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Aer Lingus announces direct flights to Los Angeles, Connecticut and Newark -- Aer Lingus has added three new US destinations in what was billed Wednesday as the single largest expansion of its transatlantic network since 1958. The airline will fly five times weekly from Dublin to LA from May 2016, with daily flights to Hartford, Connecticut and Newark following in September 2016. Aer Lingus said the "growth initiative" will create more than 200 jobs for pilots, cabin crew and ground services staff next year. The three routes will see the airline's long-haul capacity grow by 17pc to two million seats in 2016, bolstering Dublin Airport's position as a transatlantic hub. P�l � Conghaile/Irish Independent
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Fitch Rates LAX Airport Sr Rev Bonds 'AA'; Affirms Sr and Sub Rtgs; Outlook Stable -- Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the Department of Airports of the City of Los Angeles' (the department) $317 million senior revenue bonds series 2015D and 2015E issued on behalf of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, or the airport). Fitch has also affirmed its 'AA' rating on $3.31 billion parity senior revenue bonds, and its 'AA-' rating on LAX's$797.3 million subordinate revenue bonds. The Rating Outlook for all bonds is Stable. Fitch Credit Ratings
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Delta launches daily Seattle - Orange County service -- Delta will connect its hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with four daily flights to Orange County's John Wayne Airport beginning May 1, 2016. Orange County, which is one of the top destinations for business customers in Seattle, and the region's popular beaches and theme parks, makes the route attractive for leisure customers as well. The flights also connect well to Delta's Asia service from Seattle. Focus on Travel News
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Mailbag: Failed Great Park could have been an international airport -- Re. "Irvine council debates, then mostly sides with grand jury on Great Park report,": Was the "Great Park" hubris or design? Think back to the days when the Great Park was the El Toro Marine Base. When the base closed, it became the perfect candidate for an international airport. This could spare Balboa Island, the Newport Back Bay and Dover Shores from constant air traffic from John Wayne Airport. What a coincidence that fantasies suddenly emerged of an Orange County Great Park to rival New York's Central Park at this spot. Kim Jansma/Opinion/Daily Pilot
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ONTARIO AIRPORT: City Council says next move is L.A.'s -- The still-under-wraps final agreement between Ontario and Los Angeles to return Ontario International Airport to Inland control got a strategic push Tuesday from the Ontario City Council.It was aimed at the in-boxes of Los Angeles officials. A carefully worded statement about the unanimous vote taken in closed session and read by City Attorney John E. Brown, said the council "approved taking all necessary final legal steps" to put into force the settlement agreement, a vote that Brown called "historic." Richard K. De Atley/Riverside Press-Enterprise
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Airport sues over tall downtown cranes -- The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking removal of three towering cranes in downtown San Diego that the authority says could cause a plane crash or clog regional air traffic by forcing diversion of many flights. The roughly 650-foot-tall cranes, which contractors are using to build a $500 million downtown courthouse expansion, significantly exceed the 472-foot limit the Federal Aviation Administration prescribed last summer for cranes working on the project. David Garrick/San Diego Union-Tribune
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Airport workers rally for better wages and benefits -- Wearing purple T-shirts that read "Fighting for $15 and union rights at the airport," about 200 airport workers from across the country rallied at National Airport on Wednesday afternoon for better wages and benefits. The event kicked off efforts to win better wages and benefits for the contract workers who keep the airport running- the wheelchair attendants, janitors, cabin cleaners and baggage handlers- and earn as little as $6.75 an hour. Luz Lazo/Washington Post
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A peek at the plans for a second commercial airport in metro Atlanta -- Although opposition to the idea of a commercial airport in Paulding County continues, airport officials are pressing forward with efforts to bring airline service to their airfield. Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, also known as Silver Comet Field, announced in 2013 its plans to get commercial certification and attract airline service. Since then, the idea has been challenged by some Paulding residents, the city of Atlanta and Delta Air Lines, significantly delaying the plans. Kelly Yamanouchi/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Residents say Honolulu Airport maintenance issues a concern -- Backlogged repairs and sub-par interiors at Honolulu International Airport are irking some residents and visitors. Travelers shared photos with Hawaii News Now that show "out of order" toilets, broken equipment and other maintenance problems. One woman wondered why an "out of order" restroom at the inter-island terminal still wasn't functioning Tuesday, when she took the first photo of the inaccessible restroom August 18. Ramsay Wharton/Hawaii News Now
