Airports
Delta takes aim at Alaska Air, Seattle business travelers with new West Coast shuttle flights -- Delta Air Lines is beefing up its business offerings on the West Coast. The Atlanta-based airline said it will add two new daily flights between Seattle and Los Angeles and is touting its shuttle service with added amenities for the flights that have been operating since 2013. The move comes as Alaska Air Group is acquiring Virgin America to give it a stronger hold on the same West Coast markets. Becky Monk/Puget Sound Business Journal
Video: Aer Lingus inaugural flight from Dublin to Los Angeles
Aer Lingus inaugural flight from Dublin to Los Angeles
The inaugural Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Los Angeles on May 4 was operated by Captain Anne Marie Teevan and First Officers Niamh Power and Nicki Hughes.
Driver of stolen truck crashes during LAX chase -- The driver of a stolen pickup truck was arrested Monday after he crashed the vehicle into an automobile rental company shuttle bus while being chased by police near Los Angeles International Airport, police said. The chase started at 3:24 p.m. at Western Avenue and 79th Street and ended 11 minutes later in the area of Sepulveda Boulevard and Westchester Parkway, Im said. City News Service
Driver hospitalized after crashing vehicle into pillar at LAX -- Traffic on the departure level of Los Angeles International Airport was slowed Monday after a motorist crashed into a pillar. The crash took place around 2:30 a.m. near the Tom Bradley International Terminal, airport police said. Paramedics transported the driver of the vehicle to a hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. CBS LA ABC7
Crenshaw/LAX Line project holds community celebration; project is half complete -- With construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Line nearly half complete, Metro held a community celebration on Saturday in Leimert Park. The 8.5-mile light rail is funded largely by Measure R and is scheduled for completion in 2019. The Source/Metro Blog
Union wants to review changes -- A representative for labor employees at Ontario International Airport has raised concerns about changes made to the agreement that would transfer control of the airport to an Inland authority. The labor groups at ONT have concerns with additions and deletions made to the transfer agreement signed by all parties in December, Steve Koffroth, field director for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Council 36, told the Ontario International Airport Authority Monday morning. However, the labor group is still committed to the transfer and isn't trying to delay the effort, Koffroth added. Liset Marquez/Riverside Press-Enterprise
MGM files complaint against Airport Authority over third casino talks -- MGM Resorts International - the developer of a $950 million casino and entertainment complex in Springfield (Mass.) - has opened another front in its battle against being left out of the running to operate a third casino in Connecticut. This time, MGM is taking aim at the Connecticut Airport Authority and its practice of going into executive session at its monthly meetings to talk about "negotiating strategy" in its bid to bring the gaming venue to Bradley International Airport. Kenneth R. Gosselin/Hartford Courant
Lambert Airport awaiting approval on new agreement with airlines -- Lambert Airport could end up with a plan to bring in more money and another to fund capital improvements by the end of the week. Officials are waiting for final approval from the St. Louis Board of Aldermen on an agreement with the airlines that use the airport. The airlines have already approved a five-year, capital improvement plan. "About 100 different projects are in that $170 million," Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge tells St. Louis Public Radio. Wayne Pratt/St. Louis Public Radio
Aviation Security
TSA warned flyers' patience at "breaking point" over long lines -- It's the irony of flying. Planes are the fastest way to travel, but wait times just to get on board keep getting longer, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller. Now airports in New York and New Jersey are joining a growing chorus of complaints about the long wait times at airport security, saying TSA staffing isn't keeping up with increased passenger traffic. The Port Authority says it might implement a plan already under consideration in Atlanta and Seattle, where officials could hire outside help, contracting with private security companies. CBS News
Long security lines fill Hartsfield-Jackson terminal -- Long lines for airport security screening stretched through the domestic terminal and snaked through baggage claim at Hartsfield-Jackson International on Monday. Wait times were more than an hour long during a busy period of the morning, according to the Atlanta airport's website. The airport on its website is now advising travelers to get to the terminal three hours before their flight. Kelly Yamanouchi/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Think DIA security lines are bad now? They could be worse this summer -- A messy security checkpoint situation at Denver International Airport could get much worse under a potentially record-breaking crush of summer travelers, say officials who are urging passengers to get to the hub three hours before their flights. The Transportation Security Administration has shed nearly 10 percent of its screeners in the past three years, a period in which air travel has grown 9 percent. The result: interminable lines filled with frustrated fliers at DIA and airports across the country. Jesse Paul/Denver Post
TSA's RNC security plans: More officers, more dogs, more rules at Burke Lakefront Airport -- When visitors pour into Cleveland in July for the Republican National Convention, it will be met by a security plan nearly a year in the works. Some 50,000 people are expected to visit, including delegates, reporters and camera crews July 18-21. Floods of protesters could inflate that estimate. Most visitors will arrive by plane. And when they land they will find bolstered security at both of Cleveland's airports, on transit trains and at convention venues. Robert Higgs/Cleveland.com 
