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Tenet Partners reveals new brand identity for Long Beach Airport -- Tenet Partners, a leading brand innovation and marketing firm, Monday announced the completion of its rebranding initiative for Long Beach Airport. The tagline Tenet developed, "where the going is easy," conveys the relaxed and redefined nature of Long Beach Airport. It's a fun play on the "easygoing" nature of the airport and Southern California, and communicates a dual message - both easygoing, as well as easy to access and navigate. EconoTimes
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Ontario airport passenger traffic remains flat in January -- Passenger traffic at L.A./Ontario International Airport in January remained essentially flat, according to figures released by Los Angeles World Airports Monday. The medium hub facility handled 312,413 passengers in January, which was only 934 less than in January 2015. Overall, passenger traffic has been steadily climbing. In 2015, passenger numbers at ONT were up nearly 2 percent, with a total of 4.2 million travelers flying in and out of the airport, compared to the 4.1 million travelers in 2014. Liset Marquez/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin ONT Statistics LAX Statistics
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Van Nuys Airport Citizens Advisory Chair to receive Laurence P. Sharples Award from AOPA -- Elliot Sanders, Chair of the Van Nuys Airport Citizens Advisory Council and 20-year VNY pilot, will receive the Laurence P. Sharples Award from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Park at Van Nuys, 7900 Balboa Blvd. LAWA Media Advisory
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Bakersfield airport shuttle company will accept barrel of oil for payment -- United Airlines recently announced it would be canceling its service from Bakersfield to Houston. Officials say they ended the flights because of significant decline in demand for oil and energy sector-related travel. So, Phil Rudnick, who owns Airport Valet Express in Bakersfield, is offering a unique solution: oil in exchange for rides to Los Angeles International Airport, where people can then jump a flight to Houston. Tom Murphy/KBAK-TV Bakersfield
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America's airports: Where opportunity soars -- Inside a busy airport terminal, past the bookstores, the restaurants, the cinnamon bun stands, and the gift shops, opportunity is at work. America's airports are economic engines, fostering thousands of jobs in communities of all sizes across the country and helping commerce and tourism thrive. Airports provide ladders of opportunity for communities to revitalize neighborhoods and connect to essential services and jobs. Eduardo Angeles/Transportation.gov
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A380 airport usage: Dubai is most popular, Heathrow has the highest number of foreign airlines -- The A380 continues to be intertwined with London Heathrow. Malaysia Airlines has cut both its European and A380 scheduled network to just twice daily Heathrow A380 services. Emirates will introduce a sixth daily A380 flight to Heathrow and British Airways is evaluating taking second-hand A380s. London Heathrow is not the busiest A380 airport: that title goes to Dubai, home of Emirates, which operates more A380s than any other airline. CAPA Centre for Aviation
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Cleveland Hopkins rebounds from United cuts, sees passenger increase in 2015 -- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport drew more than 8.1 million passengers in 2015, a 6.45 percent increase over the year before, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The uptick in travelers, however, came after a dramatic drop in 2014, when passenger traffic decreased 16 percent in the year that United Airlines eliminated its hub in Cleveland. Susan Glaser/Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Charlotte Airport will expand to make room for airlines besides hub carrier American -- American Airlines has a 93% market share at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, but that doesn't mean other airlines don't want to grow. On Monday, the airport took an early step on a $200 million construction project intended to add nine gates to a 13-gate concourse that is used primarily by non-hub carriers. The project will be completed in 2018. "We've had a lot of requests for additional facilities" from carriers besides American, said Jack Christine, deputy aviation director. Ted Reed/Forbes
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'Airport' star George Kennedy dies at 91 -- George Kennedy, who won a supporting actor Oscar for his role alongside Paul Newman in the beloved film "Cool Hand Luke," and was also a fixture of 1970s disaster movies including the "Airport" franchise, died Sunday in Boise, Idaho. He was 91. Kennedy appeared in all four of the "Airport" movies of the 1970s as Joe Patroni, the reluctant, cigar-chomping but highly effective chief mechanic who could be counted upon when the chips were down and supreme expertise was required. Carmel Dagan/Variety
