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Los Angeles city controller criticizes bidding process in airport contracts worth $593 million -- Though city policy calls for three bidders per competitive contract, the Los Angeles airport department has been awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in work to companies based on only one or two bids, according to a new audit released Monday. The report by the city controller's office questions the effectiveness of competitive bidding practices at Los Angeles World Airports, the operator of Los Angeles International Airport, and calls for an overhaul of the agency's contracting procedures. Dan Weikel/Los Angeles Times Elyse Glickman/Los Angeles Business Journal Mike Reicher/Los Angeles Daily News Controller's Press Release Read the Report
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Storm headaches at LAX: Flights diverted, delayed, cancelled after power outage -- A thunderstorm Monday triggered a power outage at Los Angeles International Airport that led air traffic controllers to divert five arriving flights - four to Ontario and one to San Diego. The problem was reported about 6:05 a.m., according to Nancy Castles of Los Angeles World Airports, the city agency that operates the airport. "A significant thunderstorm cell rolled over LAX resulting in an airport-wide power outage," Castles said. "Back-up generators came on." Hillary Jackson/My News LA
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Walking the new connector between Terminal 4 and the Bradley Terminal at LAX -- One of the big issues at Los Angeles International Airport is the inability to make connections between terminals without having to leave security. This has been slowly changing, and now we have the biggest improvement yet. The post-security connector between American's Terminal 4 and the Bradley International Terminal is now open, and it's even better than I thought it would be. I took a walk through it when I was flying out last week. Thanks to a network of tunnels and corridors, anyone traveling between the Bradley Terminal and Terminals 4 (American), 5 (Delta), 6 (Alaska), and 7/8 (United) will be able to walk back and forth without leaving security. Brett Snyder/The Cranky Flier
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Proposals sought for high-speed rail station -- Burbank is seeking proposals from consulting firms to help develop the city's Golden State Specific Plan and High Speed Station Area Plan in the area near Bob Hope Airport. The area is roughly 600 acres and includes a proposed high-speed rail station and two Metrolink stations. The plan will address land uses, infrastructure, building and site-plan design, open space, transportation, parking, landscaping as well as pedestrian and bicycle access, according to an announcement from the city. Chad Garland/Burbank Leader
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2016 Airport Tower Banner Student Art Contest winners announced -- The high school student winners of the Burbank Bob Hope Airport 2016 Tower Banner Student Art Contest from Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena Unified School Districts presented their winning artwork at today's March 7, 2016, Airport Authority meeting. The winners were chosen from 219 entries across all three districts. Joining them were their art teachers and district art coordinators, along with many of the students' proud parents. Bob Hope Airport News Release
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Second annual airport planning course at California State University, Los Angeles, features HNTB guest lecturers -- For the second year, HNTB Corporation aviation professionals recently delivered a guest lecture as part of the Airport Planning course for California State University, Los Angeles. The session was held at HNTB's office at Los Angeles International Airport. Supplementing the airport planning curriculum developed and presented by adjunct professor and former HNTB employee Joshua Wussick, HNTB guest lecturers Justin Bychek, Jean-Christophe Dick, Tony Fermelia, James Long, Jessica Wyatt and Jennie Santoro referenced notable airport projects and case studies. HNTB Press Release
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TSA braces for spring-break travel surge -- Transportation Security Administration officials say they are preparing for surge of spring-break travelers, urging fliers to arrive early as the average wait time at U.S. airport checkpoints has nearly doubled during the past year. TSA projects 7% more travelers during the spring-break season, compared to last year, with a drastic increase during March. The biggest increases are expected at Florida airports in Orlando, Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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American Airlines pilots to CEO: 'We're tired of apologizing to our passengers' -- Two years into its merger with US Airways, American Airlines' pilots' union criticized the company for "clinging to their old ways" and fostering a "toxic culture" in a letter to CEO Doug Parker last week. "Candidly, the new American Airlines product is outright embarrassing and we're tired of apologizing to our passengers," said the Friday letter signed by the Allied Pilots Association board of directors. Conor Shine/Dallas Morning News