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Oops! Airport greets arriving fliers with porn -- Arriving passengers got an unexpected surprise at the checked luggage carousel at Portugal's Lisbon Airport earlier this week. An X-rated film began playing on the TV screens in the baggage area in the wee hours of Monday morning, leaving little to the imagination for travelers standing nearby. One of the passengers decided to capture the incident on video and posted the clip to social media. In the video, surprised passengers - some laughing - point to the screen while the graphic adult film plays in the carousel area. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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United misses profit estimates with airfares under pressure -- United Continental Holdings Inc.'s third-quarter profit fell short of analysts' estimates, crimped by a lack of pricing power, as the airline navigates the uncertainty unleashed by its management turnover. Earnings excluding some items were $4.53 a share, missing the $4.55 average of 15 estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Revenue fell 2.4 percent to $10.3 billion, United said Thursday, matching analysts' estimate of $10.3 billion. The shares dropped in early trading. Michael Sasso/Bloomberg
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Southwest Air tops third-quarter profit estimate, expects unit revenue rise -- Southwest Airlines on Thursday reported third-quarter profit that topped analysts' expectations, and forecast that unit revenue would rise in the fourth quarter year-over-year, bucking a months-long decline in the metric. The U.S. budget carrier earned $584 million in the third quarter, a nearly 78 percent rise over the year prior. On an adjusted basis, profit was $623 million, or 94 cents per diluted share, compared with the average analyst estimate of 92 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Reuters
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Alaska Air announces quarterly earnings results, beats expectations by $0.06 EPS -- Alaska Air announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $2.16 Earnings Per Share for the quarter, beating the analyst consensus estimate by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1515.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1513.12 million. The company's revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Money Flow Index
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Magazine vote: Virgin America, Singapore Are are top airlines -- There are no shortage of lists attempting to rank the world's best airlines. The latest comes from Conde Nast Traveler, which has revealed its top airlines as rated in its "2015 Readers' Choice Awards." The magazine's readers tabbed Virgin America as the top U.S. carrier and Singapore Airlines as the top global carrier. That matched the findings at T+L magazine, another prominent travel publication that also put those airlines at the top of its ratings for 2015. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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China said to consider consolidation among Big 3 airlines -- China is considering combining some operations of the nation's three biggest airlines as part of a broad reform of its state-owned enterprises, people familiar with the plans said. A plan to merge the cargo operations of Air China Ltd., China Southern Airlines Co. and China Eastern Airlines Corp. has been circulated among regulators for their opinions, said the people, who asked not to be named as the discussions are private. Bloomberg
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What's the deal with JetPurple Airwayz? Aviation leaders don't know -- This week we reported that a luxury airline called JetPurple Airwayz would begin operations serving luxury flights for business travelers out of Scottsdale Airport. By operating out of Scottsdale rather than Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, JetPurple representatives said business travelers could avoid long waits and TSA lines. The only problem is Scottsdale Airport's master plan doesn't allow commercial flights, and officials with the municipal airport haven't heard anything from JetPurple about plans to operate there. Steven Totten/Phoenix Business Journal
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Unruly passengers can cost airlines up to $200,000 for diversions -- When an American Airlines flight from San Jose, California, was diverted to Phoenix on its way to Dallas on Tuesday because an apparently drunk passenger was yelling and had to be restrained, the man was taken off the plane and sent to a hotel. The airline would not press charges, police said. Two days earlier, a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco had to turn around after a passenger allegedly choked the woman in front of him for reclining her seat. Noreen O'Donnell/NBC Bay Area
