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Ontario airport deal to be reviewed by LA City Council -- The Los Angeles City Council is slated today to give the final review of the $250 million deal to return LA/Ontario International Airport to local control. Full terms of the deal have not been publicly disclosed. On Tuesday, a Los Angeles councilman noted his support for the agreement at a subcommittee meeting Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. "I think it's a good deal for Los Angeles, Ontario, and the JPA," said Councilman Bob Blumenfield, who is also chairman of the Innovation, Grants, Technology, Commerce and Trade Committee. Liset Marquez/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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American to fly nonstop to Jamaica -- Just in time for holiday trips, American Airlines Group Inc. will debut nonstop service to Jamaica's Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay from Los Angeles International Airport starting Friday. The red-eye flights to Jamaica from LAX will depart on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 p.m. and arrive at 7:47 a.m., according to American. Flights to LAX from Jamaica will depart at 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays and arrive at 12:34 p.m. Carol Lawrence/Los Angeles Business Journal
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Airport police support legislative efforts to tighten internal security, with increased screening of employees -- The American Alliance of Airport Police Officers supports legislation introduced by Senator Bill Nelson (D- FL), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee, to strengthen internal security at our nation's airports. The Senator's Airport Security Enhancement and Oversight Act calls for increased screening of aviation employees and increased oversight of employees' secure access badges. Government Security News
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San Diego County supervisors vote for FAA to keep LOWMA waypoint -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to urge the Federal Aviation Administration to maintain a key aircraft navigation point for Lindbergh Field departures, in order to head off increasing noise in Point Loma. The FAA is creating modified flight patterns over 13 metropolitan areas in the U.S., including Southern California airspace, to go into effect late next year. CBS8
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Airport employers seek new hearing on SeaTac minimum wage -- There's some good news and bad news for workers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport who've been looking for a bump up to $15 in minimum wage for the last two years. The good news: Most, since August, have been getting paid $15.24 an hour, according to an attorney for the group that backed the minimum-wage law. The bad news: The legal wrangling over whether the minimum-wage law should apply at the airport has gained new life. Janet I. Tu/Seattle Times
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Charlotte airport ends free parking for politicians, officials -- For years, it was a small perk of being a Charlotte politician, government official and even business leader: free parking at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. But after an audit last year, the airport revoked most of the passes, known as the "teal card program." The free parking program was a holdover from former aviation director Jerry Orr, who ran Charlotte Douglas from 1989 to 2013. Steve Harrison/Charlotte Observer
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Mayor-elect Kenney names PHL Airport leadership team -- The future CEO of Philadelphia International Airport now knows who will be alongside her to help lead the city's major travel hub. Mayor-elect Jim Kenney named Diego Rincon as the deputy director of aviation and capital development, Folasade "Sade" Olanipekun-Lewis as chief administrative officer and Tracy Borda as chief financial officer. Kenney also announced Keith J. Brune will remain in his position as deputy director of aviation, operations and facilities. Alison Burdo/Philadelphia Business Journal
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Airlines report $9.3 billion net profits, highest since 2006 -- With the help of low fuel costs and strong travel demand, the nation's airlines reported the highest quarterly profits since before the economic recession. From July to September, the nation's largest airlines reported net income of $9.3 billion, up from $3.1 billion in the same period of 2014, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The latest numbers represent the highest profits since the first quarter of 2006, when the airlines reported net income of $20.8 billion, according to the federal agency. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Virgin America to fit 24% more passengers in new planes -- Virgin America has ordered 10 new Airbus planes that can seat 24% more passengers in each cabin, the airline announced Tuesday. The new A321 Neo will hold 185 seats, compared with the 150 seats on the current A320 model, which has a shorter fuselage than the newer plane, according to the European aircraft manufacturer. The seats won't be smaller, airline officials said. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times Susan Carey/Wall Street Journal
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Plane skids into ditch at Nashville International Airport, 8 injured -- A Southwest plane carrying passengers and a crew from Houston rolled off a taxiway into the grass and got stuck in a ditch at the Nashville International Airport Tuesday, injuring at least eight people, authorities said. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said Southwest Flight 31, a Boeing 737, rolled off taxiway T4 near the terminal into the grass and came to a halt about 5:20 p.m. Natalie Neysa Alund & Jason Gonzales/The Tennessean
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Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Spokane -- A smoke-filled cabin forced an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Spokane to make an emergency landing. Alaska spokeswoman Halley Knigge said flight 2372 landed safely in Spokane at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday with 75 passengers and 4 crewmembers on board. There were no injuries. Knigge said about 15 minutes prior to landing passengers reported "heavy smoke" throughout the cabin. She said the cause is unknown and the Bombardier Q400 has been taken out of service and will be inspected. AP
