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Air Force's plan for new stealth bomber could give Southland a boost -- The Air Force plans to award a lucrative contract Tuesday to develop and build a fleet of 80 to 100 long-range stealth bombers over the next decade, a massive military spending project that could help resuscitate Southern California's beleaguered aerospace industry. Aerospace analysts say that no matter who wins, much of the plane probably will be assembled at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, a 5,800-acre industrial park owned by the military but leased to aerospace contractors. W.J. Hennigan & Melody Petersen/Los Angeles Times
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FBI probing device sent to LAX from Florida prison -- The FBI is leading the investigation into a suspicious device sent to an office at Los Angeles International Airport -- allegedly by a prison inmate in Florida, sources told NBC News. The LAPD and FBI bomb squads were called in to neutralize the crude mechanism, which arrived at LAX's administrative offices in a white envelope on Monday morning. The source said it was unlikely to have caused an explosion. The sources said the package -- which was opened by an airport employee -- was sent in the name of Adam Baird, an inmate doing life for attempted murder in Florida. Andrew Blankstein/NBC News Matt Hamilton/Los Angeles Times City News Service ABC7
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The 787 is Helping United Shrink Los Angeles And Grow San Francisco -- There's been plenty of talk about how the 787 is going to provide all kinds of opportunity for airlines to do new and cool things, but if you want to see it in action, look no further than United. The airline has found the 787 to be versatile enough that it is ideal for shrinking its Los Angeles operation while also expanding its San Francisco flying. So far, these moves are both good for the airline and for travelers. Brett Snyder/The Cranky Flier
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Former MLB player says he was denied ride by taxi driver at LAX -- A former Major League Baseball player who now works as an analyst for ESPN said he recently became the victim of racial discrimination in the LAX taxi line. Doug Glanville, whose baseball career included multiple seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, said the incident unfolded last month after he and his travel partner, ESPN cameraman Joe Vandervord, arrived on a cross-country flight. CBS LA
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John Wayne Airport posts September 2015 statistics -- Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in September 2015 as compared with September 2014. In September 2015, the Airport served 844,385 passengers, an increase of 11.0% when compared with the September 2014 passenger traffic count of 760,536. Commercial aircraft operations increased 6.6%, while commuter aircraft operations increased 6.2% when compared with September 2014 levels. JWA News Release Paul Hughes/Orange County Business Journal
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United Airlines: Goodbye JFK, now our Newark hub is even stronger -- United Airlines closed down its operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, ceding the airport primarily to Delta and JetBlue and American. But as far as the third-largest U.S. carrier is concerned the move is just another step in strengthening Newark, which remains the strongest single hub in the New York area. On Sunday, the day airlines changed to winter schedules, United enhanced its Newark schedule by putting Boeing 757s with lie-flat seats on every one of its 28 daily peak flights to California, including 15 to San Francisco and 13 to Los Angeles International Airport. Ted Reed/TheStreet
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San Diego Airport to host music ensemble performing 'Music For Airports' -- The San Diego International Airport will be the first U.S. airport to host the new music ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars as they perform Brian Eno's groundbreaking album of ambient music titled "Music For Airports." The New York-based group, founded in 1992 as an off-shoot of Bang on a Can, has performed their interpretation of Eno's album in other airports throughout the world. They will perform it in San Diego airport's Terminal 2 on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Angela Carone/KPBS
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Get your flu shot at the airport -- Flu season has circled back around and anyone who spends time on airplanes and in airports is advised to get a flu shot, to postpone travel if you're sick and to take common-sense precautions, such as washing your hands often, to protect yourself against catching the flu when you're out on the road. If you've got a few extra minutes before, after or between flights, you can use that dwell time to try to stay well by getting a flu shot at a handful of U.S. airports. Depending on your health insurance, the price will range from free to $35. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Miami airport celebrates new service with #BigDayMIA -- Sunday was so full of festivities celebrating new and improved flight services at Miami International Airport that a special social media hashtag was needed: #BigDayMIA. Notable among the arrivals: Turkish Airlines inaugurated daily non-stop service between Miami and Istanbul, making the Magic City the carrier's eighth U.S. destination after Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Boston and San Francisco. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Lyft beats Uber to McCarran Airport in Las Vegas -- Lyft is now officially operating at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, making it the first car-hailing service to do so. This comes about a week after the Clark County Commission said Lyft and Uber could begin the application process for temporary licenses at McCarran, and about a month after the Nevada Transportation Authority gave both Uber and Lyft permits to operate in the city. Megan Rose Dickey/TechCrunch
