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Bob Hope Airport reports 'strong month' -- While the number of passengers traveling through Bob Hope Airport in August was relatively flat - down 0.2% compared to the same month last year - its tally is in the top three months at the airport since January 2013, according to airfield officials. There were 342,095 passengers in August, compared to 342,390 in August 2014, missing airport projections for the month by 8,170 passengers. The passenger-count plateau, which follows six months of increases, was reported Monday during a Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority meeting. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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What does $7 buy these days? A ride from Long Beach to LAX -- FlyAway Bus service connecting Long Beach and Los Angeles International Airport will begin in December, just in time for the holidays. Tickets will cost $7 each way for the first six months, according to an L.A. World Airports statement. You'd be hard pressed to find a cheaper price for the roughly 20-mile ride. The bus will pick up and drop off at the Long Beach Transit Gallery at 1st Street and Broadway downtown. The stop connects with the Metro Blue Line and local buses too. Mary Forgione/Los Angeles Times
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Woman says airline suggested pumping breast milk in pet area -- A woman who flew from Boston to Washington says staff with United Airlines at Dulles Airport suggested she pump her breast milk in the pet-relief area. Liz Meagher Cooper is the mom of a 4-month-old. She tells WFXT-TV in Boston that after she left the plane early Monday at Washington's Dulles Airport, she asked a woman at the counter where she could pump. Cooper says the woman told her she could use the bathroom, which Cooper rejected as unsanitary. Cooper says the woman then suggested the pet relief area. AP
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Massive sculpture going up on Charlotte airport land -- A 40-foot tall, 40,000-pound sculpture is being installed in the the plaza of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport's fixed base operator facility, which serves private aviation. The public artwork, titled "Old Growth," is by Asheville artist Hoss Haley, and is designed to evoke the presence of a tree. The cost was $265,000 according to the Arts and Science Council, which manages the public art programs for the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Charlotte Observer
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American Airline pilot died of natural causes mid-flight -- A New York medical examiner says an American Airlines pilot who became ill while flying from Phoenix to Boston died from natural causes. The Onondaga County medical examiner's office on Monday night announced the determination in the death of 57-year-old Capt. Michael Johnston. Officials say the determination was made after an autopsy and preliminary toxicology tests. No other details have been released. CBS affiliate KUTV reported Johnston has been flying for well over 25 years according to his family. CBS News/AP
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American CEO offers 'thoughts, prayers' after pilot died in flight -- American Airlines CEO Doug Parker expressed sorrow and said "all of us at American extend our condolences" to the family of the pilot who died Monday while working on one of the carrier's flights. Parker made his comments in a letter sent to American Airlines employees. The letter identified the deceased pilot as 57-year-old Capt. Michael Johnston, who began flying for America West in 1990 as a first officer on the Dash-8 turboprop. America West has since merged with US Airways, which is nearing the end of its own merger with American. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Co-pilot passes out on United Airlines flight, plane diverted to Albuquerque -- A United Airlines co-pilot lost consciousness mid-flight this morning, officials said, one day after an American Airlines pilot died mid-flight. The plane, which was en route from Houston to San Francisco, was diverted to the Albuquerque International Sunport, where it landed safely at 8:20 a.m, airport spokesman Daniel Jiron said. The co-pilot was unconscious but stable, Jiron said. United Airlines told ABC News that Flight 1614 was diverted when a crew member became ill. Emily Shapiro/ABC News
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Norwegian Air CEO says $69 flights from U.S. to Europe around the corner -- Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA hopes to sell one-way tickets to Europe for $69 as early as 2017 by flying from U.S. airports that have low fees, Chief Executive Officer Bj�rn Kjos said in an interview Tuesday. Europe's third-largest budget airline is considering flights to Edinburgh and Bergen, Norway from U.S. airports that have little to no international service today, such as New York's Westchester County Airport and Connecticut's Bradley International Airport, just north of Hartford, Kjos said. Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters
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The Scene: Chanel Airlines -- Boarding for the penultimate day of Paris Fashion Week began bright and early on Tuesday at the Grand Palais, which had been transformed into a life-size Chanel Airlines terminal. Guests handed over retro-style plane tickets before passing through security and into a dazzling all-white departure lounge, complete with roaming pilots, branded luggage trolleys and check-in desks. Of course there were celebrities galore, with Cara Delevingne at the eye of the paparazzi storm. Elizabeth Paton/New York Times
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Air France violence puts spotlight on airline's performance -- The health and performance of Air France have come under particular scrutiny following Monday's violent protest. This year the airline has reported more poor results. Much of the controversy concerns its restructuring plan known as 'Perform' - coming hot on the heels of the previous, also controversial 'Transform' programme. Part of the plan involves scaling back its long-haul capacity as it tries to focus on competing with low-cost rivals. Euro News
