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United remains silent on medical condition of airline CEO -- United Continental Holdings Inc remained silent on the medical condition of its new chief executive officer, who was admitted to the hospital Thursday, prompting questions from observers about who will lead the company in his absence. The airline said Friday that Oscar Munoz had been admitted to a hospital without providing further details. A source familiar with situation told Reuters the 56-year-old had suffered a heart attack. However, as of Sunday night, United had declined to provide any updates about Munoz' health or state who will handle his responsibilities. Reuters Related: United Continental said to have weighed naming interim CEO United seen silent too long after CEO said to have heart attack
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Southwest Airlines flight turns back to LAX amid violence on board -- A Southwest Airlines jetliner bound for San Francisco had to turn around mid-flight and go back to Los Angeles after things got violent between two passengers on board the plane. "Our initial information is that flight attendants swiftly coordinated with pilots on the flight deck to get the aircraft on the ground safely and quickly after a physical altercation by one passenger against another," said Melissa Ford, a spokeswoman for the airline. The pilot landed the Boeing 737-300 back at Los Angeles International Airport and taxied to a gate where police entered the cabin, Ford said. Jethro Mullen & Joe Sutton/CNN Tom Costello/NBC News KRON4 San Francisco
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American Airlines passes first reservations test: Next one comes Monday -- American passed the first test of its post-merger reservations system cutover on Saturday, switching US Airways to the Sabre system with no apparent problems. Throughout the morning at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, until Saturday the biggest hub for US Airways, lines at the ticket counter were short. American "ambassadors," some of them workers from other departments in Dallas who had agreed to help out over the critical weekend, approached even those passengers who seemed like they might have a question, guiding some to the short lines and some to kiosks. The kiosks worked. Ted Reed/Forbes Susan Carey/Wall Street Journal Related: Final US Airways flight completes journey, lands in Philly
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CheapAir adds Los Angeles-Cuba charters -- CheapAir.com will launch three charter flights on American Airlines from Los Angeles to Havana on Dec. 12, 19 and 26. The flights are available for booking now. The company was the first OTA to offer Cuba charter flights last April from Miami, New York and Tampa to six cities in Cuba. Gay Nagle Myers/Travel Weekly
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Passenger fees are boosting profit margins for many small airlines -- Bad news for airline passengers who hate to pay bag fees and other charges for extras on a flight: Carriers that rely heavily on passenger fees are among the world's most profitable airlines. Based on operating profit margins, ultra-low fare airlines like Allegiant (24% margin), Spirit (21%), Frontier (17%) and Ryanair in Europe (20%) surpassed the biggest U.S. carriers, including American (15%), Delta (14%) and United (11%), over a 12-month period ending in June. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Airline service workers entitled to breaks, appeals court rules -- The federal Airline Deregulation Act doesn't exempt companies that provide services to airlines - like security for in-flight food catering - from California's labor laws, a state appeals court ruled Friday. The Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles reinstated a former employee's proposed class-action suit against SCIS Air Security Corp., which does security checks on catering equipment for incoming and outgoing planes. Bob Egelko/SF Gate
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Hawaiian Airlines shifts 'maturing' Australia business model -- Hawaiian Airlines has reorganized the way it does business in the Australia-Oceania region, moving sales in-house as a reflection of its business growth, the company confirmed to PBN. The new internal commercial business model was adopted this month, Ann Botticelli, Hawaiian Airlines' senior vice president of corporate communications and public affairs, told PBN. Lorin Eleni Gill/Pacific Business News
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Moody's affirms Aa3 on Los Angeles International Airport's revenue bonds and assigns Aa3 to Series 2015D&E senior bonds; Outlook remains positive -- Airport has a total of $4.1 billion rated revenue bonds and notes outstanding New York, October 16, 2015 -- Moody's Rating Issue: Senior Revenue Bonds 2015 Series E (Non-AMT); Rating: Aa3; Sale Amount: $29,620,000; Expected Sale Date: 11-24-2015; Rating Description: Revenue: Government Enterprise Issue: Senior Revenue Bonds 2015 Series D (AMT); Rating: Aa3; Sale Amount: $286,920,000; Expected Sale Date: 11-24-2015; Rating Description: Revenue: Government Enterprise. Moody's Investors Service
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TSA agent charged with taking bribes to let marijuana through LAX checkpoints -- A former Transportation Security Administration officer was indicted Friday for allegedly accepting bribes of at least $500 to allow bags full of marijuana to be cleared through screening checkpoints and loaded onto airlines at Los Angeles International Airport, prosecutors said. Deondre Smith, 33, of South Los Angeles faces counts of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and bribery of a public official, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Larry Altman/Torrance Daily Breeze City News Service
