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Deal prepares the way for new terminal at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank -- After years of wrangling over airport noise and governance, Burbank and Bob Hope Airport have forged an agreement that may clear the runway for a replacement passenger terminal. City officials will decide Tuesday on a landmark deal that would allow the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority to raze its 85-year-old terminal and replace it with a larger air passenger facility. A new terminal must then be approved by Burbank voters. Dana Bartholomew/Los Angeles Daily News Chad Garland/Los Angeles Times
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Culver City residents say noise from LAX flights is on the rise -- There's a mystery unfolding in the skies above Culver City. Airplanes bound for Los Angeles International Airport appear to be flying overhead more frequently and at lower altitudes. For two or three years now, the aircraft have been so low that residents say they can clearly make out tail numbers on the jets. Every few minutes the engines of those low-flying planes roar overhead, interrupting lives on the ground. Alice Walton/Los Angeles Times
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Long Beach inks tax sharing deal; approves LGB upgrades -- Long Beach officials recently approved a sales tax sharing agreement with a subsidiary of California Resources Corp., an oil company doing business in Long Beach. The council on Tuesday also voted to approve a contract worth a maximum of roughly $7.5 million for new fencing and vehicle gates to improve security along the perimeter of Long Beach airport. The city hired Sully-Miller Contracting Co. of Brea to do the work, which is substantially funded by some $7 million from the Federal Aviation Administration. Andrew Edwards/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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EDITORIAL: Ontario airport taking off -- It won't be for at least another year until the Ontario International Airport returns to local control. But it is remarkable that what seemed unthinkable this time last year now is approaching the runway. In closed session last Tuesday, the Ontario City Council approved the appropriate legal actions to settle the city's 2013 lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles' ownership, since 1985, of the airport. Riverside Press-Enterprise Editorial Board
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Airports and drones don't mix -- Drones are coming and that's good and bad. There are currently many thousands of drones, or UASs, in our country, and the FAA has referenced that one million more will be under Christmas trees in December. What started out years ago as a model aircraft pastime that sons and dads enjoyed as a bonding experience has become a high power, high dollar industry for commercial, recreational and hobbyist users. The possibilities for doing good with drones is becoming more evident as law enforcement and first responders are "navigating" incorporating them as a tool in promoting safety and preventing crime. Marshall McClain/The Hill
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Panel recommends extension of Carlsbad airport runway -- A controversial proposal to extend the runway at Carlsbad's McClellan-Palomar Airport by up to 800 feet was endorsed this week by a county advisory committee, and is now headed to the Board of Supervisors. North County business leaders overwhelmingly supported the extension during a Thursday meeting of the Palomar Airport Advisory Committee, while residents who live near the airport renewed their long-held concerns about noise and traffic. Phil Diehl/San Diego Union-Tribune
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Cranes lowered to meet FAA rule -- Contractors building a downtown courthouse expansion have significantly lowered the heights of three construction cranes and equipped them with flags and lights to comply with Federal Aviation Administration rules. Those swift actions helped convince Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil on Thursday to delay at least one week issuing a restraining order sought by the county airport authority, which contends the cranes could cause a plane crash or clog regional air traffic if their previous heights are restored. David Garrick/San Diego Union-Tribune
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Dozens of LAX flights canceled, delayed due to Hurricane Patricia -- Dozens of flights in and out of Los Angeles International Airport were canceled or delayed as Hurricane Patricia, the strongest storm ever recorded, slammed into Mexico, leaving many travelers stranded. Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines each canceled one LAX flight bound for Puerto Vallarta, along with one flight each from Puerto Vallarta to Los Angeles, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. Puerto Vallarta's airport was closed overnight, but was expected to reopen Saturday afternoon. City News Service
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A home away from home: The Bob Hope USO at the Palm Springs Airport depends on support from the community to survive -- When in the military, our servicemen and servicewomen often miss the comforts of home. That's where the USO comes in. A lot of military members come through Palm Springs to get to and from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms-and the Bob Hope USO at the Palm Springs International Airport is there to fill the need. It has been in operation since December 2006. Brian Blueskye/CV Independent
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Hotel occupancy rises in the Coachella Valley -- A three-day Labor Day weekend in September and healthy convention business in the Coachella Valley gave a welcome boost to the region's hotel occupancy. However, true to summer tourism trends, most of those visitors seemed to drive in. Passenger activity at Palm Springs International Airport was down 10.1 percent in September, the sixth consecutive month of passenger count declines. "The reality is that last year was a bumper year," Tom Nolan, executive director for the Palm Springs International Airport, told the Palm Springs Airport Commission on Wednesday. Skip Descant/The Desert Sun