Airlines
Southwest Airlines ascends to new April record in key passenger traffic stat -- Southwest Airlines continued to increase its capacity of seats flown in April but matched that growth with higher passenger traffic, leading to a record-high load factor for the month, the company announced Monday. The Dallas-based airline grew its available seat miles, a measure of capacity, to 12.4 billion, a 4.3 percent increase compared with April of last year. Conor Shine/Dallas Morning News
United Airlines April traffic down 1.9% -- United Airlines reported that its April consolidated traffic decreased 1.9 percent and consolidated capacity decreased 0.9 percent. Load factor decreased 0.9 points compared to April 2015. United Airlines continues to expect second-quarter consolidated passenger unit revenue to decline 6.5 to 8.5 percent compared to the second quarter of 2015. RTT News
Emirates Airline full-year profit lifted by low oil prices -- Emirates Airline on Tuesday reported a 56% jump in full-year net profit, as the state-owned carrier was boosted by low oil prices and increased passenger numbers. Net profit for the financial year ending March 31 rose to $1.9 billion from $1.2 billion a year earlier, Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told a news conference. Full-year revenue dropped 4% to $23.2 billion from $24.2 billion a year earlier. Nicholas Parasie/Wall Street Journal
Do airlines have too much power in booting passengers? -- Every time you buy a ticket, you give up some of your rights by agreeing to terms spelled out in the airline's "contract of carriage" -- a 40-plus-page document that covers all aspects of flying, including your behavior, reports CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave. CBS News
Fort McMurray's pets and owners evacuated together on Canadian North Airlines -- Like most airlines, Canadian North has stringent guidelines when it comes to travelling with pets, but in light of the recent Fort McMurray wildfire, they've made some exceptions. The massive blaze has forced 80,000 residents to evacuate the city. Sadly in some cases, their pets have been left behind. But Canadian North is transporting four-legged evacuees to safety right alongside their two-legged owners. Angelyn Francis/Huffington Post Canada
American Airlines launches new business class seats -- Last week, American Airlines unveiled a new design for its long haul business class cabin. Built by Wellington, Florida-based B/E Aerospace the seats will be installed in the upcoming Boeing 787 Dreamliners and the Airbus A350 that American has on order as well as on and a handful of retrofitted Boeing 777-200s. American's new business cabin design follows closely in step with recent innovation in the global space. Grant Martin/Forbes
British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia to adopt Gogo's 2Ku connectivity solution -- International Airlines Group has announced that it will make use of Gogo's 2Ku technology to provide in-flight connectivity on long-haul British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia services. In total, 118 British Airways, four Aer Lingus and up to 15 Iberia aircraft will be fitted with 2Ku. The group says that by early 2019, 90% of its airlines' long-haul aircraft will be fitted with a high-quality connectivity service. Future Travel Experience
Travel
LA to SF in 30 min: The hyperloop wars are on -- The hyperloop wars are on. On Monday, a crowdsourced enterprise led by NASA and Boeing veterans called Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced  it had licensed passive magnetic levitation technology to power its prototype system, which like other hyperloop templates, promises to shuttle humans and goods in a vacuum tube system at speeds up to 750 mph. How fast is that? Zipping from Los Angeles to San Francisco would take 30 minutes as compared to a six-hour drive or an all-day train ride. Marco della Cava/USA Today
Aviation Business
10 Aviation startup ideas that have wings -- While starting your own airline may not be the most lucrative idea, there are a number of ways you can start your own business in the aviation industry and be successful. You just need to find a niche that needs to be filled in your area. And if you are worried about your own flying abilities, you don't need to be. Not all businesses in the aviation industry actually involve flying, so you don't have to be concerned with getting your pilot's license. However, you do need to have knowledge that is specific to the industry, particularly in the niche you are trying to fill. Jane Hurst/Tech.co
9 ways to keep those airline rewards miles alive -- Did an email from your favorite airline warn you that your miles are going to expire? Rather than risk losing them, the airline might suggest redeeming those unused miles for premiums as diverse as magazine subscriptions, gift cards and flat-screen TVs. There are, however,  easier and cheaper ways to keep those miles active. Here are nine ways to minimize your toil and trouble or preserve your miles and points. Eric Rosen/Los Angeles Times
Transportation Network Companies
Uber and Lyft end rides in Austin to protest fingerprint background checks -- Uber and Lyft were not bluffing. On Monday, the two leaders of the booming ride-hailing industry halted service in Austin, Tex., after losing a legislative fight over how they screen their drivers. The decision to leave an energetic city known for its young, well-educated population offered a stark illustration of how strenuously the companies oppose new rules that would require them to perform fingerprint background checks on drivers. Mike McPhate/New York Times Los Angeles Times: Why Uber and Lyft aren't looking to tech to solve their fingerprint problem
Aviation Data & Analysis
Alliance Share of Departures by Region - May 2016
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