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Delta inks deal for major terminal move at LAX -- Delta Air Lines has signed a letter of intent to consolidate its operations to terminals two and three at Los Angeles International airport, a move that could leapfrog its facilities ahead of those of other carriers at the airport. "We have a very big effort underway in Los Angeles," says Richard Anderson, chairman and chief executive of the Atlanta-based carrier, in a recorded message to employees on Thursday. "We've signed a letter of intent with the city of Los Angeles to rehabilitate LAX [terminals] two and three and relocate our operation in what will be the biggest terminal facility there." Edward Russell/Flightglobal Brett Snyder/The Cranky Flier Also: Mayor Garcetti and city and tourism officials will hold a news conference at LAX today to announce record-breaking growth in the Los Angeles tourism industry.
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Threat that prompted evacuation of Terminal 1 at LAX was 'noncredible' -- A nonspecific but ultimately noncredible threat prompted the evacuation of Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. Airport authorities received notification of the threat from the Transportation Security Administration at 1:50 p.m., said Los Angeles Airport Police Officer Rob Pedregon. Airport police announced about 2:40 p.m. that the threat was deemed by the FBI to be "noncredible'' and the terminal was reopened. City News Service
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Allegiant Cedar Rapids to L.A. flights resume June 6 -- Two airlines have announced dates for the resumption of seasonal service from Cedar Rapids to Denver and Los Angeles. Frontier Airlines will resume seasonal direct flights to Denver on April 14. The airline will offer flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Frontier suspends service between Cedar Rapids and Denver during the winter months. The airline began service to The Eastern Iowa Airport in May 2012. Travelers will be able to fly nonstop between Cedar Rapids and Los Angeles beginning June 15, when Allegiant Air resumes seasonal service. George C. Ford/Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette
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New vendor mixes up the fare at Bob Hope Airport -- A makeover of four retail news, gift and specialty shops in Bob Hope Airport's terminal building - three in Terminal A and one in Terminal B - is nearly complete after a new vendor was awarded the concession contract at the airfield last spring and began converting them to Hudson News locations. The Burbank terminal's shops, which had been operated by Paradies Shops Inc. from early 1994 until last May, have been remodeled to give them a local feel and a different mix of gifts, books and other products. Chad Garland/Los Angeles Times
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SLO Airport resumes normal operations -- Officials at the San Luis Obispo County airport have confirmed flight operations have returned to normal. The move follows the complete restoration of power that has been affecting flights since Wednesday. Lightning strikes hit the tower during Wednesday's storm, cutting off the airports' runway and taxiway lights. Electrical crews have been working nonstop since then to get power restored to critical systems. While power has been restored, passengers are encouraged to check with their airline for any residual delays. Keith Carls/KEYT-KCOY-KKFX
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Judge: Southwest can't boot Delta from Dallas Love Field -- A federal judge ruled Friday that Southwest Airlines can't kick Delta out of Dallas Love Field while the airlines fight over space at the airport. U.S. District Court Judge Ed Kinkeade said that Delta passengers would be inconvenienced if the carrier had to move its flights while the courts handle a lawsuit over the dispute. Delta Air Lines has five daily flights at Love Field. Southwest Airlines operates 180 and controls 18 of the airport's 20 gates. David Koenig/AP
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MSP Airport plans multimillion overhaul of its restrooms -- Air passengers everywhere are tired of cramped, dirty and smelly airport bathrooms, to hear travel experts tell it. So the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is giving its restrooms an ambitious overhaul that will stretch over the next decade and cost about $12 million in the next three years. Prototype restrooms on the E and F concourses at MSP provide a sense of what's to come. They're bathed in natural light and feature quartz countertops and terrazzo floors, expansive stalls and original mosaic artwork. Janet Moore/Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Cuomo offers $200 million in contest for airport improvements -- Airports all over upstate New York, from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to small local airstrips, will have a chance to win some of the $200 million the state is offering in a competition for the best improvement projects. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Saturday that his administration will offer five $40 million grants to upstate airports that present plans for improvements that meet the criteria he announced. Cuomo said his goal was to make upstate airports "state of the art, so we get more flights, more business coming into upstate New York."
