Six-month FAA extension introduced in House -- House leaders Friday introduced a short-term FAA extension that would fully fund the Airport Improvement Program through March 31, 2016. The move comes a day after Senate Republicans removed FAA provisions from a separate short-term continuing resolution that would fund the entire government through early December. H.R. 3614, the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015, would provide the full $1.675 billion for AIP through March 31, 2016 - or half of the $3.35 billion that Congress authorized and appropriated for the program in FY15.  Aviation News Today

Ride-hailing services making inroads at airports -- It's been a bumpy ride, but many major airports are successfully hammering out deals with ride-hailing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. And that means more and, often, less expensive ground transportation options for many travelers. At the end of August, the Los Angeles City County approved a permit process that will allow Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), as the ride-hailing services are also called, to pick up passengers at Los Angeles International Airport. Lyft, which already has operating agreements with 16 airports, is currently going through the permitting process at LAX, said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles, but while representatives from Wingz, Opoli and Uber say they intend to apply, as of last week, no other TNC, had submitted an application for a permit. Harriet Baskas/USA Today

'Ghost planes' display aid at O'Hare helping safety, capacity problems --"Ghost" images of planes landing at O'Hare International Airport are helping air-traffic controllers safely stagger jets on converging flight paths in the crowded airspace near the airfield, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The ghost planes are also helping restore some of the efficiency that was lost last year when safeguards were introduced at O'Hare to reduce the chance for a collision on converging flight paths, officials said. Jon Hilkevitch/Chicago Tribune

United Airlines just had its first day without a cancelation since April 2013 -- Last week, United Airlines completed an entire day without canceling a flight for any reason - weather or maintenance. This does not include United Express flights. United was pleased with its big day, sharing a message with all employees congratulating everyone for a job well done. What about Delta? Last week, Delta told employees it had just completed 100 days this year without a cancelation. "In the industry, it's known as 'completion factor' - the percentage of scheduled flights completed in a day," Delta said in a blog post.  BrianSumers.com

Rubio's campaign says flying Frontier is a 'special kind of hell' -- The grind of the presidential campaign trail is tough-even for the hardiest of candidates. The constant stream of airplanes and buses and drab hotel rooms can make any White House hopeful delirious. But while The Donald is jet setting on Air Trump, cost-conscious Marco Rubio's campaign is bottom feeding on Frontier, and none are too pleased. Rubio's campaign manager Terry Sullivan told reporters Monday at National Review's 2016 Campaign Managers event at Google's Washington, D.C. headquarters that flying Frontier was "a special kind of hell." Grace E. Cutle/Fox News

Delta is putting its performance record against its competitors -- Delta Air Lines is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to on-time performance and its record of completing scheduled flights. The Atlanta-based carrier will give its corporate business travelers credit toward future flights if its competitors - American Airlines and United Airlines - have a better on-time performance and rate of completing scheduled domestic flights without a cancellation for a full calendar year. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times

Delta, United and Southwest Airlines navigate vital labor talks as profits surge -- US carriers Southwest Airlines, Delta and United Airlines are at various stages in important labor negotiations with large work groups as some airlines are attempting to create a shift in profit sharing mentality. In some cases, those efforts have not won a ringing endorsement from some unionised labor groups. CAPA Centre for Aviation

City of L.A. committee to work on job creation -- Even though local business groups are still smarting from their failure to stop city of L.A. leaders from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next few years, they are cheering a recent development: the creation of a City Council committee focused on job creation. At the start of the current council session, Council President Herb Wesson set up an ad-hoc committee focused exclusively on creating more jobs in the city and named Councilman Paul Krekorian chairman. Howard Fine/Los Angeles Business Journal

State to pitch in $25 million for 'crown jewel' of L.A. River restoration -- The state of California plans to contribute $25 million toward efforts to buy a property on the Los Angeles River in Cypress Park, the majority of the purchase price for a parcel that has been called a "crown jewel" of the river's restoration, state Senate leader Kevin de Le�n announced Sunday. The funding, announced by De Le�n at the L.A. River Revitalization Corp.'s annual garden party, marks a major step toward securing the largest remaining piece of undeveloped riverfront land for the city of L.A. Peter Jamison/Los Angeles Times