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Los Angeles International Airport pax up 8%, cargo up 6% in Sep-2015 -- Los Angeles International Airport passenger numbers up 8% - traffic highlights for Sep-2015: Passenger numbers: 6.0 million, +8.1% year-on-year; Domestic: 4.3 million, +6.1%; International: 1.7 million +13.4%; Cargo volume: 171,387 tons, +6.2%; Freight: 164,144 tons, +5.6%; Mail: 7243 tons, +20.5%; Aircraft movements: 54,654, +5.4%. CAPA Centre for Aviation LAX Statistics
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ONTARIO: Domestic traffic increases at airport -- Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport increased 1.64 percent for September over the previous year. The Inland airport had 341,089 travelers last month, compared to 335,589 in September 2014. Foreign-flight passengers to Mexico City and Guadalajara, where flights have increased since last year, had the top percentage increase of 6.68 percent - 7,811 passengers for September 2015 against 7,322 for September 2014. Richard K. De Atley/Riverside Press-Enterprise ONT Statistics
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Kansas City engineering firm lands Los Angeles International Airport contract -- Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell has received a design services contract for a new 700,000-square-foot concourse at Los Angeles International Airport. Construction is expected to begin on the midfield satellite concourse in 2017, with the opening planned for 2020. Burns & McDonnell will design the concourse's underground fueling system, ramp services and passenger boarding bridges. Kansas City Star
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Culver City residents aren't the only ones complaining about LAX noise -- To the editor: Culver City is not the only area to be affected by lower flying planes from LAX. ("Culver City residents say noise from LAX flights is on the rise," OCt. 25) For the last few years planes have been flying so low over my house in Redondo Beach that I too can see the registration numbers and letters. Hermosa Beach must also be affected, as it is the last city in the path before the ocean. The planes shake my house as they pass over. Katherine Strohlein/Opinion/Los Angeles Times
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Laser hits San Diego-bound plane; pilot taken to hospital -- An American Airlines plane was hit by a green laser on approach to San Diego Tuesday night, and one of the pilots was transported to a hospital, an airport authority spokeswoman said. Lindbergh Field air traffic control told San Diego police that the laser strike occurred four to five miles southwest of the airport, police Officer Dino Delimitros said. It was reported about 9:15 p.m. Susan Shroder/San Diego Union-Tribune
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San Diego airport rules threaten Little Italy restaurant -- When new airport safety regulations curbing future development went into effect last year, Little Italy leaders immediately raised concerns that the neighborhood's burgeoning growth would be jeopardized. Now those new restrictions will be put to the test as one of San Diego's more prolific restaurateurs seeks to redevelop the decades-old Nelson Photo building on India Street into a two-story dining destination with rooftop seating. Lori Weisberg/San Diego Union-Tribune
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Atlanta airport prepares for massive parking deck project -- Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is starting a massive project to double the size of its parking decks, an effort expected to take at least eight years and hundreds of millions of dollars. Parking is an important service that can cause frustration for travelers when they can't find a spot and are rushing to catch a flight. But it's also one of the biggest sources of revenue for the airport. And, the airport faces big competition from private off-airport parking lots. Kelly Yamanouchi/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Lambert Airport ends free parking cards for insiders, but some want them back -- Lambert-St. Louis International Airport officially deactivated courtesy parking cards for government insiders earlier this month, but a few want them back. Airport officials had doled out the cards for decades to politicians and lobbyists, giving holders unlimited free parking at the airport's best and most convenient garages. Nicholas J.C. Pistor/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Uber launches petition urging Sky Harbor pick-ups -- Uber is turning to its fans for support as it seeks approval to pick up passengers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company last week launched an online petition urging airport and city officials to add UberX, the service's least expensive ride, to the airport's ground transportation options. Uber drivers can drop passengers off at the airport, but passenger pick-ups by Uber drivers, cabs, SuperShuttle and others are regulated and require a permit or contract. Dawn Gilbertson/The Republic
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Northrop Grumman wins $60-billion Air Force contract to build new stealth bomber -- Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp. has won an intense four-year long competition to build the nation's new fleet of long-range stealth bombers, a project likely to create thousands of jobs in Southern California. In an announcement at the Pentagon that took industry experts by surprise, the Air Force announced that Northrop had bested a team from Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp to build 80 to 100 strategic bombers over the next decade for an estimated $60 billion. W.J. Hennigan/Los Angeles Times
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Flytenow, the aviation version of Uber and Lyft, is locked in court battle with regulators -- California-based Flytenow Inc. - the aviation version of the ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft - is locked in a court battle with federal regulators, who contend the emerging air-pool business amounts to an illegal charter operation. The company, which started on the East Coast early last year and later moved to Mountain View in Silicon Valley, runs an online bulletin board where private pilots post their flight plans and potential passengers can arrange to fly with them on the condition that expenses are shared equally. Dan Weikel/Los Angeles Times
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Delta to leave U.S. airline trade group in 2016 -- Delta Air Lines Inc has decided to split from the trade group Airlines for America (A4A), the airline and the group said on Tuesday, a move that could weaken U.S. airlines' ability to lobby as a united front in Washington. The split, effective in April 2016, comes after Delta has diverged from the group's position that the private sector should help govern the U.S. air traffic control system, A4A's Chief Executive Nicholas Calio said in a news release. Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters
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JetBlue shares tumble, even as third-quarter profit doubles -- JetBlue Airways Corp said Tuesday it will make less money per mile in October than it did a year ago, sending its stock into a tailspin as investors fretted that sales would slow after bucking industry declines. Shares fell as much as 9 percent even as third-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $198 million, beating estimates. The stock had recovered by mid-afternoon, off 4.2 percent to about $25. Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters