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Southwest Airlines customer experience leads to customer loyalty -- My daughter, who attends college in another city, recently flew home for a holiday visit. She checked a piece of luggage before boarding her flight on Southwest Airlines. Unfortunately, when she arrived and went to collect her suitcase from the luggage carousel, she noticed that the handle was damaged. Having been through similar experiences, I was not hopeful as I walked to the Southwest office. Shep Hyken/Forbes
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Former Allegiant Air mechanic: This airline is dangerous -- Veteran aircraft mechanic Greg Marino worked at Allegiant Air for just two weeks before he quit because of what he said are the airline's dangerous maintenance practices. Marino said mechanics at the airline's facility in Sanford often lapsed into bad maintenance habits. He said they failed to follow proper procedure in diagnosing aircraft problems and routinely misused a FAA program that allowed planes, under some conditions, to fly with inoperative components or systems. William R. Levesque/Tampa Bay Times
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Man in custody after United Airlines flight diverted to Vancouver -- A suspect is in custody after a United Airlines flight from Anchorage, Alaska to Denver, Colo., was diverted early Saturday morning to the Vancouver International Airport because of "security concerns," police said. "There was a legitimate security concern on board the flight and we do have a male in custody at this time," said Cpl. Dennis Hwang of the RCMP in Richmond, B.C. United Airlines flight 1104 departed Anchorage a little before midnight, and was set to land in Denver shortly after 6 a.m., local time. Rafferty Baker/CBC News
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American Airlines hires former union leader as consultant, stirring controversy -- On the final day of voting for a new president of the union that represents American flight attendants, perhaps the biggest controversy involves the former president, Laura Glading. To her admirers, Glading is a labor movement hero because she was instrumental in enabling the 2013 merger between American and US Airways, which led to better pay and benefits for her members. Ted Reed/Forbes
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American Airlines flight to Las Vegas is diverted to D-FW after disruption by unruly passenger -- Officials say an unruly passenger aboard an American Airlines flight from Charlotte, N.C., to Las Vegas prompted an unscheduled landing at Dallas-Fort Worth. American Airlines Flight 1735 was about midway through its 2,000-mile flight Friday when the disruption happened. American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein says the Airbus 321 with 189 passengers aboard made an unscheduled landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport shortly after 1:30 p.m. AP
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Air travelers can expect more onboard sales pitches, report says -- Bad news for airline passengers who are tired of getting their wallets squeezed when boarding a plane: The future of air travel will include a lot more onboard sales pitches. That is the conclusion of a new report by Guestlogix, a technology company that helps airlines and train operators sell to travelers. With airlines investing heavily to upgrade their often spotty and too-slow onboard wireless Internet, the study concluded that carriers will be better equipped to sell fliers entertainment, food and even tickets to theaters and theme parks in the cities they're visiting. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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High airfares possibly affecting ticket sales to title game -- The average secondary-market price for tickets to college football's national championship is the lowest in years and well below the New Year's Eve College Football Playoff semifinals. Fans may not have any money left - or just stayed home instead. Airfares from cities across most of the South to the Valley of the Sun have skyrocketed since Clemson and Alabama made it into Monday's title game, forcing fans to decide whether seeing their favorite team in person is worth the often exorbitant cost. John Marshall/AP
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Airberlin-Etihad: the loss of 29 codeshare routes endangers competition in Germany, says Etihad -- In Dec-2015, the Administrative Court of Braunschweig upheld a decision by the German Ministry of Transport to deny approval of 29 codeshare routes between loss-making airberlin and its biggest shareholder Etihad. The affected routes are among those that had previously been approved, but the Ministry first raised concerns in the summer of 2014, following lobbying by Lufthansa. CAPA Centre for Aviation
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Government not ensuring pilot skills are sharp -- The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control systems in cockpits, according to the Transportation Department's internal watchdog. Most airline flying today is done through automated systems that pilots closely monitor. Pilots typically use manual flying skills only briefly during takeoffs and landings. Studies and accident investigations have raised concern that pilots' manual flying skills are becoming rusty and that pilots have a hard time staying focused on instrument screens for long periods. Joan Lowy/AP
