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Westfield has designs on LAX's future -- The Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday that global retail giant Westfield has invested close to $100 million in the Los Angeles International Airport as part of its transformation of transport hubs across North America. The opening of the revamped Terminal 2 is part of Westfield's contract for the five terminals at the airport. Once completed the airport will have been given a $8.5 billion facelift to cater for the more than 75 million passengers that pass through. Los Angeles Business Journal
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LAX's friendly volunteers have flight information and more -- We've all had those cold-sweat airport moments: Running late, you can't find the departure gate. You've missed your flight, and don't know where to turn. To the newcomer, Los Angeles International Airport can be daunting - so sprawling, so crowded, everyone zigging and zagging. Last year, nearly 75 million visitors moved through its nine terminals, contending with endless traffic, jammed parking lots, constant construction and snaking lines. Nita Lelyveld/Los Angeles Times
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Navy base sees busy year ahead with plans for growth -- Big changes are underway this year for Naval Base Ventura County. In the weeks ahead the Coast Guard is moving from Los Angeles International Airport to the base; the Airborne Command, Control and Logistics Wing is expanding its early-warning aircraft squadrons; and the Point Mugu Surfing Contest is returning after a four-year hiatus. Bartholomew Sullivan/Ventura County Star
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Flight Path board names officers -- Lynne Adelman was elected president and board chair of Flight Path during a recent meeting of the nonprofit organization's board of directors. Adelman, a resident of Westchester, is a longtime member of the board and its most recent vice president. Other officers elected were Lori Keir of Westchester, vice president; Robert E. Smith of Hawthorne, chief financial officer and treasurer; and Agnes Huff of Playa del Rey, corporate secretary. Nancy Niles of Pacific Palisades is immediate past president. Continuing in office are Lee Nichols, Flight Path executive director, and Beverly Migliazzo, recording secretary. Flight Path News Release
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Thanks Again airport loyalty program launches beacon-enabled Smartphone app for Burbank Bob Hope Airport -- Thanks Again, recognized as the only global airport coalition loyalty program providing customer relationship management, customer experience management, business intelligence dashboards, and partners with airports and travel retailers all over the world, is pleased to announce the pilot launch of a beacon-enabled smartphone app at Burbank Bob Hope Airport. Thanks Again Press Release
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How the former Rialto Airport will be developed -- One of the larger redevelopment projects in the Inland Empire is currently taking shape in and around the former Rialto Airport, with developers in discussions with potential tenants and city officials eager to usher in new housing, job and revenue opportunities. The new community, called Renaissance Rialto, as well as an associated retail center and an industrial area, lies within a redevelopment area of about 1,500 acres which includes the 500-acre former airport property. Neil Nisperos/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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Oakland airport sees increased number of passengers in 2015 -- The Oakland International Airport is experiencing an overall increase in customers, as it saw more passengers board flights last year than the previous year, airport officials said Thursday. Having received 11,205,063 passengers in 2015, compared to 10,336,788 passengers in 2014, the airport is experiencing an upward trend with 8.4 percent total annual growth, according to airport officials. Based on percentage, the airport has become the fastest growing airport in the Bay Area, airport officials said. Bay City News
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Little Italy restaurateur fighting airport rules -- A San Diego restaurateur who wants to transform an old photo supply building in Little Italy into a steakhouse with a rooftop garden will make his case this month that his project is not an air-safety risk. His mission: persuade council members to set aside a ruling by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority that his restaurant could potentially put diners in jeopardy should a plane crash. Lori Weisberg/San Diego Union-Tribune
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Three airlines bid for Visalia service -- Three air carriers are vying to provide service to Visalia in the wave of SeaPort Airlines' unexpected departure. Boutique Air, Great Lakes Airlines and Mokulele Airlines have submitted a bid to the Department of Transportation to provide service from Visalia; all three previously bid in 2014, when SeaPort was awarded service. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii-based Mokulele Airlines bid to provide 48 weekly flights from Visalia to Los Angeles International using a nine-passenger Cessna Caravan, the same type of aircraft that SeaPort flew. Visalia Valley Voice
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Emanuel strikes deal with American Airlines for new O'Hare gates -- Just days after announcing a $1.3 billion deal to build a new runway at O'Hare Airport, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has struck a deal with American Airlines, which will build five new gates. It's the missing piece to the puzzle for the massive new runway - which, at 11,245 feet long and 200 feet wide, will become O'Hare's second-biggest. American Airlines will pick up the cost of the project to add the gates to Terminal 3 by 2018; that will increase capacity and help the airport's on-time performance, the mayor's office is set to announce Saturday. Tina Sfondeles & Fran Spielman/Chicago Sun-Times
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More police visible outside D/FW Airport day after NBC 5 investigation -- An NBC 5 investigation found cars abandoned right in front of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport again, and again with no visible response from police. But one day after that investigation aired, NBC 5 Investigates went back to the airport and saw police right away, patrolling the curbs on bikes and on foot, including an officer catching one driver who left his car empty right in front of the terminal. Scott Friedman/NBC DFW
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Somalia spokesman: Video shows laptop handed to bomb suspect -- Security video footage taken at Mogadishu airport shows two men handing what looks like a laptop computer to the suspected suicide bomber after he passed through the security checkpoint, Somalia's government spokesman said Sunday. At least one of the men delivering the laptop was an airport employee, government spokesman Abdisalam Aato told The Associated Press. Abdi Guled & Dusan Stojanovic/AP