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United Airlines' acting CEO Brett Hart focused on flight cancellations -- So what's United Airlines acting CEO Brett Hart up to these days besides getting a nice raise of $100,000 a month while he's running the airline in lieu of the stricken Oscar Munoz? In his new role for just a week, Hart looks, among other things, to be laser-focused on improving United's flight cancellation numbers, which have in recent months lagged behind those of the three other major domestic carriers - American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines. Lewis Lazare/Chicago Business Journal
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United Airlines Chairman's Circle: The super secret elite level for top customers -- If you fly United Airlines often, you know United rewards its most loyal passengers with special goodies, like first class upgrades and free booze. You probably know United's top tier levels. There's Premier 1K, given to customers who fly at least 100,000 miles each year. And there's Global Services, a special invitation-only program for customers who buy tens of thousands dollars of United tickets. But did you know United has another level, above 1K and Global Services? It's called Chairman's Circle. BrianSumers.com
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American Airlines plan for 'No Frills' ticket is good news for fliers -- In an "if you can't beat 'em, you may as well join 'em" moment, American Airlines is preparing to introduce "no-frills" fares on some routes in 2016. "Price rules," Rick Seaney, co-founder of FareCompare.com, said of the move by the world's largest airline, "and American is addressing a concern that ultra-low cost airlines, namely Spirit, but also Frontier, are stealing cost-sensitive, nonstop travelers." Harriet Baskas/NBC News
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This massive dog got a first class seat on an American Airlines flight -- If you've ever flown first class before, you know the feeling of superiority that comes with the elite seat selection. But it's likely you've never felt quite like the dog in the picture below, who flew first class on an American Airlines flight recently. According to @madeleinedoux on Twitter, the dog was carted up to the gate then sat first class once on board the Monday night flight. It was not clear which airport the furry passenger was departing. Sean Lester/Dallas Morning News
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Republic Airways' pilots approve labor contract -- Regional carrier Republic Airways Holdings Inc., which warned over the summer that it could be forced to file for bankruptcy-court protection if it couldn't solve its pressing pilot hiring and retention challenges, said Tuesday that a majority of its 2,100 aviators approved a new three-year labor contract that significantly raises pay and improves work rules. The pact, which will go into effect in a few days, will succeed the current contract, which hadn't been updated in eight years. Susan Carey/Wall Street Journal
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American Airlines lands at CP+B after nearly 25 years with the same agency -- After spending nearly 25 years with McCann affiliate TM Advertising, American Airlines has chosen Crispin Porter + Bogusky and Mediacom as its creative and media agencies of record, respectively. This decision, capping a summer-long review managed by pitch consultancy AAR, comes just as the merger between American and U.S. Airways reaches completion after two years. Adweek
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The airlines with the most legroom: A tall traveler's guide -- Newer and more efficient airplanes means airlines are offering longer and longer flights, but can you handle 13 hours with only 30 inches of space? Cond� Nast Traveler reports which airlines, both domestic and international, offer the best (and the worst) legroom. "Pitch" isn't just a term used in baseball. The word is also thrown around quite a bit in air travel, where its definition is the measurement of the distance from a seat to the one behind it. Cynthia Drescher/Conde Nast Traveler
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FAA allows courthouse construction to resume -- Construction of a $500 million downtown courthouse expansion can resume now that the Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to let contractors elevate cranes on the project to 580 feet above sea level. Work on the project came to a halt last week when the county airport authority filed a lawsuit that forced contractors to lower the cranes from somewhere around 600 feet down to a 511-foot maximum mandated by the FAA. David Garrick/San Diego Union-Tribune
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Son says 90-year-old mom had to remove shirt for TSA search -- The son of a 90-year-old woman says his mom was asked to remove her blouse during a Transportation Security Administration search at Portland International Airport. KATU-TV reports Alan Charney says his mom, Harriette, was pulled aside after going through a full-body scanner Saturday. Harriette Charney, who had been preparing to fly back to the East Coast, had sewn a small pocket into her bra, where she kept money for emergencies. AP
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Senators to question FAA chief after missed drone deadline -- Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta will face questions from senators on Wednesday for the first time since his agency missed a September deadline for legalizing drones that was set by Congress in 2012. Huerta is scheduled to testify before the Senate Appopriations Committee's Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee during a hearing on Wednesday that is designed to allow lawmakers "to examine the steps being taken to integrate unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, into our National Airspace System," according to officials with the panel. Keith Laing/The Hill
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Drone knocks out power to hundreds of West Hollywood residents -- Authorities are looking for the pilot of a drone that flew into power lines Monday in West Hollywood and knocked out service to hundreds of Southern California Edison customers, officials said. Witnesses reported seeing a drone buzz into the wires lining Larrabee Street and Sunset Boulevard about 1:15 p.m. knocking one to the ground, said Lt. Edward Ramirez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Joseph Serna/Los Angeles Times
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New Metro express bus to link Pasadena with North Hollywood -- The county's largest transportation agency will inaugurate the first-ever express bus linking the San Gabriel Valley and the San Fernando Valley on March 5. Dubbed the NoHo-Pasadena Express, the new bus line will run every 15 minutes during weekday peak hours and every 30 minutes off-peak and on weekends between the Del Mar and Memorial Park Gold Line light-rail stations in Pasadena and the North Hollywood Orange and Red Line stations. Steve Scauzillo/San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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LA council approves requiring locking away handguns -- Los Angeles handgun owners will be required to store their firearms in locked containers or disable them with trigger locks under a law unanimously approved by the City Council. The council voted 14-0 on Tuesday to pass the ordinance regulating the storage of handguns. City News Service reports the measure would apply only to handguns and not to larger firearms such as rifles. AP
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