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U.S. gives States 2 more years to meet driver's license standards -- The Department of Homeland Security has given states an extra two years to comply with federal requirements to issue driving licenses with extra safety features, meaning that residents of noncompliant states will have until January 2018 before having to use a passport or other official identification to board a domestic flight. The extension directly concerns six states and territories that are not in compliance with the law, known as the Real ID Act of 2005. Jad Mouawad/New York Times
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Europe sets up digital 'SWAT' team for aviation cyber threats -- Europe's top air-safety official said he is hiring a group of high-level computer experts to identify and combat looming cyber threats to aviation. Intended to be a kind of digital SWAT team for hacking attacks, the initiative launched last month goes beyond U.S. efforts and is the most dramatic example of the European Aviation Safety Agency's increasingly aggressive approach to such risks. Andy Pasztor/Wall Street Journal
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FAA's new drone phone app pinpoints restricted airspace for users -- A new smartphone app released last week offers drone pilots a quick answer to the question: "Can I fly here?" The Federal Aviation Administration publicly launched an updated Apple version of its B4UFLY app on Wednesday, when FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced it at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. An Android version of the app also was released Wednesday for beta testing, Huerta said. Candice Ruud/Newsday
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Small firms could get line on high-speed rail -- Small businesses in the L.A. area can get on the fast track to revenue from the state's high-speed rail project. As the California High-Speed Rail Authority prepares for construction in Southern California, it is hosting three workshops here to help such businesses start the process to become state contractors for the rail project. They are designed to help the agency meet its goal of having 30 percent of project work done by small businesses, explained Alice Rodriguez, small-business advocate for the authority. Carol Lawrence/Los Angeles Business Journal
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Closing 2.8-mile transit gap in Norwalk could smooth regional commute -- The distance separating the Metrolink train station and the Metro Green Line stop in Norwalk is only 2.8 miles. Yet it has been one of the biggest gaps in the region's public transit system for more than 20 years. Now, however, some local leaders think it's time to fill in the missing link. They want to resurrect a proposal from the early 1990s to extend the Green Line light rail tracks east to Metrolink's Norwalk-Santa Fe Springs station. Dan Weikel/Los Angeles Times
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Roger Goodell says NFL stadium proposals are not viable in Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego -- The current stadiums in Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego are "unsatisfactory and inadequate," and the proposed solutions are not viable to keep the Raiders, Rams and Chargers in their home markets, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a report distributed Saturday to all 32 teams. The contents of the 48-page report were disclosed to The Times by someone who has seen it but is not authorized to discuss it publicly. Sam Farmer & Nathan Fenno/Los Angeles Times
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L.A. Councilman Felipe Fuentes says he won't run for reelection -- The 15 politicians who sit on the Los Angeles City Council have plenty of reasons to stay put. They receive a yearly salary of $189,041, up from $184,610 in 2014. They're offered a city vehicle when they take office, and more for their staff. If they last in their post for a decade - 12 years is the maximum under term limits - they also can receive a healthy city pension. Councilman Felipe Fuentes, 44, decided to walk away anyway, announcing Friday that he will not run for reelection next year - or any other office. David Zahniser/Los Angeles Times
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Nonunion contractors still don't work for L.A. -- Nonunion contractors are once again frozen out as the city of L.A.'s Public Works Department has renewed its project labor agreement with the Los Angeles and Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council for five years. Public Works has a catalog of 116 eligible products worth a cumulative $1.7 billion, so this is a huge deal. Under a project labor agreement, or PLA, all contractors must abide by union rules and pay into a benefits fund jointly operated with the building trades union. Howard Fine/Los Angeles business Journal
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William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy for Western Airlines 1985
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