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Washington-area airport workers join fight for $15-an-hour minimum wage -- A push for a $15-an-hour minimum wage for the lowest-paid airport workers across the United States has landed in Washington. Workers at Reagan National and Dulles International airports have joined a growing national campaign for better pay and benefits, bringing attention to hourly wages that are as low as $6.75, which force many of those who keep the airports running into working two or three jobs to sustain their families. Luz Lazo/Washington Post
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Magazine rates Indy airport nation's best -- The Indianapolis International Airport continues to soar in the opinion of travelers. Readers of Conde Nast Traveler have voted the airport best in the country for the second straight year. The magazine's 28th reader's poll of best hotels, resorts, airports and travel destinations around the world was released this week. A record 128,000 people participated. "This is very rewarding because it is a survey of our travelers choosing us as 'best airport,'" Indianapolis Airport Authority board President Mike Wells said in a prepared statement. John Tuohy/Indianapolis Star
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Logan Airport worker caught taking selfie on plane wing -- A plane at Logan Airport was briefly taken out of service after a contract worker was caught taking a selfie on the aircraft's wing. Late Thursday night a Swissport contractor at Logan Airport climbed onto the wing of an American Airlines 737 plane, the airline said. The plane was parked at Logan overnight as a maintenance team was called to evaluate the wing for any potential damage. No delays resulted from the incident. The worker's badge allowed him to be on the tarmac. CBS Boston
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Packed Flight: O'Melveny & Myers looks to get new aviation group off ground with lawyers drawn from range of practices -- Any time Paul Jones, general counsel at American Airlines Group Inc., needs help with a legal issue he calls an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers. He's apparently not alone. Demand for aviation-related legal services has increased so much that O'Melveny this month launched a practice group dedicated specifically to the industry - and one that apparently is unique because of its breadth. Eric Richards, another partner in O'Melveny's downtown office who has joined the aviation group, said he devotes about 75 percent of his workload to representing aviation clients with financing deals relating to airport infrastructure. Cale Ottens/Los Angeles Business Journal
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United, Teamsters reach deal after testy talks -- United Airlines and its mechanics union have a tentative deal for a new contract after a long stretch of difficult and contentious bargaining. The proposed deal with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters covers at least 8,600 mechanics, technicians and related employees at company hubs throughout the U.S., Chicago-based United said this morning. In a memo to employees, Don Wright, United's vice president of maintenance operations, described the tentative deal as an "industry-leading contract." Micah Maidenberg/Crain's Chicago Business
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United acting CEO to be paid extra $100,000 in cash a month -- United Continental Holdings Inc.'s acting Chief Executive Brett J. Hart will be paid an extra $100,000 in cash a month while he holds the title, according to a regulatory filing. Mr. Hart took over as acting CEO last week, filling in for Oscar Munoz, who had a heart attack on Oct. 15. Mr. Munoz, whose condition is unknown, is on indefinite medical leave. United said earlier Friday that Mr. Hart, who joined the company in 2010 after six years at packaged-food maker Sara Lee, was no longer general counsel. Maria Armental/Wall Street Journal
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United Airlines needs guidelines on CEO health matters -- Improv works on Wells Street. Not so much in a corporate boardroom when illness strikes the CEO. United Continental Holdings' public statements about CEO Oscar Munoz's recent heart attack remind us that corporate boards have no script to follow in such situations. Disclosures of CEO illnesses follow no discernible pattern. Some companies promptly disclose the diagnosis, explain the course of treatment and say how it will affect the CEO's ability to perform his or her duties. Others stonewall. Joe Cahill/Crain's Chicago Business
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United Airlines apologizes after disabled man crawls off plane -- United Airlines has apologized after a disabled man said he was forced to crawl off a plane Tuesday night as he was traveling home from giving a talk about accessible transportation for the disabled. D'Arcee Neal said he waited for a flight attendant to help him off the plane when it landed at Reagan National Airport in D.C., but no one came. He said he desperately needed to use the restroom, so he crawled from his mid-cabin seat to the door, the New York Daily News reported. Jessica Chasmar/Washington Times
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UPS pilots push for strike as holiday season approaches -- The union representing United Parcel Service Inc. pilots voted overwhelmingly to strike as contract negotiations enter their fifth year, a very public signal of employee dissatisfaction at the delivery giant as its all-important holiday peak fast approaches. On Friday, the union said that more than 99 percent of the pilots who voted said yes, authorizing the Independent Pilots Association's executive board to request a release from federally mediated negotiations with UPS. Dow Jones Newswires
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Cramped airline seats raise fuel efficiency but lower comfort -- If you are crammed into a shrinking airline seat in a cabin in which passengers are packed sardine-style, it might be comforting to know that, at the very least, you are helping the environment. The nation's airlines have gradually improved fuel efficiency rates on a passenger-per-mile basis, according to an annual study that gives credit to the airline trend of increasingly squeezing more passengers per plane. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Expedia adds data on airline bag fees -- One of the nation's largest online travel search companies has added a feature to make it easier for you to see the true cost of flying. But you still need to do some extra work to get the whole picture. Expedia Inc., which operates such travel sites as Expedia.com, Orbitz.com and Travelocity.com, has added a feature to all of its websites that displays in each travel search the fees airlines charge to check bags. Airline critics have complained that information about bag fees is hard to find on most airline websites. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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These are the 10 safest airlines in the world -- With 21 fatal accidents and 986 fatalities, 2014 was one of deadliest years in aviation history. That said, flying is still one of the safest forms of transportation in the world. According to Australian consumer aviation website AirlineRatings.com, the airline industry transported 3.3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014. AirlineRatings.com released a list of the 10 safest airlines selected from a pool of 449 carriers around the world. Benjamin Zhang/Business Insider