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Uber would pay 2 cents a ride but get airport access under latest Emanuel plan -- Ride-share companies like Uber would be charged an additional 2 cents per ride, with the money raised going to lower some costs for traditional cabdrivers, as part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's attempt to tamp down aldermanic opposition to taxi industry rules tied to his 2016 budget. John Byrne/Chicago Tribune
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More car-sharing options may be offered at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport -- Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport may soon expand testing to see whether the flourishing car-sharing economy works for travelers and employees alike. The Metropolitan Airports Commission, which operates the airport, is expected to consider an 18-month pilot program using three car-sharing companies - Car2Go, Zipcar and Hourcar. Mostly used by auto-averse millennials and urbanites, car-sharing involves drivers booking vehicles on demand via the Internet or a smartphone app, usually for short periods of time. Janet Moore/Star Tribune
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Gov't bans E-Cigarettes in airline passengers' checked bags -- A new federal rule forbids airline passengers from packing electronic cigarettes or other battery-operated electronic smoking devices in their checked bags to protect against in-flight fires. The rule still allows e-cigarettes in carry-on bags, but passengers cannot recharge the devices while on the plane. The Department of Transportation said there have been at least 26 incidents since 2009 in which e-cigarettes that have caused explosions or fires, including several in which the devices were packed in luggage. At Los Angeles International Airport in January, a checked bag that arrived late and missed its connecting flight caught fire in the luggage area due to an overheated e-cigarette packed inside. Joan Lowy/AP
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Airlines work together to declare war on cyber attackers -- The aviation industry is stepping up efforts to enlist coordinated international support in the battle against the threats posed to airlines and passengers by hackers and those seeking to exploit IT systems. The security of commercial airlines and whether the systems crucial to fly planes are vulnerable to cyber attacks hit the headlines in April after a security researcher claimed that he had been able to hack into flight controls via his underseat entertainment unit. Victoria Bryan/Reuters
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Airline safety alerting system created after MH17 tragedy seen as lagging -- A global system to share information about threats to commercial airline flights established after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is still not robust enough, say airline regulators and industry officials, with government concerns about information still trumping security considerations. The International Civil Aviation Organization, the United Nations' air safety arm, set up an information clearing house for governments to provide possible threat information to flights after a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over a war zone in eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Robert Wall/Wall Street Journal
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British Airways' parent wants another airline and Finnair is the best target -- While the CEO of IAG, British Airways' parent, Willie Walsh was circumspect answering questions from reporters in Dublin this week about the next airline buy-out for the IAG group, Skift found strong evidence, at the CAPA Summit in Helsinki, that IAG's next smart buy could be Finnair. In fact, statements made by Finnair's CCO, Juha J�rvinen, during a panel discussion of global industry partnerships, consolidation, and joint ventures hint that preparations for such a buy-out are already underway, and could be finalized relatively soon. Marisa Garcia/Skift
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Delta faces blowback on $10 million valuation for used Boeing 777s -- Boeing, JPMorgan Chase and possibly even American aren't buying Delta CEO Richard Anderson's assessment that the used aircraft market is glutted with used Boeing 777s and becoming more so. Anderson made the suggestion on Delta's Oct. 14 earnings call, declaring that he sees "a huge bubble in excess-wide-body airplanes around the world," creating a market for 10-year old 777-200s at about $10 million. Ted Reed/The Street
