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San Diego International Airport: a leading transnational airport differentiates to compete -- San Diego International Airport serves a large swathe of Southern California, its big catchment area spreading north towards Los Angeles and overlapping with that city's main airport, as well as at least one other in the LA suburbs. San Diego is the second most populous city in California; the airport serves its immediate population and also acts as a gateway to northern Mexico. CAPA Centre for Aviation
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Where you should go if there is coastal flooding in Los Angeles -- Coastal Los Angeles residents should remember just one obvious, but critical, piece of information in case homes or neighborhoods are flooded: Travel inland or upland. Low-lying coastal areas such as Marina del Rey Harbor, the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, and beaches in Malibu, Hermosa Beach, Marina Del Rey, Venice and San Pedro are at risk of being inundated with water if a large storm hits during high tide. Sandy Mazza/Torrance Daily Breeze
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Los Angeles city controller corrects audit of airport contracting -- The Los Angeles city controller's office has corrected a recent audit that found millions of dollars in competitive contracts awarded by the city's airport department received only one or two bids. The office did not change its finding that 30% of the solicitations received one bidder and 28% had only two, despite a city policy requiring three bidders per competitive contract. Dan Weikel/Los Angeles Times
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92-year-old woman headed to Long Beach Airport ends up in Tijuana -- By the time a 92-year-old woman was escorted back to Seal Beach by detectives Wednesday, she had survived an overnight ordeal so unbelievable her son is calling it a "miracle." Shirley Reimers went missing Tuesday night after she headed to the Long Beach Airport to pick up her son, but never made it there. "I waited and waited and by this time nobody was out there," her son said. CBS LA
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Reno: The biggest little freight hub you've never heard of -- It's 5:30 a.m. at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. A ramp agent shepherds a line of nondescript boxes up a conveyor belt into the belly of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that's scheduled for a 5:55 a.m. departure to Las Vegas. Once that flight arrives to Vegas, those packages could be bound for almost any of the other points on Southwest's route map. Nashville, perhaps, on Southwest Flight 1310. John Harrell/USA Today
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Sea-Tac Airport expansion could cost $10 billion -- Sea-Tac Airport will need expansion to meet the growing demands, a project that may cost $10 billion to achieve. Different options for the expansion were presented to the public at an open house meeting Wednesday night, at Pier 69. The options include ways to add more than 30 gates over the next 20 years to accommodate the growing number of aircraft coming through. Natasha Chen/KIRO
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The infuriating rule American Airlines won't tell you about until it's too late -- As Washington residents woke up to an unprecedented subway shutdown on Wednesday, I was stuck halfway across the country fuming over an entirely different kind of transportation fail. Yesterday, I learned that American Airlines will throw you under the bus - er, plane - if you arrive at the airport after your scheduled boarding begins but before you have had a chance to load your digital boarding pass for the first time. Brian Fung/Washington Post
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Lufthansa shares fall after airline warns of slower earnings growth -- Deutsche Lufthansa AG on Thursday said its earnings improvement will slow this year despite a strong tailwind from lower fuel costs, signaling the continued challenges the airline faces in restoring competitiveness. Even with an anticipated €1 billion ($1.13 billion) drop in its fuel bill this year, Lufthansa is forecasting only a slight increase in its closely watched adjusted earnings before interest and taxes. Robert Wall/Wall Street Journal
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Barry Biffle named as Frontier Airlines CEO -- Frontier Airlines president Barry Biffle is taking on another role as CEO of the Denver-based airline. Biffle, who joined Frontier in July 2014, will also sit on the airline's board of directors, according to a statement from Frontier. "I'm excited about this opportunity provided by the board of directors and the confidence it places in our management team," Biffle said in a statement. Denver Post
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JetBlue assembles all-female crew for 'Power Trip' -- Here's a new definition for "power trip." Next Monday an all-female JetBlue crew will fly 100 influential women from the media, entertainment, business, policy and technology industries to San Francisco from New York for a 36-hour pop-up event taking place in the air and on the ground. The guest list for the Power Trip was put together by Marie Claire magazine and during the JFK to SFO flight on one of JetBlue's A321 aircraft there will be informal and organized networking opportunities, including scheduled "Meet Me in Mint" power sessions in the airline's business-class section. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Delta flight delayed after e-cigarette ignites in passenger's carry-on -- An electronic cigarette in a Delta Airlines passenger's carry-on bag ignited Wednesday night while the aircraft was still on the tarmac, causing the flight to be delayed, the airline said. Delta flight 689 was scheduled to depart Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 7:25 p.m. and arrive in St. Louis at 8:10 p.m. local time. Instead, it departed Atlanta at 7:50 p.m. and arrived in St. Louis at 8:51 local time, according to Delta's website. David Caplan/ABC News
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American Airlines flight struck by lightning makes emergency landing at JFK -- An American Airlines flight bound for New York's LaGuardia Airport made an emergency landing Thursday night after it was struck by lightning, ABC-owned WABC in New York reported. American Airlines flight 4233 was en route to LaGuardia from Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, when a pilot reported a lightning strike around 6:06 p.m. Thursday, according to WABC. Julia Jacobo/ABC News
