|
|
|
|
Passenger jet aborts takeoff when car makes wrong turn onto LAX runway -- A passenger jet aborted a takeoff Tuesday morning to avoid a car that was headed toward it in the middle of a runway at Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The unusual incident occurred about 11:50 a.m., about the same time air traffic controllers were dealing with requests for emergency landings from two other airliners. Dan Weikel/Los Angeles Times CBS LA
|
Judge considers suppressing alleged LAX shooter's statements -- A judge heard arguments Tuesday but issued no ruling on a defense request to suppress post-arrest statements made by the 25-year-old suspect accused in a deadly shooting spree at Los Angeles International Airport. It was not immediately known when U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez would rule on the issue. Paul Anthony Ciancia could be executed if he is convicted of killing federal Transportation Security Administration officer Gerardo Hernandez during the attack. City News Service
|
The 19-hour flight is coming back -- They flew nonstop to Singapore from New York and Los Angeles in business class. And they loved every minute of it. Well, maybe not every minute. But when Singapore Airlines scrubbed those nonstops from LAX and Newark, N.J. (a major departure point for the New York City market), in late 2013, business travelers wanted them back. On Tuesday the airline said it will resume the routes in 2018 on a new Airbus A350-900ULR (ultralong-range) model that Airbus is designing. Justin Bachman/Bloomberg Business
|
Plane forced to make emergency landing at SFO over fuel concerns -- It was a scary night for passengers after a United Airlines flight bound for Hong Kong was forced to return to SFO late Saturday night because there was not enough fuel to make the trip. The flight returned safely, but some passengers said they were stranded for at least seven hours at the airport. Audio from SFO's control tower revealed dialogue during the 3 a.m. Sunday landing of United Airlines Flight 869 was anything but routine. Emergency crews stood by to inspect the aircraft for a fuel leak before proceeding to the gate. Cornell Barnard/ABC7
|
Two sought in armed robbery captured at Santa Monica Airport -- Police arrested two people wanted in an armed robbery after an early morning search Tuesday at Santa Monica Municipal Airport. The search led to the airport, located about two miles from the Pacific Ocean and north of Los Angeles International Airport, after a report from a victim in a vehicle near Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades area, police said. At least one robber had a gun and attempted to steal items, the caller told police. Jonathan Lloyd & Jamie Bankson/NBC4
|
D/FW Airport is talking with airlines about new Terminal F -- It appears that plans for a Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Terminal F - a sixth terminal - are progressing. Airport CEO Sean Donohue said Tuesday that he's actively talking with airlines about building a new terminal - coined Terminal F. Terminal F would have at least 30 gates, he said, but he wasn't sure whether it would focus on U.S. or international flights or a combination of both. D/FW Airport - the nation's fourth busiest - now has 165 gates and 63.6 million annual customers. Sheryl Jean/Dallas Morning News
|
Could this be the airline of the future? -- Teague, the Seattle-based company that helped design Microsoft's first Xbox and Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, spent some quality time re-imagining the flying experience of the future and came up with Poppi, a new airline that is disruptive, inventive and very appealing. If only it were real. "We wanted to create a means for the airline industry to preview innovations that passengers will love and that will help airlines become more profitable," said Devin Liddell, Teague's principal brand strategist, "in hopes that they'll adopt some of the ideas now instead of when it's too late." Harriet Baskas/USA Today
|
DOJ said to side with foreign airlines in flight subsidy fight -- The Justice Department is raising concerns about efforts by U.S. airlines to limit international air service to domestic airports by Middle Eastern carriers because of alleged flight subsidies, Reuters reports. Officials in the agency's antitrust division are concerned about increases in international flights if the foreign airlines are prohibited from competing with U.S. airlines on international routes, according to the report. Keith Laing/The Hill
|
Big 3 airlines flexing their political muscle in Washington -- U.S. airlines have ramped up an aggressive lobbying campaign that seeks nothing less than converting the government from industry regulator to business ally. Delta, American and United are pressing the Obama administration to protect them from what they say is unfair competition from foreign airlines able to sell cheaper tickets because of government subsidies or lower wages for workers. AP
|
Airline hassles pushing fliers to private aviation, developing a $15B industry -- New, nimble business aviation companies are leveraging changes to airline route networks and leading a trend that suggests the type of point-to-point services they provide will be the next evolution in air transportation. The companies call it a revolution and their role cannot be underestimated. This two-part series will cover why these new business models have so much promise and how they are overturning the traditional charter model and demystifying private aviation. Kathryn Creedy/Forbes
|