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Changes coming to American Airlines' frequent flier program -- Changes are coming to the American Airlines' popular frequent flier program, AAdvantage, next year. On a conference call with Wall Street analyst, American president Scott Kirby said now that the airline completed its passenger service systems integration last week with little disruption to operations, American can focus on other projects. "We have a huge backlog of projects," Kirby said. Andrea Ahles/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Controllers may soon guide planes via remote video -- Air traffic controllers would one day guide planes to take off and land by watching them on remote video from airports that don't have their own control towers if an experiment at an airport in suburban Virginia works out. Saab Sensis Corp., under the watchful eye of the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, is testing a system of high-definition cameras that relay video to controllers who can't see the planes themselves. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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Helicopter operators, noise reduction advocates discuss FAA petitions for stricter noise regulations -- The Los Angeles Area Helicopter Noise Coalition filed four petitions last week with the FAA seeking stricter regulations on helicopter noise. The regulations would require media helicopters to pool coverage, restrict the number of choppers that can hover in one place and how long they can do so, prohibit choppers from flying lower than 2,000 ft. above the ground (except during weather emergencies), and establish coastal shoreline routes for helicopters. AirTalk/KPCC
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Walmart seeks permission to test drone delivery -- Walmart asked federal regulators Monday for permission to put drones in the sky. The company filed a form with the Federal Aviation Administration requesting permission to conduct "flight tests." Spokesperson Brian Nick said Walmart has been testing indoors for several months. If their FAA request is approved, the retail giant will be able to send its drones up to 400 feet above specified testing sites -- which may include neighborhoods, Walmart stores and distribution centers. CNN Money
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Bombardier Inc will lose US$32M for each CSeries built in 2016-17: analysis -- Bombardier Inc. will lose US$32 million on each of the first 50 CSeries aircraft it builds, meaning the program will continue to bleed billions of dollars through at least 2018, according to a new analysis by U.S. aviation consultancy Leeham Co. It's normal for an aircraft manufacturer to lose money on the first several planes it builds, as production costs are highest at the beginning of a program and an all-new aircraft such as the CSeries is often priced aggressively to lure customers. Kristine Owram/Financial Post
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The Spruce Goose is safe. The aviation-themed water park? Maybe not. -- There's more turbulence ahead for an Oregon museum campus that's home to Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose and an aviation-themed water park with a Boeing 747 sitting on the roof. The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and the Wings & Waves Waterpark are part of a complex of attractions in McMinnville, Ore. (about 40 miles southwest of Portland) established by the late Delford Smith, founder of Evergreen International Aviation. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Resort towns for less: Save on flights, lodging, car rentals and food -- You can save money in a resort town the obvious way - by visiting in the shoulder season. But what fun is that? You probably want to go to Big Bear or Aspen or Vail in Colorado or Bozeman, Mont., or Jackson Hole, Wyo., when everyone else does - in July for fly fishing and hiking or in December or February for skiing and snowboarding. Going in high season can be a budget bruiser, but it doesn't have to be a budget breaker. I recently took a relatively inexpensive holiday weekend trip to Bozeman and saved money using many of these tricks. Brian Sumers/Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles crossing guard shortage just one symptom of a bigger city hiring problem -- Several Los Angeles city departments report they are on track to end the fiscal year with millions of dollars in surpluses because they are unable to fill hundreds of employee vacancies fast enough to keep up with retirements and attrition of the city's aging workforce. As of the end of August, L.A. had nearly 4,000 job vacancies, according to a report by City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana to the City Council. Sharon McNary/KPCC
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L.A. clergy, activists say Black Lives Matter was not excluded before Garcetti event -- A group of South Los Angeles clergy and community activists said that rather than being excluded, members of the local chapter of Black Lives Matter were included in meetings leading up to the church forum with Mayor Eric Garcetti that they ended up disrupting. The Rev. Kelvin Sauls, pastor of the Holman United Methodist Church, said Black Lives Matter was part of a roundtable that met several times, including a final planning meeting on Oct. 19 hours before the evening event, which ended up with protesters turning their backs on the mayor before following him and chanting as he walked to his car. Angel Jennings/Los Angeles Times
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