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NFL will return to Los Angeles for 2016 season -- For more than two decades, billionaire developers, corporate titans, Hollywood power-brokers and four Los Angeles mayors tried and failed to bring the National Football League back to the nation's second-largest market. The odyssey ended Tuesday. NFL owners voted 30-2 to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to Los Angeles for the 2016 season and to give the San Diego Chargers a one-year option to join the Rams in Inglewood. Sam Farmer & Nathan Fenno/Los Angeles Times Related: L.A. fans thrilled -- mostly -- to have Rams back in town
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Airlines to report 'blowout' record profits amid low gas prices, higher fees -- After years of pleading poverty, hitting customers for extra fees and cutting perks like free peanuts to boost the bottom line, U.S. airlines this month will report record profits that make 2015 the best year for the industry since the federal government stopped regulating fares and routes in 1978. In first three quarters of last year, airlines reported nearly $17.9 billion in net income after taxes, according the Transportation Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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American Airlines to take $592 million write-off on Venezuelan currency -- American Airlines Group Inc. said its traffic edged up in December and capacity remained flat, while the airline said it would take a $592 million write-off in its fourth quarter on the Venezuelan currency it holds. Shares of American rose 1% in light premarket trading. American Airlines said the company decided to write off the value of the Venezuelan bolivars it holds because of the continued economic deterioration in the country. Chelsey Dulaney/Wall Street Journal
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How United Airlines' board hedged its financial bets on ailing CEO and his return to the carrier -- One thing is certain. The final chapter of the strange ongoing saga of United Airlines and its ailing CEO Oscar Munoz has by no means been written. But it's now apparent the Chicago-based airline's board of directors hedged its financial bets - by at least a couple of million bucks or more - on whether its heart-attack-stricken CEO will stay at United for the long haul. Lewis Lazare/Chicago Business Journal
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Expansion for 2016: Allegiant adds 3 new cities, 19 routes -- Allegiant Air is adding three new destinations to its route map. The airline's new cities - Baltimore/Washington (BWI), El Paso and Destin, Fla. - were to be announced Tuesday as part of a broader 19-route expansion. Allegiant's expansion into BWI is particularly robust. The Las Vegas-based ultra low-cost carrier will debut at the airport in late April with nonstop service to Cincinnati and Savannah, Ga. By early June, Allegiant will be flying to six nonstop destinations from BWI. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Decoding airline fare classes to make the most of your miles -- Do you know what a Q fare is? How about an X or a Z? When you browse for flights on an airline's website, assorted letters appear in your search results. Travelers often miss them. Or see them but don't factor them into their decision about which flight to choose. But these letters matter. Because of them, the person to your left may receive more award miles than you, reach elite status faster than you, or change her itinerary at no cost while you pay a $200 fee - yet you're both in the same cabin. Stephanie Rosenbloom/New York Times
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Wow Air to start $99 flights from LAX to Iceland and $199 flights from LAX to Europe -- No-frills carrier Wow Air announced Tuesday it would begin offering flights to Iceland from Los Angeles International Airport at prices as low as $99 each way. The relatively new Icelandic airline also said it would offer $199 flights for travelers who stopover in Iceland and then continue on to London, Paris, Berlin and 18 other European destinations. Mary Forgione/Los Angeles Times LAWA News Release ABC7 CBS LA
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Restoring harmony at Ontario airport -- The agreement to settle the lawsuit between Ontario and Los Angeles over Ontario International Airport ushers in a new era of cooperation between the two cities. At least, that's the hope. The agreement, which became public Monday, leaves Los Angeles World Airports in control for the next six months, and as employer of airport workers almost two years longer. But written into the settlement is an incentive for L.A. to begin sending more flights Ontario's way, a vital first step in rebuilding the airport after six years of devastating losses. Cassie MacDuff/Riverside Press-Enterprise
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Program salutes first African-American flight attendants -- Casey Grant will open the 2016 Flight Path Speaker Series with an account of her experiences as one of the first African-American airline flight attendants. This special Black History Month program is scheduled on Tuesday, February 16, at 10 a.m. at the Flight Path Museum in the LAX Imperial Terminal, 6661 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles. Admission and parking are free. Flight Path Press Release
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Lyft and Uber drivers face new parking rules at Bob Hope Airport -- Returning from a trip to Las Vegas, where he attended a conference with friends, played a little poker and nearly broke even, Woodland Hills resident Elia Sheiner decided to use Uber at Bob Hope Airport for the first time. He said he normally pays $27 for a shuttle, but he estimated he would save about $6 using the car service. After waiting several minutes in the short-term garage, where the airport requires the drivers to pick up their riders and pay a $3 parking fee, Sheiner got a call from his driver asking him to meet curbside in front of Terminal B. Chad Garland/Los Angeles Times
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John Wayne Airport displays new age art by Laguna Woods resident -- From January 14 through February 16, a selection of digital imagery and acrylic paintings from Laguna Woods resident Susie Stockholm are on display at John Wayne Airport as part of JWA's Community Focus Space Program. The collages can be viewed on the Departure (upper) Level near security screening areas in Terminals A, B and C, and on the Arrival (lower) Level adjacent to Baggage Carousels 1 and 4. JWA News Release
