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Westfield's airport retailing ambitions taking flight -- Global retail property behemoth Westfield Corporation is looking to capitalize on burgeoning international travel markets, flagging that its lucrative airport retailing business may chase opportunities to redevelop airport facilities outside its successful US operations. While the immediate focus is on North America, where the airport retail outlets it manages generate more than $860 million a year from more than 700 retailers, it could look to build on its track record at major US airports. Lisa Allen/The Australian
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Burbank amends code in city's Airport Zone, allowing hybrid review process for planned terminal -- The Burbank City Council last week approved an amendment to its zoning code in a 3-1 vote to allow for a unique process for reviewing plans for a 14-gate replacement terminal at Bob Hope Airport, which some city officials say will allow Burbank residents a greater say about the project. The change also removes a potential obstacle that would likely have delayed a timeline airport officials have given themselves to complete the work necessary to get their plans on the ballot this coming November in Burbank for a required Measure B vote. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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Ontario Airport's future gets on runway -- Ontario International Airport's users got a sketch of its future Friday, March 5 from its future CEO and other leaders who worked to return the facility to Inland control after decades of management and ownership by Los Angeles. The airport needs more passengers, more direct flights to more destinations, more revenue from non-airline sources, a marketing and promotion campaign, and a plan to develop the more than 600 acres of land that will be controlled by the Ontario International Airport Authority when it gets control of the facility, possibly by July of this year. Richard K. De Atley/Riverside Press-Enterprise Liset Marquez/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Cassie MacDuff/Riverside Press-Enterprise
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How the Ontario airport could bring more jobs to the Inland Empire --
What does a thriving LA/Ontario International Airport mean to the Inland Empire's economy? It's a question many economists and officials have asked as ONT's passenger traffic dwindled by 21 percent from 2007 to 2010. Jan Brueckner, who wrote a report in 2003 on airline traffic, attempted to answer just that. His findings: There are significant employment effects to increasing airline traffic at Ontario. If you raise airline traffic in an airport by 10 percent, it will lead to a 1 percent increase in service-related employment. Liset M�rquez/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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These airports win at customer service: Survey -- Modern-day airports mix transportation nodes with hospitality centers, focus on customer experience and offer fine dining outlets, luxury shopping outlets and full-service spas. That said, which airports do it best? Each year, Airports Council International - the trade association of the world's airports - conducts extensive passenger surveys to find out. For its 2015 Airport Service Quality Award rankings, ACI surveyed more than 550,000 travelers worldwide about their traveling experiences. Harriet Baskas/CNBC
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Advances in airport technology mean sleepless nights for some -- The Federal Aviation Administration has touted the benefits of its shift to a modern, more sophisticated system for managing air traffic. NextGen, the FAA says, reduces carbon emissions, speeds departures and will save millions, even billions, of dollars in fuel costs. In Washington alone, where new flight patterns were put in place last year, the agency estimates that airlines will cut their annual fuel consumption by 2.5 million gallons. Lori Aratani/Washington Post
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MAC complains to TSA about long wait lines in security lines -- Passengers flying out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are not the only ones fuming over long lines at security checkpoints. The Metropolitan Airports Commission is mad, too. The MAC's executive director and CEO, Jeff Hamiel, sent a letter Thursday to Peter Neffenger, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, saying the situation at MSP has become untenable and implored the TSA to find ways to increase the number of screeners working the checkpoints. Tim Harlow/Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Man charged with illegally boarding plane at Heathrow -- A man has been charged with illegally climbing aboard an empty plane at Heathrow Airport, police said Sunday. The Metropolitan Police force said 38-year-old Louis Pedro Verdasca dos Santos Costa, of west London, has been charged with unlawfully being airside and unlawfully being on an aircraft. He is due to appear in court next week. The incident, which occurred Saturday, is not believed to be terror-related. AP
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United Airlines CEO Munoz to return five months after heart attack -- United Continental Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz, who underwent a heart transplant after falling ill five months ago, will return to full-time duty next week. Munoz, 57, had been participating in all major corporate decisions during his recovery and has been meeting with employees and shareholders, the airline said in a statement Sunday. He had surgery on Jan. 6, and the speed of his recovery surprised many in the industry. Michael Sasso/Bloomberg Business
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Indigo's Frontier said to hire Barclays, Deutsche Bank for IPO -- Frontier Airlines Inc., the no-frills U.S. carrier owned by private-equity firm Indigo Partners, hired underwriters for an initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said. Barclays Plc, Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are working on the IPO, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Citigroup Inc. also will be working on the IPO, two people said. Frontier began talks with banks in December about going public. Alex Barinka, Mary Schlangenstein & Kiel Porter/Bloomberg Business
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American Airlines pilots blast return of 'Toxic Culture' -- American Airlines Group Inc.'s pilots union, an early backer of the carrier's merger with US Airways, blasted the return of "toxic" labor relations, a substandard product and violations of their contract. American executives can no longer rely on the excuse that they need more time to bring everything into order since the two companies merged in December 2013, the Allied Pilots Association board of directors said in a March 4 letter to Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker. Mary Schlangenstein/Bloomberg Business