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United Airlines cuts nonstop flights from Cleveland Hopkins to Las Vegas, St. Louis -- United Airlines is eliminating two more nonstop destinations from Cleveland Hopkins, Las Vegas and St. Louis, starting in early May. The reductions will leave United with just 15 nonstop destinations from Cleveland, down from 58 just two years ago, when the airline still operated a hub at Hopkins. United spokesman Jonathan Guerin said: "We continually review supply and demand for service in all of our markets. Susan Glaser/Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Airline's unusual problem: It doesn't know where its passengers are -- Travelers are all too familiar with the problem of airlines misplacing their luggage. But it's less common for carriers to lose track of large numbers of actual passengers. That's the headache facing Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the country's flag carrier, as it wrestles with a crippling strike by workers who are furious over privatization plans. Jethro Mullen & Sophia Saifi/CNN Money
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Airlines reap record profits, and passengers get peanuts -- Helped by falling oil prices, airlines are reporting record profits, but for many passengers this sudden bonanza has meant little more than extra bags of free peanuts and pretzels. The four biggest domestic carriers - American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines - together earned about $22 billion in profits last year, a stunning turnaround after a decade of losses, bankruptcies and cutbacks. Jad Mouawad/New York Times
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Airlines get back to basics, offering snacks on flights again -- Last week marked a special occasion for economy class airline passengers - the return of free snacks on some domestic carriers. Both United and American Airlines are winning praise from fliers who believed the small but key amenity had all but disappeared forever, along with pillows, blankets and added legroom. Last week, United Airlines began serving complimentary Dutch-style, caramel-filled waffle-shaped cookies (called a stroopwafel) with the morning drink service on flights within North America and Latin America. Harriet Baskas/CNBC
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Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo: House FAA bill bad for general aviation -- A Republican proposal to separate the nation's air traffic control system from the Federal Aviation Administration doesn't fly with Rep. Mike Pompeo. The Kansas Republican is a leading critic of the proposal, unveiled this week by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, to remove control of the nation's airspace from the FAA and give it to a newly created independent entity. Curtis Tate/Wichita Eagle
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
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Orange County breaks tourism record with 47 million visitors in 2015 -- Thanks to the allure of Disneyland and huge growth in convention attendance, Orange County hosted a record 47.3 million visitors last year. The county's visitor total represents a 3% increase over 2014 and is the second year in a row that the region has set a fresh tourism record, according to Visit Anaheim, the nonprofit organization that promotes tourism for the county. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Robots deliver fun with hotel room service orders, and they don't expect a tip -- Your hotel's newest bellhop may be a robot. A Santa Clara, Calif., start-up and its "autonomous robot helpers" received $15 million in new financing last month. Savioke's goal is to put robots in hotels across the country, building on its current stable of 12, including one near Los Angeles International Airport. "We have lots of robots that are ready to go," Savioke co-founder Tessa Lau said. The 100-pound, 3-foot-tall Savioke robot, dubbed Relay, is built primarily to deliver extra towels, toothpaste or other necessities to guest rooms. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Coach USA bus drivers, mechanics vote against joining union, 118 to 73 -- A battle pitting Southern California bus drivers, mechanics and ticket agents against Coach USA, one of the nation's largest transportation companies, ended in defeat Friday for workers seeking to join a union. Coach USA includes Pacific Coast Sightseeing Tour and Charters, Southern California Grayline and Megabus.com. It serves Amtrak lines, Disney hotels, John Wayne and LAX airports and inter-city travel across the state. Margot Roosevelt/Orange County Register
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Inglewood's stadium rising soon, hoping to host Super Bowls -- The 50-yard line is still dirt and weeds around a protruding yellow pipe used for water table measurement. There isn't much more than vacant space and idle construction equipment within a few minutes' walk in any direction. Only birds and far-away jet engines disturb the quiet on a sunny winter weekday in Inglewood, but this spot will be the heart of the world's next great sports stadium in 3 1/2 years. AP Related: Success of Inglewood's new showcase NFL complex depends on how it develops its surroundings
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Documents ex-L.A. councilman sought to destroy are made public by successor -- Dozens of boxes of office documents that former Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge and his staffers sought to destroy were instead made available Friday by his successor. The records included planning files, letters and piles of travel receipts related to Sister Cities, a global cultural exchange program that pairs Los Angeles with other cities that had come under fire during a recent campaigns. Emily Alpert Reyes/Los Angeles Times
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City Atty. Mike Feuer, turf rebate recipient, steers clear of DWP records lawsuit -- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has spent months fighting to keep certain information about its turf removal rebate program from being released, arguing in court that customers' names and addresses should remain confidential. If the utility ultimately prevails, one of the beneficiaries of its legal battle could be City Atty. Mike Feuer, who received a lawn removal rebate from the DWP in 2014. David Zahniser & Taylor Goldenstein/Los Angeles Times
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Mayor Garcetti adds a second press secretary -- Carl Marziali, the former vice president for media and public relations at USC, joins Mayor Eric Garcetti's media office next week as a second press secretary. Via the flackage from Garcetti's office, "Marziali will work alongside current press secretary Connie Llanos to communicate Mayor Garcetti's bold agenda to create a more prosperous, safe, livable, and well-run city." In addition to Llanos, who joined Garcetti as press secretary last July, Naomi Seligman remains as director of communications. Kevin Roderick/LA Observed
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