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Jump in traffic at LAX -- More passengers - nearly 9 percent more - traveled through Los Angeles International Airport in October than did in the same month last year, officials with the Los Angeles World Airports reported Monday. The number of overall travelers grew 8.7 percent to nearly 6.4 million travelers. More than 1.7 million international passengers represented a 14 percent jump while 4.63 million domestic travelers represented growth of 7.2 percent. Air cargo also rose in October. Mail cargo soared 18 percent while freight cargo increased 0.79 percent. Carol Lawrence/Los Angeles Business Journal LAX Statistics
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Major P3 DBFOM procurement planned for LAX modernization -- In the largest public-private partnership procurement in the history of California, the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners announced plans to deliver a world-class transportation system to Los Angeles International Airport through the estimated $5 billion Landside Access Modernization Program. Seth Merewitz/PublicCEO
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Inglewood stadium developers working to resolve FAA concerns -- Developers of the proposed NFL stadium in Inglewood are working to resolve the Federal Aviation Administration's concerns about the venue's impact on radar at nearby Los Angeles International Airport. "As we advance our design documents, our project has reached the point where it is time to obtain the many permits required of an effort of this scale," Chris Meany, senior vice president of the Hollywood Park Land Co., said Tuesday in a written statement. Nathan Fenno/Los Angeles Times Also: Two NFL owners hoping Los Angeles relocation vote takes place in January
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Nature-inspired artworks on display at Los Angeles International Airport -- A pair of nature-inspired artworks will be on display at Los Angeles International Airport through next June, airport officials announced Tuesday. The works by artists Pontus Willfors and Cathy Weiss can be viewed in the arrivals level hallways of Terminal 3, which houses gates for JetBlue, Spirit, Virgin America, Allegiant Air, Boutique Air and Frontier. City News Service
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To protect citizens from more airplane noise Long Beach now must expose them to more airplane noise -- From the "Dog Bites Man" file we learned this week that there's just not enough noise at Long Beach Airport in California. In fact, the City of Long Beach, which owns and operates the airport commonly known as LGB 22 miles southeast of Los Angeles International, is legally required to allow nine more commercial flights each day. If it fails to allow those additional flights the unique local ordinance that keeps LGB from creating too much resident-annoying noise will be voided. And because Long Beach is the only U.S. city in the last 29 years to successfully get a local noise ordinance limiting commercial service approved over the objections of the Federal Aviation Administration, if its airport noise ordinance is voided, it likely will never be re-instated. Dan Reed/Forbes
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Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority launches new website at www.burreplacementterminal.com dedicated to replacement terminal process -- The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority has launched a website specifically dedicated to educating the community about the 14-gate Replacement Terminal process and objectives. The website, available BURreplacementterminal.com, explains why a new terminal is needed and contains information about the ongoing Environmental Impact Report process and potential site options for the new facilities, as well as documents presented by the Authority Commission during public meetings and workshops. BUR Press Release
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Rating Action: Moody's affirms Baa1 on Los Angeles Ontario (CA) Airport's Revenue Bonds; outlook remains stable -- Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the Baa1 revenue bond ratings for City of Los Angeles' Department of Airports' Ontario International Airport. The outlook is stable. The Los Angeles Department of Airports also operates the Los Angeles International Airport Enterprise (Aa3, positive), Van Nuys Airport, and LA/Palmdale Regional Airport. Moody's Press Release
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New Sea-Tac Airport director coming from Houston -- New Sea-Tac Airport director coming from Houston -- With Seattle-Tacoma International Airport finalizing plans for an International Arrivals Facility and facing record-breaking passenger traffic, the Port of Seattle has tapped an airport veteran to succeed Mark Reis, who is retiring after 27 years with the Port. Houston Airport System Chief Operating Officer Lance Lyttle has been named Sea-Tac's new managing director. He is expected to join the Port on Jan. 26 and work with Reis for several weeks of transition. Coral Garnick/Seattle Times
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Woman reaches plea deal in Phoenix airport security breach -- A woman who crashed her car through a security gate at Phoenix's airport three years ago and drove onto a runway with her infant son in the vehicle has reached a plea deal in which she won't serve any time in jail. The no-contest plea on a child abuse charge calls for 24-year-old Koko Nicole Anderson to be placed on probation, attend parenting classes, undergo mental health treatment and monitoring, and pay unspecified restitution for the 2012 security breach at Sky Harbor International Airport. Jacques Billeaud/AP
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Royal Air Maroc will fly Dreamliners between Washington Dulles and Casablanca --Washington's Dulles International Airport has landed nonstop service to the Moroccan city of Casablanca. Royal Air Maroc will launch the route on Sept. 8, offering three weekly round-trip flights on Boeing 787-8 "Dreamliners," according to the aptly named Airline Route blog. The airline has yet to officially announce the route, but it has started selling seats for the flights on its website. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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American Airlines rolls out the last in a line of 'Heritage' planes -- American Airlines has rolled out more "Heritage" planes - those painted in the retro styles of its predecessor carriers rolled up in mergers. The latest one - and last one in the Heritage series - is AirCal, which was acquired by American in 1987. American finished painting the plane Saturday and it was in the air on Sunday, a spokesman said. Also last month, American launched planes with the logos and colors of Trans World Airlines and Reno Air, both of which were acquired by American in 2001 and 1999, respectively. Sheryl Jean/Dallas Morning News