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The big squeeze: Cathay Pacific considers cramming more seats into economy class long-haul flights -- Cathay Pacific Airways has raised the possibility of sacrificing seat width by squeezing more people into economy class on its long-haul flights, after surveying passengers' views on the idea. Hong Kong's biggest airline is flirting with a scheme that could affect the Boeing 777 fleet, but travellers in return could benefit from cheaper airfares or better food, free Wi-fi or enhanced in-flight entertainment. The move could add up to 17 seats. Danny Lee/South China Morning Post
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Norwegian Air's new Dreamliner order will give it 38 widebodies by 2020. 3Q2015 profit doubles -- Norwegian's new order for 19 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners demonstrates its renewed confidence that 2015 marks the return of financial and strategic momentum. It has eight 787-8s already in operation, alongside 91 Boeing 737-800s (projected at end 2015), and now has a total of 30 787-9s due for delivery as it continues to focus its growth on long haul routes. The new order comes as Norwegian's long haul operation starts to prove itself financially ahead of schedule, with a positive net contribution now expected in 2015. CAPA Centre for Aviation
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American Airlines plans low-cost, no-frills option -- American Airlines plans to offer a version of the low-fare, no-frills approach to flying that is boosting profit margins at discount carriers. Officials at American, the world's biggest airline, say they need to fight back against small but fast-growing rivals including Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines, which are known for cheap fares, lots of extra fees and poor service. American has many frequent fliers who will pay more for premium service, said Scott Kirby, the airline's president. AP
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To fret, or not to fret: Do declining unit revenues at airlines still warn us of a coming downturn? -- If not for the dramatic fall of oil prices, we might all be fretting about the short-term future of the U.S. and global economy. At least we would be if we were trying to make an economic forecast based on U.S. airlines' third quarter reports. There was a time, not too long, when airline unite revenue trends were seen as leading economic indicators, at least to the downside. Dan Reed/Forbes
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Connecting the dots is anti-terrorism center's mission -- They might be called crisis managers, but as much as anything, the job of the people clustered in the windowless room filled with big-screen TVs and computers is to see if the dots connect. A gunman starts shooting at Los Angeles International Airport. Is he acting alone, or has an armed accomplice already slipped through security to board a plane? Ashley Halsey III/Washington Post
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Court orders TSA to finalize rule on full-body scanners -- A federal judge ordered the Transportation Security Administration on Friday to quickly finalize a rulemaking procedure for the controversial full-body scanners it uses at airport security checkpoints across the country. The agency was sued by the Competitive Enterprise Institute over the controversial devices in a lawsuit that argued that the TSA did not follow federal procedure for rulemaking when it decided to deploy the scanners, which are known as Advanced Imaging Technology devices. Keith Laing/The Hill
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$68-billion California bullet train project likely to overshoot budget and deadline targets -- The monumental task of building California's bullet train will require punching 36 miles of tunnels through the geologically complex mountains north of Los Angeles. Crews will have to cross the tectonic boundary that separates the North American and Pacific plates, boring through a jumble of fractured rock formations and a maze of earthquake faults, some of which are not mapped. It will be the most ambitious tunneling project in the nation's history. Ralph Vartabedian/Los Angeles Times
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Garcetti pushing fees that could raise $100 million for affordable housing -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Friday that he wants to impose new fees on developers that could raise more than $100 million a year to subsidize affordable housing in L.A., where residents are struggling with runaway rents and home prices. Speaking at a conference at UCLA hosted by the Los Angeles Business Council, Garcetti said his administration will lead an effort to levy so-called "linkage fees" based on the size of new projects in the city. Peter Jamison/Los Angeles Times
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Mayor's return to church where protesters disrupted him is scuttled -- Less than a week after protesters disrupted a forum featuring Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the pastor of a West Adams church said Sunday that he decided against a return visit by the mayor after the idea was leaked online. "I appreciated the intent of the mayor's visit, to come and be with us so we can deepen our relationship," said the Rev. Kelvin Sauls of Holman United Methodist Church. "But in light of the organized social media campaign of Black Lives Matter, I decided it was not strategic." Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times
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American Airlines TV Commercial - 1975
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