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Los Angeles International Airport among top 10 winners in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards highlighting dining, retail offerings -- Los Angeles International Airport was voted among the Top 10 winners in seven categories of USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards contest of airport concessions. Six of the 10 dining and retail winners represent popular local restaurants and stores, reflecting well on the airport's on-going transformation of its concessions program to provide dining and retail offerings that meet the demands of today's travelers. One award was for overall "Best Airport Shopping." LAWA News Release
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United Airlines takes off with biofuel -- A Boeing 737 jet that took off from Los Angeles International Airport on Friday morning looked like most other planes launching into the partly cloudy skies. But this San Francisco-bound United Airlines flight was preceded by speeches and fanfare because the plane's engines were powered by a blend of petroleum-based fuel and sustainable biofuel, brewed at a Southern California refinery from natural oils and agricultural waste. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times LAWA Press Release
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| LAX project may hurt before lifting business -- While the $5 billion overhaul of Los Angeles International Airport looks set to improve transportation links in the long term, nearby businesses are worried about the traffic nightmares seven years of construction could cause first. "Things are going to get worse before they get better," said Laurie Hughes, executive director of Gateway to L.A., a business improvement district representing hotels, offices, retailers, restaurants and other interest around the airport. "We're concerned about lane closures and emergency response time. There are going to be delays." Olga Grigoryats/Los Angeles Business Journal |
LAX cleared for take-off -- Maybe like you, I flew out of the Los Angeles International Airport recently. And maybe like you, it occurred to me that the experience must roughly approximate being in hell. It's hurried, crowded and tense. And that's just the food court. The single worst part of LAX, in my opinion, is the traffic circle - that mish mash of a horseshoe where you can't tell exactly where to drop off your loved ones without being ticketed by a grumpy cop or where you wander around after a flight, dragging your bag, looking for the red sign where a bus supposedly will take you to your parking lot. Charles Crumpley/Los Angeles Business Journal
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Live east of LAX? You may need earplugs to sleep this week -- If you live just east of Los Angeles International Airport, you may have a bit of a problem getting to sleep for a few nights this week. Flights landing at Los Angeles International Airport will deviate from their usual over-ocean overnight approach patterns to allow for runway work, officials said. The deviation will take place for three nights, between midnight and 6:30 a.m., Monday through Wednesday, according to Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX. My News LA
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MTA to host meeting at Bob Hope Airport -- The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will host a community meeting at Bob Hope Airport from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday to discuss its plans for a pedestrian bridge at the airfield. The meeting will be held in the Skyroom at the airport, 2627 N. Hollywood Way. The bridge is proposed to connect the airport's transportation center to the Amtrak / Metrolink station next to the airfield. The graded walkway is planned to be built over Empire Avenue to give pedestrians quicker access to the terminals or the train station. Anthony Clark Carpio/Burbank Leader
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Bob Hope Airport officials look to better display bricks memorializing aviation workers -- Bob Hope Airport officials are looking to better display bricks that commemorate Lockheed Corp. and aviation heritage for the facility's millions of passengers. The operations and development committee of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday approved relocating more than 220 commemorative bricks to three pillars near the south side of the airfield's tower. Anthony Clark Carpio/Burbank Leader
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New CEO meets with airport board -- The body that will oversee Ontario International Airport when it returns to Inland control later this year held its first meeting under the direction of newly hired CEO Kelly Fredericks on Friday, March 11, approving two agenda items that need his oversight. The Ontario International Airport Authority board approved by consent an agreement for a $275,000 feasibility study for the refund of approximately $55.5 million of outstanding bonds to current owner/operator Los Angeles World Airports when the facility is transferred to the authority. Richard K. DeAtley/Riverside Press-Enterprise
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Hangar plans develop at Camarillo Airport -- A developer has been lined up for a $9 million project at Camarillo Airport that will include the building of 100,000-square-feet of much-needed hangar and office space. On Wednesday, the Camarillo City Council received the update about the hangar space along with information about a major runway reconstruction project from Tom McNamee, director of airports for Ventura County. He said the airport has over 150 pilots on a five- to seven-year wait list for hangar space, so the county is constructing about 45 hangars in the northeast corner of the airport. Michele Willer-Allred/Ventura County Star
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TSA chief promises resources to fix long lines at MSP -- The head of the Transportation Security Administration came to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Friday with a promise to provide the resources necessary to reduce security checkpoint wait times that have stretched to an hour or more. TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger came to the airport after Gov. Mark Dayton, Minnesota's congressional leaders and airport officials fired off letters to the chief demanding that he fix the long lines that have crowded the airport since it consolidated six security checkpoints into two last month. Tim Harlow/Star Tribune Bart Jansen/USA Today