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Union report: Allegiant Air planes suffer high number of mechanical problems -- The latest round in Allegiant Air's public relations battle with its pilots' union opens this week with the union's release of its third report in the last year tallying maintenance issues on aircraft that interrupted flights or departures. The report by the Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition, which is working with the Teamster local representing pilots, said the Las Vegas airline continues to suffer from a "high rate" of preventable emergency landings, flight delays, aborted takeoffs and other issues - 98 from September 2015 to January. William R. Levesque/Tampa Bay Times
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Alaska Airlines cited for unsafe working conditions -- The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries recently issued citations to Alaska Airlines and its ground handling contractor, Menzies Aviation, for health and safety violations. Alaska was fined $7,000; Menzies was fined $62,000. Both have filed appeals disputing the violations. "We're supposed to have safety as our No. 1 priority," said Ailene Lagat, who worked for Menzies from last summer until January. She said failing equipment and workers getting injured was typical. After Menzies workers filed complaints last summer, L&I launched an investigation in August. Lindi Sheldon/KIRO-TV Seattle
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JetBlue seeks novices to train in Orlando and become airline pilots -- JetBlue Airways is taking applications for 24 slots in a new program to train novice pilots to fly a passenger jet - with participants in line to start their learning in Orlando. The airline said Monday that the program - the first of its kind at a large U.S. airline - will cost about $125,000 and take four years to complete. Graduates could wind up flying 100-seat passenger jets. Orlando Sentinel
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Families of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 victims rush to file claims -- The families of the 227 passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 rushed to file lawsuits in several countries against the airline Monday ahead of a two-year deadline under an international treaty. The incident is a rarity in legal aviation history, because there is very little evidence to rely on other than satellite data indicating that the plane ended its flight thousands of miles off course in the southern Indian Ocean. Gaurav Raghuvanshi/Wall Street Journal
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Emirates, Qatar Airways face new rivalry with rapidly growing Turkish Airlines -- The president of Boeing believes Turkish Airlines will emerge as a rival to Emirates Airline. Competition between the pair is likely to heat up further when Istanbul's new Dh40.45 billion international hub opens next year. "Turkey is a significant opportunity," Bertrand-Marc Allen, the president of Boeing International, said at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Shereen El Gazzar/The National
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Alaska Airlines changes Anchorage-Honolulu flight to catch total solar eclipse -- Now, that's service: Amateur astronomers persuaded Seattle-based Alaska Airlines to shift its departure time for Tuesday's flight from Anchorage to Honolulu 25 minutes later so that passengers can see a total solar eclipse en route. "It's an unbelievably accommodating gesture," Mike Kentrianakis, solar eclipse project manager for the American Astronomical Society, said in an Alaska Airlines blog post about the schedule shift. Alan Boyle/GeekWire
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Will United Continental stock be helped by CEO Munoz's return? -- United Continental announced on Sunday that CEO Oscar Munoz is planning to return to his role at the head of the airline company on March 14, following a five month medical absence after suffering a heart attack in October. Munoz has been participating in all major corporate decisions while he recovered and has been meeting with shareholders and employees, United announced. Munoz had undergone transplant surgery on January 6. Amanda Schiavo/The Street
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Hawaiian, Jetblue oppose American-Qantas airline joint venture - Hawaiian Airlines is part of a group opposing a joint venture between Oneworld partners American Airlines and Qantas, which would open up more flights between Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. The U.S. Department of Transportation is currently reviewing the proposal. The Hawaii-based airline works with Qantas through an interline agreement and is wary of commercial "irreparable harm," pointing to a similar joint venture between its interline partner Virgin Australia International and Delta Air Lines that was approved earlier. JetBlue Airways supports Hawaiian's proposal. Lorin Eleni Gill/Pacific Business News
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Boeing 777 flies seven of the world's 10 longest airline routes -- A Boeing 777-200LR now flies the longest flight in the world, an 8,819-mile trip between Dubai and Auckland, New Zealand. Emirates began the service on Wednesday with an Airbus A380 in order to celebrate the milestone, but switched the next day to the Boeing aircraft. The Boeing 777 now flies seven of the 10 longest flights in the world, according to a list compiled by flight data provider OAG Aviation. The rest are flown by the Airbus A380. Ted Reed/TheStreet
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