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Vehicle towing Virgin America plane catches fire at LAX -- A vehicle towing a Virgin America plane caught fire Tuesday morning at Los Angeles International Airport, but no injuries were reported. The fire was reported on a tow vehicle on Taxiway E between E11 and E12 just before 10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Airport Police. No passengers were on the Virgin America plane. The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes. CBS LA AP
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Bob Hope Airport moves to promote parking rates -- While Bob Hope Airport officials are seeking to shore up declining parking revenue through stronger enforcement of rules that require car services such as Uber and Lyft to pay $3 per pick-up, some officials also discussed plans to promote low-cost parking options as an advantage of flying out of Burbank. Officials have said the growing popularity of ride-hailing apps has caused falling parking revenues, but they have also spent the past year working toward improving the airport's parking offerings after learning about similar efforts by the Dublin Airport Authority in Ireland. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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Uber agrees to 'compliance' with Bob Hope Airport's new rideshare rules --Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority board members on Monday were ironing out a few last wrinkles in an agreement with Uber to strengthen regulations for drivers picking up or dropping off riders at the Burbank airfield, which officials hope will lead to greater compliance and increased revenues. At least two Uber competitors, Lyft and Wingz, had signed similar contracts as of last week. Uber officials had objected to minor points, mostly related to tweaks in the agreement's language, which airport officials on Monday agreed to change. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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 Paul Revere Williams: Get to know the trailblazing black architect -- If you nerd out about 20th-century American residential design, you've likely heard of Paul Revere Williams. The architect, born in 1894 in Los Angeles, was the mastermind behind a score of glitzy homes across L.A and southern California. Williams, who became the first black member of the American Institute of Architects in 1923, didn't solely design in L.A., nor did he design only private residences. Consider, for instance, the iconic Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport (which he co-created in 1961 with a team of engineers and fellow architects), and its space-age modernism. Asad Syrkett/Curbed
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San Jose: Police seeking Uber driver for alleged assault on airport employee -- At a time of heightened scrutiny of drivers for ride-booking operations, San Jose police said Tuesday they are seeking an Uber driver for allegedly assaulting a Mineta San Jose International Airport official who flagged him down for speeding near the airport's car rental center. The fight at San Jose's airport happened just a few days before an Uber driver in Michigan reportedly killed six people and injured two more in a weekend shooting rampage. Ramona Giwargis/San Jose Mercury News
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Uber, Lyft banned from Newark Airport -- Newark officials said Tuesday that they will make good on their threat to ban Uber cars from Newark Airport. City officials said they will start penalizing any Uber or Lyft cars that try to pick up passengers at the Newark Airport terminals as of Tuesday. The city also plans to ban ride-share cars at Newark's Penn train station. The city first threatened the ban last week but then briefly backed off. It announced Tuesday that the ban was back on and would go into effect immediately. Danielle Furfaro & Philip Messing/New York Post
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SLC Airport demolition marks progress on massive redevelopment -- Crews began demolition on the former exit ramp of the parking structure at Salt Lake City International Airport Tuesday morning, marking a significant milestone for construction efforts to redevelop the existing airport, according to officials. The demolition will remove around 3.4 million square feet of existing paving and landscaping, and clear the way for a change in the traffic pattern for departure and arrival traffic at the airport. Jeremy Harris/KUTV
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Calls made during airport bidding process, records show -- Houston Airport System director Mario Diaz and a consultant with ties to at least one of the winning bidders on a series of contracts to expand Bush Intercontinental Airport spoke repeatedly during a period when bidders and city officials were banned from communicating about the procurement, phone records show. The five contracts, delayed by the City Controller's office since December and cancelled earlier this month by Mayor Sylvester Turner, were to be the first wave of City Council approvals needed to launch a $1.5 billion expansion of the Mickey Leland International Terminal and its surroundings at Bush. Mike Morris/Houston Chronicle
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U.S. airfares to Puerto Rico slide; debt crisis, Zika weigh -- U.S. airlines have slashed leisure fares to Puerto Rico in recent months to lure travelers to the debt-strapped island, hit by economic turmoil and lately the arrival of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The lowest fares to San Juan, Puerto Rico, have fallen 22 percent on average from a year ago, according to an early February analysis of six of the busiest U.S. domestic routes to the island's capital by Harrell Associates, shared exclusively with Reuters. Jeffrey Dastin & Nick Brown/Reuters