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United Airlines sudden regime change was one of 2015's biggest shockers in Chicago -- United Airlines was one of Chicago's most-talked about companies in 2015. And with good reason. The world's second-largest airline was the focus of an abrupt regime change in September that saw Jeff Smisek resign as United's CEO. United Airlines is owned and operated by Chicago-based United Continental Holdings. Days later, United's Board of Directors member Oscar Munoz was tapped to replace Smisek, whose sudden downfall was connected to his alleged connection to a federal probe of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Lewis Lazare/Chicago Business Journal
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Kuwait Airways drops NYC-London route -- Kuwait Airways is no longer selling tickets for flights between New York's John F. Kennedy airport and London's Heathrow, after the Transportation Department threatened legal action for its refusal to sell tickets to Israelis. "Today, Kuwait Airways informed the U.S. DOT that they will be eliminating service between JFK and London Heathrow," Namrata Kolachalam, a department spokeswoman, said Tuesday. The airline didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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The fate of America's iconic 747 jet is in hands of Moscow firm -- Time is running out for Boeing Co.'s iconic 747 jumbo jetliner, the plane that brought global travel to the masses in the 1970s. The storied 747 has fallen from favor in the modern airline industry as carriers turn to twin-engine aircraft that can fly farther and use less fuel, like Boeing's own 777 or the Airbus A350. Sales of the cavernous freight model have waned as well, done in by an eight-year slump in global air shipping. Julie Johnsson & Andrea Rothman/Bloomberg Business
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U.S. hopes to conclude Cuba aviation talks 'very, very soon' -- The United States hopes to conclude aviation talks with Cuba about the resumption of scheduled commercial airline flights "very, very soon," a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday. The official was speaking ahead of Thursday's one-year anniversary of the United States and Cuba's agreement after 18 months of secret talks to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago. Reuters
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'Mad Men' meets 'Airplane!': Vintage photos show aviation's golden age -- Nowadays we can actually live tweet our own mid-air meltdowns, but how on earth did people entertain themselves on planes before the dawn of Wi-Fi and gadgets? Movies have been shown in the air since 1921 -- yes, really -- but once upon a glamorous jet age we managed to get by without the in-flight entertainments we today take for granted. The staff at AirlineRatings.com have gathered these vintage photos that recall a golden era of aviation, when to board a plane was to step into an exclusive world of luxury travel. Barry Neild/CNN
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Critics assail FAA 'drone tax' -- Critics of the Federal Aviation Administration are assailing what they call a new "drone tax," a requirement that drone users pay a fee and register their devices with the federal government. The FAA said Monday that drone users will have to pay a $5 fee to register their devices by Feb. 19 as part of a new Web-based tracking system. The requirement will take effect Dec. 21. The agency is imposing what it calls a "nominal fee" over the objections of drone advocates. The fee is waived for 30 days after Dec. 21. Keith Laing/The Hill
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FedEx is poised to deliver -- The Federal Reserve isn't the only show in town on Wednesday. With all eyes fixated on the central bank and its expected interest-rate increase, FedEx Corp. is set to follow with fiscal second-quarter results. Considering FedEx's bellwether status, how the company's fleet of aircraft and delivery trucks performs will say a lot about the state of the global economy. FedEx has stumbled in recent quarters, largely due to concerns about international trade and exposure to China. Steven Russolillo/Wall Street Journal
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Harbor-area residents demand better oversight of port operations -- Harbor-area residents and environmentalists on Tuesday urged the city to appoint an independent body to oversee the Port of Los Angeles, saying it cannot be trusted to fulfill air pollution-cutting requirements at one of its busiest shipping terminals. The demands follow the port's disclosure in September that it has failed to carry out measures it pledged years ago in a legal settlement over the expansion of the China Shipping terminal. Tony Barboza/Los Angeles Times
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DWP board approves water rate hike to fix aging pipes -- The board that oversees the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Tuesday approved the utility's plan to increase water rates by about 4.7% each year over the next five years. Under the proposal, typical customers would pay about $11 more on their monthly bills by the end of the five-year increase. The new rate structure, approved in a 4-0 vote, would also change the number of "tiers" from two to four and charge the highest rates to customers who use the most water. Matt Stevens/Los Angeles Times
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City Council concerns spur delay on vote to buy LAPD body cameras -- Faced with growing concerns from his colleagues about cost and logistics, L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson on Tuesday put the brakes on a scheduled vote to purchase thousands of body cameras for police officers. Council members had been scheduled Wednesday to approve a plan to spend $57.6 million over five years on the LAPD camera initiative, which is backed by both Mayor Eric Garcetti and police Chief Charlie Beck. David Zahniser & Kate Mather/Los Angeles Times
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LAPD found no bias in all 1,356 complaints filed against officers -- The president of the Los Angeles Police Commission called Tuesday for a thorough review of how the LAPD investigates allegations of biased policing after a watchdog report found the department did not uphold a single complaint against officers in recent years. Matt Johnson said he wanted a "deep-dive briefing" from the LAPD, citing the report's findings that the department completed investigations into 1,356 complaints of biased policing from 2012 to 2014. Kate Mather/Los Angeles Times
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