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Atlanta airport eases off the 'b' word in tagline -- Marketing folks at Atlanta's airport recently concluded the obvious: Travelers don't love the "b'' word. For years, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious International Airport boasted that in addition to having an exceptionally long name, it is "the world's busiest airport." Or as Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said: "the busiest airport on Planet Earth." But nearly 20 years into the bragging, Hartsfield-Jackson is ratcheting back that particular tag line, at least where consumers are likely to hear or see it. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Orlando airport expansion could be covered by extending current passenger fee -- A new terminal at Orlando International Airport would partly be paid for by a passenger-facility charge travelers already pay when they book a flight there. Phil Brown, the airport's executive director, said the fee has been federally authorized through about 2038. "I don't know how far it will extend it because we haven't done all the calculations yet," said Brown. "But it will be well into the mid-part of the century by my estimation." Caitlin Dineen/Orlando Sentinel
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Teamsters, unlike other United unions, don't oppose hedge funds -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it hasn't decided yet which side to support as two hedge funds battle to add six directors to the board of United Airlines. The Teamsters represent about 9,000 United mechanics. In not taking sides, the Teamsters are following a different path than three other unions -- the Air Line Pilots Association, the Association of Flight Attendants and the International Association of Machinists -- who have sided with management in the board fight. Ted Reed/TheStreet
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Activist investors question United Airlines CEO's board role, pay -- The two hedge funds that launched a boardroom fight with United Continental last week oppose the airline's plans to give Chief Executive Oscar Munoz the additional role of chairman and have concerns about his compensation, according to a person familiar with the matter. The funds, PAR Capital Management and Altimeter Capital Management, on Tuesday described United's performance as "inexcusable" and asked shareholders to consider six new directors for the company's board, including former Continental Airlines chief Gordon Bethune. Reuters
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United to add fifth China route from San Francisco -- United Airlines continued the build up of San Francisco as one of the USA's top trans-Pacific gateways this week by announcing a new nonstop route to Hangzhou, China. United says it will be the first U.S. carrier ever to offer regularly scheduled service to Hangzhou, located about 100 miles from Shanghai in east-central China. Flights begin July 13, pending regulatory approval. United will use its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners for its planned three weekly round-trip flights on the 6,253-mile route. USA Today
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Here's hoping we see a more united United -- If the proxy battle that's shaping up at United Continental Holdings results in a better-run, more profitable airline, then it will be a good thing not just for United's shareholders, employees and customers but for Chicago as a whole. Activist shareholder campaigns often do little more than create turbulence at the companies these profit-at-all-costs investors target. But at United, which is roughly five years into an arduous merger with Continental, turbulence is familiar. Crain's Chicago Business Editorial Board
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Why 'dynamic' pricing based on real-time supply and demand is rapidly spreading -- Walt Disney Co.'s move to lift prices at Disneyland and its other theme parks on busy days was a novel step for the entertainment giant, but the news made perfect sense to Robert Crandall. The former chairman of American Airlines employed a version of the same tactic nearly 40 years ago when Crandall pioneered "super-saver" fares, with ticket prices constantly being adjusted based on seat availability, passenger demand and how far in advance customers made reservations. James F. Peltz/Los Angeles Times
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Southwest Airlines looking at new in-flight technology -- Southwest Airlines is checking out the in-flight Wi-Fi market. The Dallas-based carrier confirmed that it recently sent out a "request for proposal" to several in-flight technology providers. "We need to stay current and smart about our options to diversify the network; our RFP efforts demonstrates our commitment to surveying the industry and what this ever-changing environment can offer," Southwest spokeswoman Michelle Agnew in an e-mail. Andrea Ahles/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Germanwings crash inquiry urges stricter oversight of pilots' mental health -- French aviation officials on Sunday called for stricter international monitoring of the mental health of pilots and for guidelines that could require doctors to report pilots whose psychological condition might imperil public safety. The recommendations were part of a report by French accident investigators into the deliberate crash last year of a Germanwings jetliner by its co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz. Nicola Clark/Los Angeles Times
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L.A. to Chicago Amtrak train derails in Kansas -- Five out of nine cars on Amtrak's Southwest Chief train from Los Angeles to Chicago with 128 passengers and 14 crew on board derailed early on Monday about 20 miles west of Dodge City, Kansas, Amtrak said. The train company said initial reports were that there were no life-threatening injuries to people on board. Amtrak tells the Associated Press that about 20 passengers have been taken to hospitals in Dodge City and Garden City. Chris Michaud/Reuters
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California's next governor: Who's running, who's on the fence? -- Welcome to your guide to the 2018 California governor's race. The election may be far away, but listening tours are already underway, political consultants are doling out advice and pundits are handicapping favorites and wildcards. Here are the players to keep an eye on. Phil Willon/Los Angeles Times
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Commercial - 1979
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