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Tokyo flight feud renewed as Delta wants American's LAX access back -- Delta Air Lines Inc. wants U.S. regulators to seize American Airlines Group Inc.'s new route from Los Angeles to Tokyo's close-in Haneda Airport, just months after the latter won it. American has failed to file schedules or offer tickets for flights between the two cities, according to a regulatory document filed by Delta Thursday. American plans to respond to the U.S. Transportation Department regarding Delta's claim, spokesman Matt Miller said Friday in an interview. Michael Sasso & Mary Schlangenstein/Bloomberg Sheryl Jean/Dallas Morning News
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Long Beach Marathon sponsor JetBlue seeks higher profile, international flights -- As the new marquee sponsor of the Long Beach Marathon, JetBlue Airways Corp. may be in a prime position to help race organizers increase the profile of the event, but it won't be the only reason the air carrier's name is front and center in Long Beach. There's a strong chance the company will be the subject of intense debate if its push to bring international flights to Long Beach Airport gathers more momentum. Andrew Edwards/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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Airport industry gathers in Long Beach for 2015 ACI-NA Annual Conference and Exhibition -- The 2015 Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) Annual Conference and Exhibition is underway through Wednesday at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach. The annual event attracts more than 1,700 airport industry executives and decision makers. The 2015 ACI-NA Annual Conference and Exhibition is hosted by Long Beach Airport and is sponsored at the executive level by CH2M, Ricondo and Associates, and WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff. ACI-NA Press Release
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LAX throws birthday celebration for 95-year-old volunteer -- You could say a volunteer at Los Angeles International Airport is flying high Friday. It's his 95th birthday, and airport staff wanted to show him just how much they appreciate his service. A special birthday celebration was thrown at LAX for an airport volunteer marking a major milestone. "Just roll along with what comes to you, and that's what I've done, and I've had fun doing it," said Dick Stout. Ninety-five years of fun for Stout, and for the last 16 years it has included working at the information desk at LAX, helping travelers find their way. Leanne Suter/ABC7
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Private pilot gets 6 years; he landed at John Wayne with 90 pounds of ecstasy on board -- A pilot who was arrested last year after landing at John Wayne Airport with more than 90 pounds of the drug ecstasy in powdered and pill form aboard his private plane was sentenced Thursday to six years in federal prison. Gilles Joseph Pierre Lapointe, 61, pleaded guilty in July in Los Angeles to a federal charge of possession with intent to distribute MDMA, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. As part of his plea deal, the Canadian pilot agreed to forfeit his amphibious single-engine aircraft, court papers show. City News Service
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World War II aircraft radio items displayed -- An exhibit of original radio equipment from World War II American fighter aircraft currently is featured at the Flight Path Museum in the LAX Imperial Terminal, 6661 W. Imperial Highway. The exhibit in Flight Path's main gallery includes radio gear used in U. S. Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator bombers, B-17 Flying Fortress and B-26 Super Fortress, according to Nancy Niles, Flight Path president. Flight Path Press Release
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CASSIE MacDUFF: What's coming at ONT? -- The job description for the new Ontario International Airport CEO has been posted and the airport authority is recruiting for someone to lead ONT as it transitions to local ownership by next year. Whoever gets the job must be able to manage an annual budget of $62 million, 180 employees (plus or minus) and an airfield that sees 83,000 takeoffs and landings each year, the recruiting flyer says. Cassie MacDuff/Riverside Press-Enterprise
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TWA Flight Center at Kennedy Airport to briefly open to public -- This month may be your last chance to see Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center at Kennedy Airport in its current form before the building is redesigned as part of a hotel. The curvilinear terminal will be accessible on Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during this year's Open House New York festival - a rare opportunity to step inside this landmark since it was largely closed off to the public 14 years ago. Jonathan Wolfe/New York Times
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United Airlines and maintenance workers' union pause contract talks -- United Continental Holdings Inc and its maintenance workers' union said on Friday that they paused talks on a new contract after a rival airline tentatively agreed to a wage increase. United said in an online message to employees that it met with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for the last two weeks and made headway on healthcare, sick time and hours of service. Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters
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United CEO talks coffee, bag fees and lousy flights -- Like many United fliers in recent years, Oscar Munoz was recently on a lousy flight to Chicago. It was Labor Day, just after his daughter got married and just before he took over as CEO of the airline. He was in the seat he always seems to get, 22A, on a cramped 50-seat regional jet. Two people were denied boarding because the flight was overbooked. The plane was delayed on the tarmac for about a half hour, only to experience further delays upon landing because an airport gate wasn't ready. Then he had what seemed like a "five-hour wait for my luggage to get there." Gregory Karp/Chicago Tribune Related: United's new CEO tries to show the airline cares
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Alaska Airlines CEO says his airline lost his bag -- Alaska Airlines is so confident in its baggage delivery system that it became the nation's first major carrier to offer a guarantee to deliver your bag within 20 minutes of reaching the gate. If the airline fails, you get a $25 credit toward a future flight or 2,500 miles in the airline's reward program. So, Alaska Airlines Chief Executive Bradley Tilden was visibly embarrassed when he attended an airline summit last week in Washington, D.C. and admitted on stage that Alaska Airlines misplaced his bag during his flight to the summit. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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President of American Airlines' flight attendants union resigns -- Laura Glading, president of the flight attendants union at American Airlines, plans to resign her post on Dec. 2. She has led the 25,000-strong Association of Professional Flight Attendants since 2008. Glading on Saturday sent a letter to the union's board of directors, saying she planned to resign as of Dec. 2. The union made the letter public Sunday. Sheryl Jean/Dallas Morning News