Good times for airline stocks appear to be over -- Airline stocks, as measured by the S&P Airline Index, quadrupled from the start of 2012 to a 13-year high reached in January on a perfect mix of falling jet fuel prices and a rising economy. Industry profit margins at 17 percent are at a record, according to JPMorgan. "Airline equities continue to screen well on metrics that typically matter: return on invested capital, low valuations, margin expansion, free cash flow, you name it," Jamie Baker of JPMorgan wrote in a note to clients Tuesday. Tae Kim/CNBC
|
How in-flight safety videos became a viral gimmick -- In-flight safety videos have become synonymous with memes, gimmicks and the Internet. They can create more buzz on YouTube and Facebook than they do in the aircraft for which they're designed. But it wasn't always this way: The era of the viral safety video has taken hold with astonishing speed. In 2007, Facebook was still mostly within the purview of college students and YouTube was just coming into its own. And Virgin America, a brand-new airline trying to make an impression, was making an in-flight safety video. Jessica Plautz/Mashable
|
How a crew reacted when a woman gave birth on a Trans-Pacific China Airlines flight -- It's being hailed as a miracle at 30,000 feet. A Taiwanese woman on board a Los Angeles-bound China Airlines flight unexpectedly gave birth to a bouncing baby girl last week. The pregnant woman told the cabin crew her water had broken six hours into the 19-hour flight across the Pacific, the airline told the China Post. Crew members immediately requested assistance from passengers -- and a doctor who happened to be on board -- delivered the baby girl on Thursday. Mariam Khan/ABC News
|
FAA to airline passengers: Leave spare batteries at home -- The Federal Aviation Administration is encouraging airline passengers to leave their spare lithium batteries at home when they pack for flights. The agency issued as Safe Alert for flight operators to encourage airlines to inform passengers at the point of ticket purchases and check-in that lithium batteries are prohibited in checked and carry-on luggage. "Lithium batteries present a risk of both igniting and fueling fires in aircraft cargo/baggage compartments," the agency said in the safety notice. Keith Laing/The Hill
|
Union: Chronic shortage of air traffic controllers creating crisis -- A chronic shortage of controllers has reached a crisis that will lead to widespread flight delays if left unchecked, officials for the union that represents air traffic controllers said Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration has failed to meet its hiring goals for controllers for five consecutive years, leaving the number of air traffic controllers at its lowest level in 27 years at a time when air traffic is increasing, National Air Traffic Controllers Association officials said at a news conference. CBS/AP
|
|
|
|
Prepping for El Nino: L.A. County launches website, deploys sandbags -- As part of the preparations underway for an El Ni�o predicted to hit the region this winter, Los Angeles County officials launched a website to communicate emergency information with residents and doubled the number of sandbags. Officials from the Sheriff, Fire, Public Works, Emergency Operations and Communications departments updated the Board of Supervisors Tuesday regarding preparations in recent months in advance of the predicted rainstorms. Sarah Favot/Los Angeles Daily News
|
L.A. officials set oil drilling terms but fail to enforce them -- When oil companies wanted to drill wells at a South Los Angeles site decades ago, city planners set out a long list of requirements intended to ensure that oil production was "strictly controlled to eliminate any possible odor, noise" and other hazards. Nearly a half-century later, neighbors complained about a foul stench, headaches and nosebleeds. Hundreds of complaints were filed with regional air quality regulators. Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times
|
LAPD continued to misclassify serious attacks last year, audit finds -- The Los Angeles Police Department continued to struggle in accurately classifying serious assaults last year, according to an audit released Tuesday. The audit comes after a Times investigation last year revealed that the department had routinely misclassified serious assaults as minor offenses that weren't counted in the city's crime rate. Ben Poston/Los Angeles Times
|
L.A. councilman wants answers after 'horrifying' waste washes ashore -- Weeks after a sordid tide of tampon applicators, syringes and other waste washed ashore from the Santa Monica Bay, a Los Angeles city councilman says he wants answers. The filth forced the closure of Dockweiler State Beach and other nearby beaches for several days in September as cleanup crews picked up plastic debris, including condoms, hypodermic needles and plastic casings for tampons. Sanitation officials say that nearly 3,000 pounds of debris have been collected so far. Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times
|
Port of Los Angeles has failed to meet pollution-cutting measures -- The Port of Los Angeles has failed to carry out vital pollution-reduction measures it agreed to make after a legal settlement more than a decade ago, according to a document released by the port. In an environmental notice, the port revealed it has not completed 11 of 52 measures it agreed to impose to reduce air pollution, noise and traffic when it allowed the expansion of the China Shipping terminal. Tony Barboza/Los Angeles Times
|
|
|
|
|
|
