval of a lease deal to turn the iconic TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport into a hotel complex. The Port Authority's Board of Commissioners today approved the $265 million construction project. It is expected to break ground on a nearly six-acre site next year and open in 2018. JFK is one of the few major U.S. airports without an on-site hotel. Nancy Trejos/USA Today
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Flight from San Fran to India would be the world's longest non-stop -- Because the only thing we dislike more than an incredibly long flight is an incredibly long flight with a layover, India air may be coming to our rescue. The current record holder for longest flight is the back-breaking, soul-crushing trip from Dallas to Sydney, clocking in at 17 hours (8,575 miles), though that's about to change with a Dubai-Panama City flight coming in February, and rumor has it that Singapore Airlines may be bringing back the Singapore-to-New York 19-hour marathon. Dan Bratman/Road Warrior Voices
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Sunny Hills Buys LAX Office for $61 Million -- In the largest office building trade in the LAX submarket in over a decade, Sunny Hills Management Co. Inc. of West Covina has paid $61.3 million for the Airport Spectrum, a 500,000-square-foot Class A office campus that sits at the entrance to Los Angeles International Airport. The seller was Miracle Mile developer Decron Properties Corp., whose price was about $125 a square foot for the two-building property at 5757 W. Century Blvd. Decron acquired the building in 2000 for $20 million. Hannah Miet/Los Angeles Business Journal
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Live in Los Angeles? Want to pull a United Airlines 737 for charity? -- Have you heard of a plane pull? I'll be doing one next month at Los Angeles International Airport as a fundraiser for Fantasy Flight, a non-profit group that each December takes more than 150 Los Angeles-area kids in foster care to the "North Pole," where they meet Santa and Mrs. Claus and have a good time. [The kids don't actually fly to the North Pole; Instead, they fly on an aircraft that circles the Pacific Ocean and returns to LAX, where volunteers are waiting in a faux Santa's village.] Brian Sumers/BrianSumers.com
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Uber, Massport spar over airport surcharge for Logan travelers -- State officials are squabbling with Uber over a surcharge that passengers pay for airport trips. In a letter to the San Francisco-based transportation company, the Massachusetts Port Authority questioned why Uber charges passengers an extra $8.75 fee for trips to and from Logan Airport. Massport officials took particular exception to the fact that Uber had labeled the airport fee as a "Logan Massport Surcharge & Toll." Curt Woodward/Boston Globe
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Cleveland disputes former airport chief Ricky Smith's claim that budget cuts led to staffing shortages, FAA fines -- Former Cleveland Director of Port Control Ricky Smith says budget cuts imposed by Mayor Frank Jackson's administration were to blame for understaffed runway snow removal teams at Hopkins International Airport. But city budget documents since 2011 show that, year after year, the administration budgeted for more seasonal and full-time airfield maintenance positions than Smith actually filled. Leila Atassi/Northeast Ohio Media Group
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FAA dims the lights on Levi's Stadium story -- Turn out the lights, the story's over. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Omnisport on Thursday afternoon that it has "no reports of complaints" from pilots in its tracking database since December 2014 regarding the scoreboard and lights at Levi's Stadium, home of the NFL's 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. The FAA's version of events echoes what the 49ers said in a statement after reports earlier this week that the lights and scoreboard were causing problems for pilots trying to land at San Jose Mineta International Airport, just five miles from the stadium. Bob Hille/Sporting News
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New Yorkers may soon need two IDs to board domestic flights -- New Yorkers flying the friendly skies may soon need more than a driver's license to board domestic flights. New York is one of four states and American Samoa that issue identification that is out of compliance with stricter federal rules expected to start sometime next year. Under the Department of Homeland Security's Real ID program, the standard drivers and identification licenses that 10.5 million in New York are carrying do not make the cut. Under the rules, New Yorkers would have to use a second piece of ID or a passport to board planes at the region's airports, according to state officials. Dan Rivoli/New York Daily News
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Chinese airline exec: 'Dreamliner was your dream.' We want to build more of our own airplanes -- China Eastern Airlines wants to build more of its own airplanes, a company executive announced this week. Liu Shaoyong, chairman of the airline and president of China Eastern Air Holding Company, came to town during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Seattle this week to speak as part of a panel at a U.S.-China trade conference on Tuesday. "The Dreamliner is your dream," he told U.S. and Chinese delegates at the conference. Ashley Stewart/Puget Sound Business Journal
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Airbus milestone: China Eastern takes delivery of its 50th A330 -- China Eastern Airlines took delivery of its 50th Airbus A330 jet last week in a ceremony in Toulouse, France. "We are very happy to take delivery of this 50th A330. It symbolically represents our 30 years of partnership with Airbus," Ma Xulun, China Eastern's General Manager, said in a statement about the Friday event. "With high efficiency, high economic performance and unrivaled comfort, the A330 gives our passengers an unrivaled flying experience." The Shanghai-based carrier operates one of the world's largest fleets of the popular wide-body jet. Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/USA Today
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L.A. councilman calls for digital signs on city property -- A San Fernando Valley politician called Thursday for digital billboards to be permitted on some city-owned properties, saying the resulting advertising revenue could be used to pay both for basic services and for initiatives to help the homeless. In a letter to the city's Planning Commission, Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian said he wants to keep new electronic signs from going up outside of designated "sign districts," which are typically found in commercial areas such as Hollywood or downtown. But he also argued that the commission should carve out an exception that would allow digital billboards on "selected" city-owned properties. David Zahniser/Los Angeles Times
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