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American Airlines to launch service between Tokyo Haneda and Los Angeles -- American Airlines announced it will launch daily, year-round nonstop service between Tokyo's Haneda Airport (HND) and Los Angeles International Airport starting February 11, 2016. Customers can book travel on the new route starting Sunday, November 8. American recently secured takeoff and landing time slots at Haneda Airport from the Japanese aviation authorities, which will allow the commencement of the flight. The LAX-HND flight will be operated with American's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Newswire/Travel Agent Business Traveller
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LAX Modernization Update: November construction activities expected to cause passenger impacts -- Major construction projects at Los Angeles International Airport will continue to impact travelers in November with sidewalk and vehicle lane closures and in-terminal work. This construction, part of a multi-billion-dollar capital-improvement program underway throughout LAX, will result in a modern airport that significantly improves the overall guest experience. LAWA News Release
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Ex-worker claims SkyWest flouted LA living wage law -- Regional air carrier SkyWest Airlines was hit with a putative class action Tuesday in California state court alleging it failed to pay workers at Los Angeles International Airport the minimum salary required by the city's living wage ordinance. The named plaintiff, former SkyWest baggage handler Donald Russell, claims SkyWest failed pay the required hourly minimum wage, currently at $16.04 in combined pay and benefits, to the baggage handlers and other workers at the airport. Patrick Boyle/Law360
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American RDM-LAX flights return with larger planes -- Redmond Municipal Airport confirmed Wednesday that American Airlines will return daily service to Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 17. American Airlines also announced they will be increasing flight capacity with an Embraer 175 (ERJ-175) aircraft replacing the Bombardier CRJ-200 (CRJ-200). The ERJ-175 is configured with 70 coach seats and six seats in a first-class cabin. KTVZ Bend, Oregon
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Clay Lacy Aviation opens 2.5 acres of new ramp space at Van Nuys Airport -- Clay Lacy Aviation has opened 2.5 acres of new ramp space at its Van Nuys Airport FBO providing additional space for arrivals and departures, accommodate overnight parking and reduce the frequency of aircraft towing. It marks the first phase of a $10 million, 6-acre development and improvement plan designed to create Los Angeles' most secure and private corporate aviation complex. Clay Lacy Aviation Press Release
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Flights diverted to Ontario, Long Beach airports due to San Diego active shooter -- Flights unable to land at San Diego International Airport on Wednesday, because of an active shooter at a nearby apartment complex, were diverted to other regional airports. Five flights were diverted to LA/Ontario International Airport, according to Harold Johnson, spokesman for ONT. Three of the diverted flights were on Southwest Airlines, and there was one each on Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines, he said. Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Brian Rokos/Riverside Press-Enterprise
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$79 fare sale: Alaska Airlines adds flights from JWA to Sonoma County and Reno -- Beginning in March, Alaska Airlines will add new flights from John Wayne Airport to Santa Rosa/Sonoma County and Reno/Tahoe. "With the addition of Santa Rosa and Reno, Alaska will offer 13 peak daily departures to six destinations, including Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta, from Orange County's John Wayne Airport," said John Kirby, Alaska Airlines' vice president of capacity planning, in a statement. Hannah Madans/OC Register
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Sacramento airport smooths over turbulence with Southwest -- Sacramento International Airport officials got a surprise - and pleasant - call from Southwest Airlines representatives recently. Instead of holding the annual business meeting between the two entities at the airline's Dallas headquarters as usual, Southwest executives wanted to visit the capital city to look around. Sacramento's air service development manager, Mark Haneke, seized the moment. Tony Bizjak/Sacramento Bee
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Smaller airlines to DOT: Give us access to NYC airports -- A handful of low-cost airlines are urging the Transportation Department to make up its mind already on possible changes for access to New York's popular airports. But the largest airlines that now dominate service at LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports have strenuously resisted any possible changes in the allocation of "slots," which grant an airline the right for a takeoff or landing at all three of the congested and capacity-controlled New York City-area airports. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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Cost of ride to airport could spike as Port Authority mulls new fee -- The cost of rides to and from Newark Liberty, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports could rise under a fee being contemplated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Taking its cue from other airport operators around the country as more people use ride-sharing apps to catch a flight, the Port Authority said it may start charging an airport access fee at Neark, JFK and LaGuardia to help deal with growing curbside congestion outside terminals. Steve Strunsky/NJ.com
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BWI labor unions call for legislative review of new airport chief -- Six labor unions at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport have asked Maryland lawmakers to review the recent appointment of Ricky D. Smith as the airport's chief executive, citing federal allegations about unsafe icy and snowy runways during Smith's leadership at the Cleveland airport. Katherine Shaver/Washington Post Ben Weathers/Capital Gazette
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Use this app to coast through immigration at the airport -- Global Entry is a great way to speed through immigration when returning home from abroad, and it's definitely worth the $100 signup fee. But there's another program that speeds up the immigration process (albeit not as much) that not many people know about - and it's free. Mobile Passport Control (MPC) is a free app from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, and for the uninitiated, here's how it works. Karina Martinez-Carter/Road Warrior Voices
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Nearly 700 flights canceled as Bali airport closed over volcanic eruption -- Indonesia has closed Bali airport, one of its busiest international terminals, cancelling hundreds of flights, because of ash spewed by a volcano on a nearby island, authorities said on Wednesday. The resort island's Ngurah Rai airport will be closed until Thursday morning and will reopen after a re-evaluation of the situation, officials said. "A total of 692 flights have been canceled," airport authorities said in a statement. Reuters