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Mystery still unsolved two years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished -- The discovery this week of the tail piece of a plane reignited worldwide interest into the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, but for distraught relatives of the 239 people who vanished March 8, 2014, the piece may not be enough to solve the puzzle. The $133 million underwater search that has stretched for two years over an area the size of Pennsylvania is expected to end around July if the plane's wreckage - particularly the voice and data recorders - cannot be located on the ocean floor, leaving families with an eternity of unanswered questions. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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Airlines really don't want to upgrade people for free -- Airline miles junkies typically have one goal for their large mileage balances: Swilling Champagne in first class while jetting across an ocean for free. Only rookies burn miles on such things as rental cars, theater tickets, and magazine subscriptions. Delta Air Lines, the world's second-largest carrier, wants to end that mindset and get people treating their miles as a form of currency. Sure, flyers can use points to make those business and first-class tickets more affordable. Justin Bachman/Bloomberg Business
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This new plane could end jet lag for good -- Traveling to Singapore is a commitment: For fliers from Europe and North America, the trip is 13 hours at minimum, often with a connection or two. Luckily, the country's national carrier, Singapore Airlines, is consistently ranked the world's top airline in our annual Readers' Choice Awards. And this week, the airline took delivery of their first Airbus A350-900 XWB. If that name doesn't mean much to you now, it might soon. Cynthia Drescher/Conde Nast Traveler
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United to Fly 787-9 to Hangzhou, China in July -- United Airlines plans to launch a new thrice-weekly service between San Francisco, United States and Hangzhou, China, a popular tourist destination close to Shanghai. The U.S. carrier will use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the three-times-a-week service, starting from July 13. Hangzhou will be the Third destination in secondary Chinese markets for United Airlines, following Chengdu (began in June 2014) and Xi'an (begins in May 2016, Seasonal). Lena Ge/China Aviation Daily
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Wow Air registers its planes with flair -- Iceland's Wow Air takes a light-hearted approach toward aircraft registration. This week, the airline announced another unusual registration, making one of its Airbus A330s "TF-GAY" to support the LGBT community. The airline is going to try to fly the aircraft often from Reykjavik to San Francisco, which it calls, "a city synonymous with advancing LGBT rights in the U.S." How did Wow Air come up with this idea? Here's what CEO Sk�li Mogensen said in a release. BrianSumers.com
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DOT's aircraft restriction lifted for Virgin America -- The Department of Transportation has removed the limit on the number of planes Virgin America can fly. "We conclude that Virgin America has the proper regard for the laws and regulations governing its operations to ensure that its aircraft and personnel conform to applicable safety standards and that acceptable consumer relations practices will be followed," the department wrote in a March 2 order. Robert Silk/Travel Weekly
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Virgin America adds unlimited change options to flight bookings -- Two of the most frustrating aspects of booking a flight revolve around restrictions on the passenger's name and the date of travel. According to reports from the Runway Girl Network, however, Virgin America may be alleviating a big portion of the latter aspect with a new series of fare addons that they're bringing to the market. Most typical flight bookings made in discount economy come with tight restrictions on date changes. Grant Martin/Forbes
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ANA becomes the airline for 'Star Wars' buffs -- "Star Wars" fans who can't get enough of the galaxy far, far away might consider a flight on All Nippon Airways, the largest carrier in Japan. ANA has painted three of its jets with "Star Wars" designs, two adorned with images and the insignia of BB-8, the droid introduced in the latest movie, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and one emblazoned with a picture of R2-D2, the droid introduced in the 1977 "Star Wars" film. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Airlines want to win you over for peanuts -- What's the price of your loyalty? A bag of peanuts? A soft drink? An in-flight meal? Airlines may begin to find out, because two major carriers recently announced plans to reinstate to coach travelers a few amenities that were eliminated more than a decade ago as cost-cutting moves. United Airlines and American Airlines announced that, starting in February, they would begin to offer complimentary snacks to main-cabin passengers. John Przbys/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Regulations may descend on Burbank drone users -- On the City Council agenda, it was called a "Primer on Drones," but City Atty. Amy Albano's slide presentation was actually titled "Invasion of the Drones." Also called unmanned aircraft systems, drones are sensor-equipped, remote-controlled aircraft once considered the domain of spy agencies and war-fighters, but which are now widely available to virtually anyone wanting to fly a GPS-enabled and camera-laden mini-helicopter over their backyard - or someone else's. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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What I learned after being hacked in mid-air -- Last week I wrote about being hacked mid-air while using the Gogo Internet service on an American Airlines flight. Since then I've learned a lot. I've turned my cyber life upside down, from finally letting go of a Y2K-era EarthLink address to taking the easy but often-delayed advice to download a password manager, and installing a VPN on every one of my devices. To make sure I wasn't leaving any loopholes, I asked JD Sherry, vice president of cloud security at Optiv, to check my new regime - and then grade me on my efforts. Steven Petrow/USA Today
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Pan Am introduction to the jet age - 1958
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