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Airfares just got more expensive, and it's the third price jump this year -- Despite slumping fuel costs that are boosting profits for airlines, the nation's largest carriers are increasing their fares $10 per round trip, the third increase of the year. The fare hike on most U.S. routes was initiated Friday by Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest domestic carrier. It was matched soon after by Delta, United and American Airlines. As of Tuesday, the increase remained in place, according to Rick Seaney, founder of travel site Farecompare.com, which has been monitoring fare increases. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Frontier Airlines announces three new routes -- Frontier Airlines announced three new routes Tuesday, part of an effort to connect more of the dots between cities already on the carrier's route map. Frontier's new service will connect the following city pairs: Colorado Springs - Phoenix - Service begins June 28, with Frontier offering one daily round-trip flight on Airbus A319 aircraft. The Arizona-bound flight leaves Colorado Springs at 6 a.m. and arrives to Phoenix at 6:45 a.m., all times local. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Fast inflight WiFi on European airlines a huge challenge to the US -- The days of relatively quiet airline travel in Europe are over and over the next five years are going to be a nightmare for those who like to fly without the distractions of the internet and social media. According to a report released last week from Juniper Research, the global revenues of inflight mobile and data roaming will be a $3 billion market by 2020. Moreover, those numbers will lift off over the next decade where any flight without WiFi will be deemed as relevant to passengers as a 1G cell network in their homes. Monty Munford/Forbes
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The real story of Germanwings Flight 9525 -- One year after a young pilot crashed a German airliner into the remote French Alps - a suicide and mass homicide that transfixed and horrified the world - Joshua Hammer investigates what really happened that day. GQ
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FAA endorses global ban on batteries that cause fires on planes -- The Federal Aviation Administration has endorsed a global plan to ban shipment of lithium-ion batteries aboard airplanes, a practice blamed for bringing down two jetliners when the batteries burst into flames. A trade group for battery manufacturers warned that the prohibition may disrupt the flow of batteries for medical devices, cellphones, laptop computers, power tools and other electronic devices. Ashley Halsey III/Washington Post
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FAA proposes fix for Boeing 787 Dreamliner -- Feb 23 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for some of Boeing Co's 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft after a report found a defect in a wing component. The report said certain web fastener holes might not have been deburred properly when manufactured. This can develop fatigue cracking and weaken the primary wing structure so it cannot sustain limit load, the FAA said. Reuters
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Shuster lounges poolside with airline lobbyists as he pursues FAA bill -- On Feb. 10, Nick Calio, head of the nation's top airline trade group, Airlines for America, testified before Rep. Bill Shuster's House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The topic was a top priority for both men: A bill to overhaul the Federal Aviation Administration, most controversially by putting air traffic control in the hands of an entity favorable to the airlines. Two days later, Shuster's committee approved the measure. Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman & John Bresnahan/Politico
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House votes to tighten enrollment in TSA expedited screening -- Applying for the Transportation Security Administration's expedited screening program would get easier under a bill the House approved Tuesday, but frequent fliers would need to provide more information about themselves to continue participating. The Senate still needs to consider the legislation. If passed, the measure requires the TSA to develop online enrollment standards for Precheck within 90 days. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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TSA lapses, retaliation and bonuses are investigated by House panel -- A congressional committee is investigating allegations that the agency in charge of airport security retaliated against employees who reported security lapses and awarded bonuses to supervisors who ignored their warnings. The agency, the Transportation Security Administration, has until March 4 to provide the House Oversight Committee with documents detailing how it awards bonuses to top agency officials. Ron Nixon/New York Times
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Why your ears pop on planes, and how to fix it -- Here's what you need to know about the cause of "popping"-and how to cope. We've all felt it: A plane descends, pressure inside the cabin changes, and our ears may pop. Normally, a yawn or two should clear any discomfort. But sometimes, as anyone who has flown with a cold knows, the pressure shift can cause real pain. To understand what's happening, you should first know about your Eustachian tube, a pencil-sized funnel connecting the back of your nose with the middle ear. Brian Sumers/Conde Nast Traveler
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Gogo agreement with SES to boost in-air Wi-Fi connectivity -- Global satellite operator SES SA and Wi-Fi provider Gogo Inc., which has struggled to offer passengers fast Internet access on jetliners, have signed a contract to provide a major boost for in-flight connectivity over the U.S., Latin America and the North Atlantic. Slated to be announced later Tuesday, the agreement covers capacity on two high-powered satellites SES plans to launch next year, according to the companies. Andy Pasztor/Wall Street Journal
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L.A. officials ponder bond or tax measure to help the homeless as a budget shortfall loom -- Five months ago, Los Angeles' top elected officials stood on the steps of City Hall and promised to spend $100 million helping the homeless, a sum they billed as their first serious ante in the fight against a problem whose human cost could no longer be ignored. Now, with budget preparations underway and a detailed homelessness strategy waiting to be enacted, city officials are facing another and equally unavoidable problem: Fiscal reality. Peter Jamison/Los Angeles Times
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