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American Airlines holiday schedule flub affects 400 flight attendants -- The number of legacy US Airways flight attendants impacted by a December bidding system glitch at American Airlines apparently has doubled. The number, originally thought to be about 200, has increased as more flight attendants have reviewed their December schedules and found problems. About 400 flight attendants have raised the issue with the company, American spokesman Casey Norton said late Monday. Ted Reed/The Street
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Corgi ends up in Honolulu instead of Mississippi -- A dog bound for its new owner in Mississippi ended up in Honolulu instead. American Airlines spokeswoman Andrea Huguely Bethany said the Pembroke Welsh corgi was headed from Seattle to her new owner in Mississippi on Saturday when she made a wrong connection in Dallas. American Airlines says the company is looking at its procedures to figure out how the corgi ended up on the wrong plane. AP
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Airline executives urge privatization of air-traffic control -- Airline executives urged Tuesday that air-traffic control be removed from the Federal Aviation Administration and turned into a not-for-profit corporation, in an effort to stabilize its funding. The top executives of passenger airlines American, Alaska, JetBlue and Southwest, and cargo carriers Atlas and FedEx, told reporters on a conference call that a corporation with a board of industry leaders would work faster than FAA to modernize equipment and adopt more efficient flight paths. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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Airline apologizes for 'misunderstanding' after attorney blocked from flight -- Virgin America apologized to a Dallas attorney after he was banned from boarding his flight -- an incident the airline called a "misunderstanding." Bobby Abtahi, an Iranian-American, was waiting to board his flight from New York to Dallas on Monday, when a flight agent "informed me that I wouldn't be getting on the flight," he told ABC News via Skype. "I asked her why, and she said that because the captain and crew did not feel comfortable with me on board," Abtahi said. Emily Shapiro/ABC News
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Regional Airlines seek reduced minimum pilot-experience mandate -- U.S. regional airlines seek to persuade regulators to ease experience requirements for hiring many future co-pilots, while proposing to significantly enhance training and supervision once the aviators start flying passengers. The initiative lays out a potential alternate path to the cockpit for starting pilots that includes time sitting in airliner jump seats as observers, more-frequent proficiency checks by carriers, beefed-up stall-recovery training and a year or more of formal mentoring by senior pilots. Andy Pasztor/Wall Street Journal
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DOT orders airlines to comply with the law and pay passengers for damaged baggage -- During an investigation at 16 U.S. airports in September of this year, the Department of Transportation found that many airlines' damaged baggage policies are not in compliance with the law. The DOT is now ordering airlines to compensate passengers for damaged luggage, whether they want to or not. Kevin Farrell/Road Warrior Voices
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Aeromexico says evaluating Delta Airlines offer -- Aeromexico's board of directors on Tuesday said it would study an offer from Delta Airlines to increase its stake in Mexico's largest airline. Delta, which has a 4.1 percent stake in Aeromexico, last month said it planned to buy up to an additional 32 percent of the company to strengthen its grip on the fast-growing Latin American market. The news sent Aeromexico's shares up more than 30 percent. The board of directors "agreed that it would review (Delta's) public offer at the right time in light of applicable regulations," Aeromexico said in a statement. Reuters
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10 airline-themed holiday gift ideas for the Aviation Geek in your family -- Need a holiday gift for the Aviation Geek in your family? Most of the largest U.S. airlines have an on-line shop filled with more gift ideas than I would expect. Some of them even have special sections for "retro" gear, such as T-shirts with the old United "tulip" logo designed by Saul Bass. And in many cases, prices are reasonable. BrianSumers.com
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California student pleads guilty to terrorism charge -- A former community college student, who allegedly discussed attacking the subway in Los Angeles, has pleaded guilty to a federal terrorism charge for trying to enter Canada so that he could eventually travel to the Mideast to help wage holy war, prosecutors said. Nicholas Teausant, 22, of Acampo, Calif., was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, according to Benjamin B. Wagner, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento. Veronica Rocha/Los Angeles Times
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U.S. aviation body downgrades Thailand over safety issues -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday downgraded Thailand's safety ratings after its civil aviation body failed to tackle flaws in its commercial aviation standards. Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) was taken to a category 2 from 1 because it "did not comply" with its standards, the FAA said in a statement. That means Thai airlines are prevented from launching or expanding services to the United States, either directly or as code-share partners. Simon Webb/Reuters
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Feinstein at center of move to restrict visa-free travel to U.S. -- Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California is leading a push in the Senate to tighten restrictions on foreign travelers to the United States in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, but tourism leaders in California and nationwide argue that Feinstein's proposal goes too far. Feinstein introduced a bill on Tuesday to clamp down on a program that allows people from 38 countries, mostly European but also allies such as Australia, Japan and South Korea, to travel to the U.S. without a visa. Sean Cockerham/ McClatchy DC
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Security heightened even as N. Korea tries to woos tourists -- So you're thinking of taking an exotic vacation, having a little adventure and coming back with lots of stories for your envious friends and colleagues. Believe it or not, North Korea might just be the place for you. But watch what you bring. And what you do. And what you say. Eric Talmadge/AP
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Pets allowed -- As you will have observed, an increasing number of your neighbors have been keeping company with their pets in human-only establishments, cohabiting with them in animal-unfriendly apartment buildings and dormitories, and taking them (free!) onto airplanes-simply by claiming that the creatures are their licensed companion animals and are necessary to their mental well-being. Patricia Marx/The New Yorker
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