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Senate Dems to airlines: Stop charging bag fees -- Senate Democrats are urging airlines to let passengers travel with their bags for free. This would save time for travelers and cut down on long wait lines, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) wrote Tuesday in a letter to a dozen airlines. "Stop charging checked bag fees during the coming summer months, the busiest travel season of the year," they wrote. Tim Devaney/The Hill David Koenig/AP
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Airlines, airports sound the alarm on long TSA lines -- Airports are again sounding the alarm about crushing lines at security checkpoints. And now airlines are joining the chorus too. That all comes as fliers at some airports are being advised to arrive up to three hours before their scheduled departures. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Delays leave hundreds of Volaris passengers stranded at LAX -- Hundreds of travelers were stranded at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning after Volaris Airlines flights were delayed due to what airlines employees called computer issues. A call center operator for Mexico-based Volaris said 499 passengers bound for Guadalajara, Mexico, on at least three flights were stuck at LAX's Terminal 2 overnight. Rick Montanez & Willian Avila/NBC4
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Engine of small plane catches fire at John Wayne Airport -- The engine of a small plane caught fire Tuesday morning at John Wayne Airport before it was extinguished by the pilot and Orange County Fire Authority personnel. The unidentified pilot of the single-engine Mooney was preparing to start the plane on a tarmac shortly before 11:15 a.m. when the fire broke out, said Deanne Thompson, a spokeswoman for John Wayne. Scott Schwebke/Orange County Register
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Honk: Many options for John Wayne planes -- Q. Why are there so many different paths for planes arriving at John Wayne Airport, and what determines pilots' final approaches? - Jim Fuchs, Costa Mesa A. There are more pathways for commercial jets and private, smaller planes into John Wayne than Honk has strands of hair. Actually, a lot more. Wind, other aircraft in the sky and pilots' requests all come into play, said Ian Gregor, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman. Jim Radcliffe/Orange County Register
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Heathrow offers to curb night flights as it fights to build third runway -- Heathrow Airport has promised to reduce night flights and curb both noise and pollution if it is allowed to build a new, third runway. The pledge comes ahead of a government decision expected this summer on whether to expand Heathrow or Gatwick. Last year, the Davies Commission recommended expanding Heathrow, but with strict environmental restrictions. But, Gatwick Airport is still fighting, saying it remained the "only expansion plan that could deliver for the UK". BBC News
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D.C. wants FAA to corral noisy flights departing Reagan National -- D.C.'s attorney general wants the Federal Aviation Administration to reconsider flight paths out of Reagan National Airport that send noisy low-flying jetliners over Southwest Washington. In a letter sent to the FAA on Tuesday, Attorney General Karl A. Racine said the new flight patterns shift early-morning flights east of their previous path over the Potomac River. Ashley Halsey III/Washington Post
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Alaska Air to replace SanDisk in S&P 500 -- Alaska Air Group Inc. is slated to replace SanDisk Corp. in the S&P 500 index after the close of trading on Thursday, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Memory-chip maker SanDisk is being bought by Western Digital Corp., the largest maker of computer disk drives, in a $19 billion deal that is expected to close Thursday. Maria Armental/Wall Street Journal
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Virgin America Inc reports April 2016 performance -- Virgin America Inc. on Monday reported its operational and financial performance for the month of April. The airline's low-yield levels pulled down passenger revenue per available seat miles that declined 1.5% year-over-year. The decline in PRASM was not because Virgin America failed to attract passengers in good numbers. In fact, the carrier saw a healthy growth in demand and posted total revenue passenger miles (RPM) at $993.73 million, an 11.7% increase YoY. Hassan Ali/Bidness Etc
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American Airlines passenger traffic falls slightly in April -- American Airlines increased its capacity in April but wasn't able to keep the seats as full as overall passenger traffic dipped slightly, the company announced Tuesday. Overall, Fort Worth-based American's passenger traffic was down 0.2 percent compared to April of last year, with about 18 billion revenue passenger miles. That decrease came as gains in international traffic, which was up by 3.6 percent, weren't enough to offset a decline in the company's domestic service. Conor Shine/Dallas Morning News
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American's PSA Airlines figures out how to grow in a brutal business -- In just 20 months, PSA Airlines has grown to 107 aircraft from 49, making it the country's fastest growing regional airline, which is perhaps a mixed blessing. The regional industry, which gathered in Charlotte this week for the annual meeting of the Regional Airline Association, is troubled by a pilot shortage, which could get worse, and by the structural problems associated with an industry of about two dozen companies that compete for the privilege of selling nearly all of their capacity to three disciplined, demanding, cost-sensitive buyers -- American , Delta and United. Ted Reed/The Street
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Frontier pilots say airline penalized them for breastfeeding -- Four Frontier Airlines pilots filed discrimination complaints against the company Tuesday, charging they were penalized for having kids and trying to pump breast milk while working. The women filed formal complaints with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado said. Trevor Hughes/USA Today
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Utahn charged with hacking United Airlines website, stealing travel vouchers -- A Saratoga Springs man was charged Tuesday with hacking into the United Airlines website, stealing airline vouchers and selling them to other people. Ammon Cunningham, 28, was charged in 3rd District Court with computer crimes, theft, communications fraud and engaging in a pattern of unlawful activity, all second-degree felonies. Pat Reavy/Deseret News
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Airline execs concerned about liberalization reversal -- Airline leaders at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Aviation Symposium say they remain concerned that protectionism is rising and could threaten further liberalization in the global airline industry. The debate over the Gulf carriers' access to the US has become less heated over the last year, but it remains an issue. The tenor of the airline industry has changed, International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh said. Madhu Unnikrishnan/ATW Online
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Carbon-offset deal would cost airlines $6.2 billion in 2025: IATA -- A global market-based measure to curb aviation emissions would cost the airline industry up to $6.2 billion in the year 2025, but carriers could face higher charges if governments fail to reach a deal by October, the International Air Transport Association said. Government representatives are gathering Wednesday at the United Nations's civil aviation agency to negotiate a draft deal on carbon-neutral growth from 2020 which is to be voted on at a fall assembly. Allison Lampert/Reuters
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How to fly (almost) for free on Southwest Airlines -- Did you know it's possible for a family of four to fly to six destinations for less than $100 per trip - all on Southwest Airlines? It's not all too complicated or time-consuming to master the system and leverage rewards points to enjoy stress-free and cost-effective travel. It simply requires employing a few simple strategies. With a little know-how, you can be boarding a plane alone or with a companion just about anywhere in the U.S., Mexico and Caribbean on points or a small fee in no time. Lyn Mettier/U.S. News & World Report
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