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31 American Airlines employees helped take care of Pope Francis on plane -- Thirty-one American Airlines' employees last week helped shuttle Pope Francis around on three flights during his first U.S. visit. American's Leadership of the Flight, flight service and tech ops teams recommended the individual crew members, said airline spokeswoman Andrea Huguely. The U.S. Secret Service vetted everyone on board, she said. Sheryl Jean/Dallas Morning News
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Virgin America teams with Netflix for binge watching at 30,000 feet -- Fans of "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black" can now catch up on their favorite series while flying on Virgin America. The Burlingame, Calif.-based airline has announced a partnership with Netflix to let members of the on-demand media provider watch movies and shows for free on the airline's two new A320 jets, equipped with high-speed, satellite-based wireless Internet. The airline expects to have the service available on a total of 10 new A320 jets by next year. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Shutdown now possible for Transaero, Russia's No. 2 airline -- Russia's second-largest airline, Transaero, is in crisis after two creditors on Friday said they will file bankruptcy proceedings following the collapse of a takeover plan. Transaero has been struggling with debt and last month a government commission arranged for most of the company's shares to be taken over by the country's largest carrier, state-controlled Aeroflot. However, the takeover has collapsed in recent days. AP
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Delta Air plans cuts in office workforce to boost productivity -- Delta Air Lines Inc. is planning an unspecified number of job cuts among its 10,000 management and salaried employees in a move to boost productivity. The reductions will affect support roles such as human resources and communications, not front-line workers on planes, spokeswoman Ashley Black said Friday in a telephone interview. The moves may come in locations worldwide, including Delta's headquarters in Atlanta, said Black, who wouldn't elaborate on specifics of the dismissals. Michael Sasso/Bloomberg Business
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Virgin Australia stunt on AFL grand final day criticised on social media -- A major Australian airline company is copping flak online for flying around Melbourne on grand final day in the shape of the AFL Premiership Cup. Virgin Australia posted about their efforts on social media on Sunday, but were flooded with angry responses. "Yesterday, we created the largest AFL Premiership Cup in history by 'drawing' a 246km outline of the trophy over Melbourne in our A330 aircraft at 15,000ft," the airline posted on its Facebook account, alongside a short video showing the route. Allison Worrall/The Age
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Japan's ANA eyes stake in Vietnam Airlines -- Japan's ANA Holdings is looking to spur consolidation in Asia's rapidly growing aviation market as it discusses the possibility of taking a strategic stake in Vietnam Airlines, which was partially privatized last year. Shinichiro Ito, ANA chairman, said the airline group was in discussion with "several carriers" as part of its strategy to expand internationally and to seek synergies in the Asian market. Peggy Hollinger & Kana Inagaki/Financial Times
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The crash of Trump Air: The real story behind The Donald's brief and bizarre career as an airline chieftain -- Donald Trump strode into a ballroom at the Plaza Hotel he owned on October 12, 1988, to announce his acquisition of yet another trophy property: the venerable Eastern AIR Shuttle, which had pioneered the original power flights between New York, Washington, and Boston. The 42-year-old Manhattan real estate tycoon exuded an outsize confidence, airily waving aside any concerns about his ignorance of the business he was wading into. "It's a diamond, it's an absolute diamond," he crowed to the packed crowd. Barbara Peterson/The Daily Beast
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FAA probing luxe flight gone wrong -- The FAA has launched an investigation after a door "flew off" a private jet operated by Wheels Up shortly after the plane took off from San Francisco International Airport and climbed to 2,000 feet on Aug. 6. The pilot is heard on a released audio tape telling the tower, "I declare an emergency ... We need to return to the field immediately ... A door flew off the aircraft ... We are having a hard time flying ... We are trying to climb, it's not going well ... I got a hole in the aircraft, we cannot climb ... The passengers, I think they are OK, but they're going to be pretty upset." Emily Smith/New York Post
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Rep. John Katko's 2nd bill to reform TSA signed into law by President Obama -- U.S. Rep. John Katko's bill to rein in spending on staff salaries at the Transportation Security Administration has been signed into law by President Barack Obama. The TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act (H.R. 719) was approved by the House in February. The bill finally made it to Obama's desk on Wednesday as part of a larger package that included a short-term spending bill that will keep the government operating through Dec. 11. Mark Weiner/Syracuse.com
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California high-speed rail seeks private investors, input -- The California High-Speed Rail Authority has received 35 responses from private companies interested in financing, building and operating the first 300-mile segment of the controversial rail project. Officials say the responses are a positive sign of private interest after lawmakers last year dedicated a long-term funding source. Chief Executive Jeff Morales declined to provide details Friday about what the companies told the agency or make public the responses, saying officials are still reviewing them and plan to meet with the companies over the next two months. Juliet Williams/AP
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Germs on a plane but not where you might expect -- The most unsanitary area on a commercial plane is the tray table - the same place you set down your food and drinks during a flight. That disturbing finding came from a study by the online trip calculating site Tripmath.com, which conducted swab tests on the surfaces of five airports and four flights. Confounding popular perceptions, the findings show that the stall locks at airport bathrooms are pretty sanitary - even cleaner than your kitchen countertop. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Jerry Brown's $56,440 flight -- So far as points of symbolism go cultivating a frugal image, nothing has replaced Gov. Jerry Brown's old Plymouth Satellite so much as his frequent flights on Southwest Airlines. But recently, the fourth-term Democrat has made occasion to fly in higher style. Brown flew to Italy this summer for climate talks at the Vatican with real estate developer George Marcus and his wife, Judy, in their private plane. And Brown reported Wednesday that when he traveled to Sun Valley, Idaho, for the investment bank Allen & Co.'s annual gathering of technology and media heavyweights, he traveled gratis on a corporate plane. David Siders/Sacramento Bee
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TWA A taste of Europe, flying in the USA TV commercial circa 1970s with Peter Sellers and Teri Garr
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