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Palm Springs airport gate will go all retro for Modernism Week -- Virgin America wasn't even around during the midcentury golden era of travel. But the airline will pretend it was during Modernism Week in Palm Springs in February. Modernism Week, which runs from Feb. 11 to 21 (yes, it's longer than a week) is a big-style deal. It's a time when visitors come to be dazzled by the space age-style architecture that came to define the desert city. And Virgin America, which has only been around since 2007, is doing its part. Mary Forgione/Los Angeles Times
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Wichita City Council, city employees to receive airport parking passes -- City officials and city employees at the airport for city business will be the only people issued parking passes at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport. The Wichita City Council made the decision Tuesday. In November, the Wichita Airport Advisory Board voted to abolish the parking passes. But it reversed that action earlier this month. Kelsey Ryan/Wichita Eagle
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A judge wants Congress to fix Love Field again, but it's not gonna happen -- Even a federal judge can dream, can't he? The dispute over gates at Love Field has no middle ground. Southwest, which paid $120 million to sublease two gates, wants to maximize the number of flights there. Delta, considered a new entry at Love, wants to continue to land its flights, an accommodation required by airport rules. Mitchell Schnurman/Dallas Morning News
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Legislation aims to outlaw smoking rooms at SLC airport -- Salt Lake City International Airport is one of seven large airports nationally that offer smoking lounges. But they could go up in smoke, so to speak. Sen. Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City, has written a bill, SB61, to outlaw them, and it is supported by such groups as the American Cancer Society. More importantly, new Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski favors it and removing the smoking rooms. Lee Davidson/Salt Lake Tribune
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New airport car facility to open next week in San Diego -- The new rental car facility at Lindbergh Field is set to open next week. The 2 million square foot structure on the north side of the airport will house 14 of the largest rental companies. Currently, each company has its own facility off the airport property and picks up customers individually. Airport officials say the new facility will improve customer service and streamline operations. The new center has room for 5,000 rental cars. CBS8 San Diego
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TSA Precheck reaches 2M members -- A contentious airport Precheck program for expedited screening just reached 2 million subscribers - despite worries over security, privacy and whether the system can live up to its promise to keep lines moving smoothly. Among the concerns are whether travelers surrender too much privacy to participate and whether the screening is effective. Some travelers also find checkpoint lines have grown with more participants. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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Bill filed to overturn TSA driver's license mandate -- A trio of Montana lawmakers has filed a bill to overturn a mandate that would prevent airline passengers in several states from using their driver's licenses at Transportation Security Agency (TSA) checkpoints in two years. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which overseas the TSA, said last week it would begin enforcing a post-Sept. 11 law in 2018 that directs federal agencies to only accept state-issued identifications that meet federal security standards that were enacted in 2005. Keith Laing/The Hill
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Uber will give people whose felonies have been reduced to misdemeanors a second chance -- lmost anyone can drive for Uber: actors, musicians, retirees, stay-at-home moms. One group that has never been allowed on the platform is people who have been convicted of felonies. That could soon change. On Wednesday, the San Francisco company will announce an initiative that could help clear the path for convicted felons whose crimes are reduced to misdemeanors to drive for the ride-hailing platform. Tracey Lien/Los Angeles Times
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L.A. politicians will explore a possible tax or bond measure to help the homeless -- To raise money for a sweeping new plan to combat homelessness in Los Angeles, city lawmakers are asking their top analysts to outline the steps needed to put a tax or bond measure on the ballot. L.A. needs more than $1.85 billion during the next decade to fund the strategies suggested in a report released last week by city budget analysts. The report included a long list of ways to help raise the money, including several that must be approved by voters, such as a sales tax or bond. Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times
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Union official: LAPD chief lost support of officers after saying one should be charged -- A Los Angeles police union official blasted LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday, accusing him of "political grandstanding" and "selling out" to appease critics by publicly recommending that an officer be criminally charged in a fatal on-duty shooting. Jamie McBride, the director of the union that represents the LAPD's rank-and-file, said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that officers have "lost any and all confidence in Beck's ability to successfully lead this organization." Kate Mather/Los Angeles Times
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Mayor Garcetti appoints Wendy Greuel to LAHSA Commission -- Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday appointed veteran housing and homelessness policy expert Wendy Greuel to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's Board of Commissioners. Mayoral Press Release
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