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Alaska Airlines passengers get $100 after flight diverted due to drunk traveler -- Incidents misbehaving airline passengers delaying trips are skyrocketing. But while airlines are often hesitant to punish offenders-or offer little more than an apology to inconvenienced fliers--Alaska airline this week took the rare step to shell out $16,2000 to compensate travelers. The carrier gave each of the 162 passengers a $100 voucher after a drunk passenger on a flight from Sacrament forced the flight to be diverted. Fox News
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The best mileage program for frequent fliers is... -- Find your frequent flier program fair, but generally unsure about how to use the miles and awards points? You're not alone: A survey released Thursday by MileCards.com, a site dedicated to helping travelers make the most of their miles, broke down what travelers love, hate, and are-yep-even doing wrong. Success stories: The study, which surveyed 600 travelers with active frequent flier accounts, reported that roughly 75 percent of respondents who searched for a free ticket in the past year had been successful in booking one, though not all found their preferred itinerary. Brian Sumers/Conde Nast Traveler
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Southwest warns about fake facebook pages -- Southwest Airlines is warning its customers about a rise in Facebook scams. The threat comes from Facebook pages that look a lot like Southwest, but trick you into giving up your private information. On Tuesday, Southwest went live on Facebook to warn customers about fake pages the airline's been tracking. And here's how fast things move. "Those have already been taken down. Just goes to show, more pop up, like that," said Brooks Thomas with Southwest Airlines. David Schechter/WFAA
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Congress passes 4-month extension of FAA powers, programs -- Congress has passed a bill temporarily extending the Federal Aviation Administration's powers and programs through mid-July. The Senate approved the bill Thursday by a voice vote. It now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. The FAA's current operating authority expires March 31. The extension is aimed at giving lawmakers more time to work on a longer-term aviation policy bill. Joan Lowy/AP
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Oversight panel investigates TSA's worker reassignment policies -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants to see if the Transportation Security Administration has been abusing its power to relocate employees to different workplaces. In a letter to TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger, committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) question whether agency workers were wrongly given involuntary reassignments to different workplaces or retaliated against. Jory Heckman/Federal News Radio
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Garcetti pushes fingerprint-based background checks for Uber and Lyft drivers -- Drivers for Uber, Lyft and limousine services in Los Angeles should undergo fingerprint scans and background checks similar to those imposed on local taxi drivers, Mayor Eric Garcetti and two city lawmakers told California regulators this week. The recommendation was included in a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission, which is weighing whether to impose stricter rules on the popular app-based ride services. Laura J. Nelson/Los Angeles Times Also: CPUC Regulators Still Hashing Out More Rules for Uber and Lyft
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Uber driver is accused of raping a woman he picked up from a bar in Orange County -- Prosecutors are seeking possible victims connected to an Uber driver who has been charged with raping a female passenger after he picked her up from a bar in Fullerton. Omar Mahmoud Mousa, 52, of Anaheim appeared in court Thursday, where his bail was set at $100,000, said Roxi Fyad, spokeswoman of the Orange County district attorney's office. His arraignment was scheduled for April 8. Mousa was taken into custody March 7 at the Los Angeles International Airport on an arrest warrant after he returned to the country, prosecutors said. Veronica Rocha/Los Angeles Times
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State revises proposed bullet train routes, but San Fernando Valley communities remain skeptical -- The California rail authority has proposed major bullet-train route changes that would put more of it underground as it crosses the San Fernando Valley, avoiding some of the impacts of aboveground routes that have drawn strong protests. High-Speed Rail Authority Chairman Dan Richard said Thursday the state is committed to mitigating the effects on low-income communities as a matter of "environmental justice." Ralph Vartabedian/Los Angeles Times
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LA to consider new rules on homeless people's property -- Los Angeles leaders are poised to pass new rules Friday restricting how much property homeless people can keep on the streets. Current law limits homeless people to as much property as they can carry. Under the proposed changes, each person would be allowed up to 60 gallons' worth of items - about the size of a large recycling bin. Senior assistant city attorney Valerie Flores said that's enough room for a deconstructed tent, bedding, clothes, food, medicine and documents. Josie Huang/KPCC
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Garcetti-affiliated nonprofit raises $14.6 million in first year -- A nonprofit created by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to advance civic initiatives raised $14.6 million in its first full year of operation, less than a third of which it has spent, according to tax records filed recently with the federal government. The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles, which Garcetti modeled on a similar nonprofit established by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, submitted its tax return last week for the fiscal year ended that ended in June. Peter Jamison/Los Angeles Times
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