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Final agreement is a step closer -- Ontario and Los Angeles are a step closer to transferring ownership of Ontario International Airport back to Inland control with the drafting of a basic agreement, officials said Friday. The two cities had set a 60-day timeline in early August to finalize a tentative agreement announced then that would see the Ontario International Airport Authority running the airport by October 2016. There was no formal announcement this week, but the Los Angeles World Airports Board of Commissioners and the OIAA had the matter on their closed-session agendas this week, Thursday and Friday, respectively. Richard K. De Atley/Riverside Press-Enterprise Liset Marquez/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Cassie MacDuff/Riverside Press-Enterprise
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A round-trip ticket from LAX to Gothenburg, Sweden, dips to $637 on Delta -- If winter on the west coast of Sweden appeals, Delta is offering a round trip from Los Angeles International Airport to Gothenburg for $637, including all taxes and fees. In Scandinavia, the days can be very short and chilly. On Dec. 22, the winter solstice, the sun in Gothenburg will rise at 8:55 a.m. and set at 3:27 p.m. The average high temperature in December is 37, and the low is 28. The fare is subject to availability. You must stay at least seven days, and you may depart from LAX any day between November and April. Catharine Hamm/Los Angeles Times
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Future of flight paths up in the air -- The future of flight paths at John Wayne Airport is still up in the air, as the Newport Beach City Council learned this week. City manager Dave Kiff discussed two main issues at Tuesday's study session: MagVar, which involves the magnetic pole variation, and NextGen, the Federal Aviation Administration's effort to make air traffic more efficient and safe. "This has come before us as a reaction by the community to existing issues that are ongoing in the neighborhoods as well as the anticipation of change resulting from NextGen," Petros said. Sara Hall/Newport Beach Independent
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Air Force One, a cherished perk awaiting an upgrade -- The Defense Department hopes to sign an initial contract with Boeing in the coming weeks to begin the long process of assembling a new presidential aircraft capable of ferrying the commander in chief around the world with the capacity to run a war from midair if necessary. Built on the frame of a Boeing 747-8, it will be bigger, more powerful, able to fly farther and vastly more advanced technologically than the current customized Boeing 747-200B jumbo jet. Peter Baker/New York Times
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TSA PreCheck changes ease lines for some -- In the wake of a major move toward making expedited security lines available only to those who've applied for the privilege, some frequent fliers are experiencing a shorter wait. But opportunities for fliers to sign up are also increasing, so road warriors fret that traffic jams at airport screening points will continue. Charisse Jones/USA Today
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FAA to let airlines seek to delay navigation upgrades -- Federal aviation regulators are ready to exempt numerous U.S. airlines from a requirement to make certain satellite-navigation upgrades by 2020, a delay that may further complicate air-traffic control modernization. The Federal Aviation Administration's decision, which has prompted controversy among avionics suppliers, means that passenger or cargo carriers that formally request a delay could get up to several extra years to achieve full compliance. Andy Pasztor/Wall Street Journal
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Nav Canada draws interest in U.S. -- The headquarters of Canada's air traffic control corporation is becoming a busy destination for U.S. transportation officials and airline executives looking for a model to privatize U.S. airspace management. John Crichton, chief executive of Nav Canada, has hosted more than a dozen U.S. delegations in the past 18 months as Congress considers stripping U.S. air-traffic control from the Federal Aviation Administration-much as Ottawa did 19 years ago. Susan Carey/Wall Street Journal
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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti defends job strategy at San Fernando Valley event -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday defended his economic record before a San Fernando Valley business group that's been sharply critical of City Hall's approach to job growth. Speaking at the Valley Industry and Commerce Association's Business Forecast Conference in Universal City, Garcetti outlined his administration's push to cut government red tape and spur employment. Dakota Smith/Los Angeles Daily News
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LAPD leads state in bystander injuries in high-speed chases -- A Los Angeles Times analysis of statewide data shows that LAPD pursuits injure bystanders at more than twice the rate of police chases in the rest of California. From 2006 to 2014, 334 bystanders were injured - one for every 10 LAPD pursuits, according to The Times' review of pursuit data reported to the California Highway Patrol. Although fatalities remain rare, the analysis shows that LAPD pursuits are also more likely than chases in the rest of the state to result in a bystander's death. James Queally/Los Angeles Times
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Carol Channing and Milton Berle for Republic Airlines - 1982
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