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6 things you need to know before Southwest's international expansion next week -- For 44 years Southwest Airlines has operated under the super restrictive, but super profitable business plan of flying short, domestic-only flights with few opportunities to upgrade and no seat assignments. It has worked wonders for the company's bottom line. Southwest has stayed consistent and profitable for an incredible 42 years in a row, even as the rest of the industry's players have contracted, merged, fought off bankruptcy and formed new Frankenstein hybrids of themselves. Kevin Farrell/Road Warrior Voices
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This interactive map shows 24 hours of global airline flights -- Where do the most flights come from? Have you ever sat aboard your flight across the country and wondered just how many other iron birds were crisscrossing the skies with you? Well now there is an app to show you exactly how many, and it is pretty staggering. The free web app, produced by Luciad, uses data from FlightRadar24, according to Gizmodo. It shows the arrivals and departures from every airport across the world, providing a stark visual representation of just how much air traffic there is. Ben Geier/Fortune
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FAA proposes $1.9 million fine against SkyPan for 'reckless' drone operations -- Federal regulators sent a shot across the bow of civilian drone operators Tuesday, proposing a record $1.9 million fine for a company that markets "bird's-eye views" of some of the country's most congested airspace and heavily populated cities. "Flying unmanned aircraft in violation of the Federal Aviation Regulations is illegal and can be dangerous," said Michael Huerta, head of the Federal Aviation Administration. Ashley Halsey III/Washington Post
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Gov. Jerry Brown approves new limits on paparazzi drones -- After rejecting other limits on drone use, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday to expand privacy protections to prevent paparazzi from flying drones over private property. The bill, AB 856, changes the definition of a "physical invasion of privacy" to include sending a drone into the airspace above someone's land in order to make a recording or take a photo. Chris Megerian/Los Angeles Times
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Poll: 87 percent of frequent flyers unhappy with TSA -- Eighty-seven percent of frequent flyers are unhappy with the performance of the Transportation Security Administration, according to new poll released this week. The poll, conducted by Frequent Business Traveler Magazine and the websites FlyerTalk.com and ExpertFlyer.com, found 87 percent of frequent flyers said the TSA does a "fair or poor job" with airport security. By comparison, only 10.2 percent of the survey's respondents said TSA is doing a good job, and just 2.6 percent rated the agency's performance excellent. Keith Laing/The Hill
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GE probing similar engine parts in wake of BA plane fire -- General Electric Co said on Tuesday it was inspecting out-of-service versions of the engine component involved in a fire with a British Airways plane last month to further determine the cause of the engine failure. On Sept. 8, a British Airways plane, a Boeing 777, caught fire upon take-off from Las Vegas to London; all 157 passengers and 13 crew members escaped, with only a few minor injuries reported. The National Transportation Safety Board said last month that a failure in the plane's GE90 engine was not contained by the engine's casing and that it had found several pieces of the high pressure compressor spool on the runway. Reuters
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Rental car delivery startup Skurt raises $1.3 million from Upfront Ventures and others -- Skurt, a startup that delivers rental cars to you, just raised a $1.3 million seed round from Upfront Ventures, Hipmunk CEO Adam Goldstein, Wonga founder Errol Damelin, Whisper President Mark Troughton and GoodRx Co-founder Scott Marlette. Skurt has agreements with independent car rental companies that have an excess inventory of cars in need of renters. The startup's partners have fleets ranging in size from local mom-and-pop shops with 200 cars to larger independent rental companies with over 2,000 cars. Megan Rose Dickey/TechCrunch
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Opinion: What L.A. can learn from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics -- The surprise has worn off Los Angeles' last-minute sprint from distant runner-up to official U.S. host city nominee for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Now, shock has given way to both elation and unease as Angelenos consider the actual realities of the prize they are competing for. Fears of saddling the city with crippling financial debt may be well-founded. But before anyone panics, it's worth examining the success and horror stories of cities that have hosted the Olympics in the past, and asking what L.A. can learn from them. Justin Clark/Los Angeles Times
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Illegal street racers could lose cars under new L.A. law -- Seeking to crack down on illegal street racing, Los Angeles lawmakers moved Tuesday to allow police to auction or destroy cars seized after deadly road races. The Los Angeles City Council voted to instruct the city attorney to draft the law, which would specifically target drivers who have caused bodily injury or deaths at racing events. Proposed by Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander, the law follows a number of high-profile racing incidents. Dakota Smith/Los Angeles Daily News
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