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Hero pilot endorses drone geo-fencing bill -- The pilot who landed a disabled jetliner safely on the Hudson River in New York City in 2009 is endorsing a Democratic Senate bill to require drone manufacturers to include geo-fencing technology that would prohibit devices from flying over restricted areas. "The huge upsurge in the numbers of drones and of reckless actions by drone users has greatly increased the risk to everyone who flies," former U.S. Airways pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger said in a statement endorsing the measure, which has been dubbed the "Consumer Drone Safety Act." Keith Laing/The Hill
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The FAA wants new helicopters to have crash-resistant fuel tanks -- U.S. aviation regulators plan to require all newly built helicopters to have crash-resistant fuel tanks to cut the risks of leaks and deadly fires after accidents as part of the broadest effort in decades to improve rotor-aircraft safety. The Federal Aviation Administration asked an advisory committee to draft new regulations requiring the technology, according to a Sept. 28 letter sent to the National Transportation Safety Board and posted on the agency's website. Alan Levin/Bloomberg Business
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Regulations needed to reduce excessive helicopter noise in L.A. County, activists say -- Frustrated by years of largely unsuccessful efforts to get helicopter companies and pilots to voluntarily adopt noise-reduction policies, activists are now asking the FAA to enact mandatory regulations in their quest for quieter skies over Los Angeles County. Legislation was passed last year requiring "significant progress" to be made by the Federal Aviation Administration on the issue by the end of 2014 or a regulatory process would begin. Nick Green/Torrance Daily Breeze
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Boeing boosts forecast as jet deliveries stoke cash flow -- Boeing Co. raised its full-year profit forecast as higher jetliner deliveries during the third quarter brought a gusher of cash and 787 Dreamliner costs grew less than projected. The results showed Boeing's factories are operating in high gear, and the shares rose. Investors have been seeking reassurance that the global aerospace market isn't glutted with planes and that expenses for the 787, the world's first jet built chiefly of composite materials, are finally under control four years after its tardy commercial debut. Julie Johnsson/Bloomberg Business
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L.A. controller warns of City Hall's aging workforce -- Los Angeles city employees are getting up there in years. Controller Ron Galperin warned about the aging, or the "greying" as he called it, of the workforce in a letter to city leaders on Wednesday. By 2018, 46% of civilian employees will be eligible for retirement. The letter warns the city could suffer a massive brain drain should those employees decide to leave their posts. Alice Walton/Los Angeles Times
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Garcetti is reluctant to back bid for a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage -- After Los Angeles passed legislation this summer that will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, Mayor Eric Garcetti positioned himself as a leading advocate for higher pay for the working poor, in Southern California and beyond. Making a rare public appearance before the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to urge adoption of a minimum wage hike in unincorporated areas, Garcetti spoke of "the growing movement in this country to return to an old value ... that hard work should be rewarded." Peter Jamison/Los Angeles Times
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Department of Water and Power takes rate proposal to social media -- Vimeo videos are DWP's latest tactic to convince Angelenos that utility rates must be increased to pay for new water pipes and utility poles and more expensive renewable energy sources. DWP officials promoted two videos to ratepayers in an email Wednesday. The first makes the case for upgrading the city's power infrastructure, noting that 45% of utility poles are 60 years old and the state mandates that 33% of the city's energy come from renewable sources such as solar and wind by 2020. Alice Walton/Los Angeles Times Steve Lopez: DWP should follow Bay Area utility's lead and out its water hogs
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Why hundreds of billboards that violate LA city permits escape enforcement -- When the Los Angeles Citywide Planning Commission votes Thursday on what new rules it wants the City Council to pass governing the size, placement and lighting of billboards, it will also recommend whether nearly 1,000 billboards that violate city standards should escape enforcement action. Last month, the commission appeared ready to oppose an amnesty for 546 billboards that have no city permit on record, and another 391 billboard that have permits but were altered without permission. Sharon McNary/KPCC
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Burbank city manager's report tallies travel costs -- Burbank City Council members racked up $24,370 worth of travel costs between June 2013 and early September 2015. Most of that spending went to airfare, lodging and event registration fees, according to a report prepared by City Manager Mark Scott and his staff. "Burbank's budget for council travel is modest for a city of our size and expectations," Scott said in a memo accompanying the report. Chad Garland/Los Angeles Times
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