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 Photos of LAX from the 1980s show gritty side of travel -- Remember the good old days of passenger aviation, when stylish travelers breezed through security and arrived calmly at their destinations, not a single hair out of place? Neither do I. But thanks to John Brian King's new book LAX: Photographs of Los Angeles 1980-84, I have proof it actually existed. Tanja M. Laden/Huffington Post
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Southwest Airlines pilots reject tentative labor contract -- Pilots at Southwest Airlines have turned down a four-year, tentative labor contract that would have given them pay raises and and higher company retirement contributions. It's the second rejection by one of Southwest's major unions since summer, reflecting growing pains as the Dallas-based low-fare carrier tries to control the costs of a larger, more complex operation. Sheryl Jean/Dallas Morning News
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China Southern Airlines chairman under investigation -- Chinese antigraft officials are investigating the chairman of China Southern Airlines Co., Asia's largest carrier by fleet size, signaling that President Xi Jinping's sweeping campaign against corruption has reached into the aviation sector's top echelons. In a brief statement late Wednesday, the Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Si Xianmin is "suspected of severe disciplinary violations, " a phrase is typically used in China in cases related to corruption. Chun Han Wong/Wall Street Journal
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American Airlines flight bound for New York diverted over disruptive passenger -- A 38-year-old man Long Island man is expected to face federal charges for allegedly making threats on a flight from Phoenix to New York, forcing authorities to divert the plane to Wichita, Kansas. American Airlines says Flight 622 was sent to Wichita Tuesday evening because of the unruly passenger. The airline said in an email Wednesday that law enforcement met the flight and took the passenger, identified by officials as Jason Baroletti, into custody. Greg Cergol/NBC New York
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Regulators examine tight airline seating in an evacuation -- If it is harder to get into an airline seat, does that mean it is harder to get out of the plane in an emergency? Probably not, researchers say. But it turns out no one knows for sure yet. Airline regulators haven't formally studied evacuations under the tighter space conditions that now exist on many airplanes. While even some in Congress have asked if the squeeze of air travel seating is a danger, researchers say it is unlikely to make much of a difference. Scott McCartney/Wall Street Journal
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U.S. agencies eyeing a bomb as possible cause of Russian airliner crash -- U.S. intelligence agencies are operating under the theory that a bomb exploded on the Russian jetliner that crashed Saturday in the Sinai Peninsula but have not gathered definitive evidence on what brought the aircraft down, said a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal assessments. Analysts are combing through electronic and digital communications intercepted from Islamic State as well as extremist groups in Egypt and Sinai before and after the crash to see whether a terrorist group played a role in the crash, the official said. Brian Bennett & Henry Chu/Los Angeles Times
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Russian plane crash: Tourists stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh -- "Emergency measures" were being drafted Thursday to rescue thousands of stranded vacationers in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh as investigators focused on an ISIS-linked bomb as the likely cause of the Metrojet plane crash. Intelligence reports indicate that a device placed on the Russian charter jet caused it to break up in midair Saturday, killing all 224 on board, U.S. officials told NBC News. Investigators are said to be focused on the possibility that ISIS operatives or sympathizers were directly involved. NBC News
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The airfare to China is $0. Do you take it or leave it? -- On St. Patrick's Day, American Airlines set round-trip business class fares from several U.S. cities to Beijing and Shanghai at $0 and $20 for five hours. Nearly 1,200 people who weren't preoccupied with shamrocks and green beer jumped on the fares, about half of them buying immediately and half putting the reservation on a hold, per federal rules allowing people to cancel a ticket at no cost within 24 hours. Justin Bachman/Bloomberg Business
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The cheapest ways to fly to Europe -- There's never been a better time to book, as a bunch of airlines-many you've probably never heard of-are competing for your business. When you're looking to travel to Europe, it's always smart to comparison-shop for tickets. We've compiled a list of under-the-radar airlines that are safe, and most are reliable, but they don't include many frills. In exchange for discounted fares, many airlines charge for seat assignments, meals, and checked luggage. And none of these airlines offer much legroom. Brian Sumers/Conde Nast Traveler
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Richard Branson helps give Virgin America a splashy debut to Hawaii -- Virgin America launched its first flights to Hawaii this week, sending off its inaugural flight to the islands with a splashy gate-side ceremony in San Francisco. Among those on hand for the event: Richard Branson, the British billionaire who helped launch the airline and now owns a minority stake in the airline. The flight also drew at least one Hollywood star, with actor Joe Manganiello taking a spot on the inaugural flight. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Investigators: Dynamic plane's fuel-line was disconnected before fire -- The main fuel-supply line of a Dynamic Airways plane had become disconnected before the aircraft caught fire in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., federal investigators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement that the fuel-line coupling assembly was disconnected in the strut between the wing and engine of the Boeing 767-200. Investigators are still studying the assembly, and examining the plane's flight-data and voice recorders. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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DWP general manager continues pitch for hikes in water and power rates -- Eighteen months ago, Marcie Edwards became the first woman to lead the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the country's largest publicly-owned utility, and it wouldn't have happened without a stint as a "pit critter." Though she joined the DWP as a clerk-typist at age 19, Edwards soon found that as a woman, she could succeed in jobs on the operational side. She became a steam plant assistant, better known as a "pit critter." Alice Walton/Los Angeles Times
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