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Air China places order for 12 A330 jets -- Air China said on Monday it has placed an order for 12 A330-300 wide-body jets from Airbus Group SE for about $2.9 billion. It was unclear whether the order is part of the 130-jet deal China and Germany signed during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's China visit in October. Air China executives could not be reached for immediate comment. Chinese carriers are expanding fleets as the number of passengers traveling within China and overseas is set to triple over the next two decades. Reuters
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Alaska Airlines uniforms are getting a makeover from Seattle designer Luly Yang -- The skies are about to get a lot more stylish - at least, on Alaska Airlines. Fashion designer Luly Yang, whose international couture and ready-to-wear business is based in downtown Seattle, has a unique assignment: designing new uniforms for the entire Alaska workforce, from flight attendants to pilots to customer-service agents to maintenance technicians. The partnership with Alaska, announced earlier this month, will be a two-year process, with the company's new look expected to debut in 2018. Moira MacDonald/Seattle Times
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Cold comfort: Icelandic Airline offer transatlantic passengers the chance to see the country with its employees -- Many travellers want to get off the beaten track - but finding secret spots such as this requires local knowledge, something that Icelandair is offering in its new "Stopover Buddy" scheme. The concept is simple: transatlantic passengers stopping in Reykjavik en route to North America are paired with an airline staff member to act as their personal, free tour guide for up to 10 hours. Ellie Ross/Independent
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Southwest Airlines' flight instructors approve new deal that 'bucked industry trends' -- Amid tense, years-long negotiations with its pilots and flight attendants, Southwest Airlines has one less employee group to worry about Monday after its flight instructors approved a new contract less than two months after talks began. Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 557 approved the new contract during a Sunday vote with 68 percent in favor. Conor Shine/Dallas Morning News
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Southwest Airlines pilots say Boeing's Max won't fly without a new contract -- Southwest Airlines Co.will be the first carrier to receive Boeing Co.'s new Max version of its best- selling 737 aircraft. Those planes may sit idle unless a new contract with the carrier's 8,000 pilots is reached. Their union says the Max isn't listed in the current labor agreement as an aircraft they can fly, a common practice in the industry. Southwest says the new plane is just like others in the existing contract except for an updated engine, and doesn't have to be specifically named. Bloomberg News
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Regulate seat sizes? Senator to fight 'constant shrinkage by the airlines' -- The call for the government to establish size standards for airline seats isn't going away. The latest comes from Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who wants the Federal Aviation Administration to institute standards for commercial airlines. Passengers increasingly have to sit on planes "like sardines," Schumer says in an interview with The Associated Press. Schumer's move comes only about two weeks after another effort was introduced in the House of Representatives. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Lost Luggage: How to avoid it and what to do if it happens -- No one wants to deal with lost luggage, and these tips will help keep your stuff safe. Few fees irk travelers more than paying for checked luggage, since bags flew free on most airlines for decades. However, the money collected from bag fees appears to be going to good use: U.S. airlines now misplace roughly half as many bags as a decade ago. In 2007, the nation's largest airlines mishandled roughly seven bags per 1,000 passengers. Brian Sumers/Conde Nast Traveler
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Why are there ashtrays in airplane bathrooms? -- It's been 28 years since the federal government banned smoking on US domestic flights (most international airplanes following suit shortly thereafter). And yet, take a look around on your next plane ride: there's an ashtray in the lavatory. And according to a recently resurfaced Business Insider article, those ashtrays aren't just vestiges on outdated airplanes. Ashtrays are actually part of the Federal Aviation Administration's minimum equipment list-in order to fly, an airplane must have an ashtray. Melanie Lieberman/Travel & Leisure
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Garcetti, transit leaders envision an L.A. of self-driving cars and Hyperloop -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx did not mince words. The future of Los Angeles and the West "looks crowded," he said, conjuring nightmarish images of gridlock in the minds of the hundreds of Angelenos. But over the course of more than three hours Monday, transit experts, business executives and policymakers such as Foxx also presented hopeful visions of an exciting and high-tech transportation future. Matt Stevens/Los Angeles Times
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