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American Airlines launches 20 routes in 72 hours -- From June 2-4, American Airlines began operating new routes from six hubs to 20 destinations in its network. As previously announced in January, the DFW-based carrier has added two new gates at Los Angeles and hired 200 additional team members to support nine new year-round and seasonal destinations and add frequencies to the existing ones. With the addition of these new flights starting today, American operates 222 daily flights at LAX with service to more than 70 destinations around the world. Airways News
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Non-stop flights begin between Hartford and Los Angeles -- If hoping to head to the west coast this summer, Bradley International Airport is now flying passengers directly to Los Angeles. The airport celebrated their inaugural American Airlines flight to Los Angeles International Airport Friday morning. The daily, non-stop flight departs from Windsor Locks at 7 a.m. ET and arrives at LAX at 10 a.m. PT. A return flight leaves LAX at 9:10 p.m. PT and arrives at Bradley at 5:35 a.m. ET. WGGB/WSHM Windsor Locks, Conn.
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Airline again offering nonstop flights from Little Rock to Los Angeles -- Allegiant Air is again offering nonstop flights from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock to Los Angeles International Airport this summer. The flights are available on Mondays and Fridays until Aug. 15, Clinton Airport spokesman Shane Carter said. The flights begin Friday, with Flight 332 scheduled to arrive from Los Angeles at 8:04 p.m. Flight 333 will then depart Little Rock for Los Angeles at 8:44 p.m. Austin Cannon/Arkansas Online
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Southwest Airlines launches service at Long Beach Airport, bringing more service between the L.A. Basin and San Francisco Bay -- Southwest Airlines Co., the carrier offering more seats than any other carrier each day to, from, and within California, embarked upon a new chapter in a faithful 35-year partnership with California travelers on Sunday. Southwest celebrated inaugural service at Long Beach Airport, the carrier's 98th city served, now offering service in all five major commercial airports in the L.A. Basin with four flights a day to and from the Bay Area nonstop between Long Beach and Oakland. Southwest Airlines Press Release
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Aeroplex Group Partners to provide property management and professional consulting services at Santa Monica Airport -- Aeroplex Group Partners, the consulting division of the Aeroplex/Aerolease Group entities, has been selected by the City of Santa Monica to provide property management services at Los Angeles' Santa Monica Airport, including the negotiation of prospective lease agreements. Aeroplex Press Release
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ViaSat deal breaks Gogo's hold on providing Wi-Fi on American Airlines planes -- ViaSat Inc. will provide satellite-powered Wi-Fi on 100 new American Airlines planes - cracking market leader Gogo Inc.'s stronghold on American's in-flight connectivity business. The deal announced Friday sets the stage for Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat and Chicago-based Gogo to compete for a larger piece of American's in-flight Wi-Fi. The world's largest airline is moving to convert a significant portion of its fleet to faster satellite-powered Wi-Fi instead of the ground-based technology it uses today. Mike Freeman/Los Angeles Times
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Airlines project higher profits for 2016 but still get outdone by Starbucks -- The world's airlines have revised their 2016 profit forecast up by nearly 9%, but the industry still pales in comparison to a financial powerhouse such as coffee peddler Starbucks. That was the message from the International Air Transport Assn., the trade group that revised its annual profit forecast this week to $39.4 billion, up from the forecast in December of $36.3 billion. That equates to a 5.6% profit margin on revenue of $709 billion. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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America's largest airlines unfazed by interest rate turbulence -- Between labor strife, oil spikes and weather delays, airline management teams and investors have plenty to worry about. Fortunately, the Federal Reserve's potential rate hike shouldn't cause too much extra turbulence. Especially after confusingly low job-growth data on Friday likely pushed the increase farther into the future than this month. Conventional airline-investing wisdom would say that rising rates are bullish for transport companies, since they're typically a sign of a pickup in economic growth and, therefore, increased demand for travel. Lou Whiteman/The Street
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Airlines ready to pounce on Avianca in Latin American slump -- The airlines circling Panama-based Avianca Holdings SA and its Brazilian cousin show that Latin America retains an attraction for foreign carriers, even in the midst of a regional economic slump, as local currencies nosedive. For foreign buyers flush with U.S. dollars, Avianca offers a solid foothold on a continent with just a handful of major players and plenty of untapped potential for leisure and business travelers in a region where many still travel long distances by car and bus.
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United Polaris and the rise of the branded experience -- By now you're probably aware that United has launched an all-new Business Class which it is calling Polaris. This follows in the footsteps of Delta One in that it's an effort to brand the entire premium cabin experience differently from a) traditional premium cabin branding (eg Business Class) and b) coach. The nuts and bolts of this new offering all seem to come together nicely, but it's the idea behind the branding that's really grabbing me. Brett Snyder/The Cranky Flier
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Delta: In-flight entertainment to be free for all fliers -- Delta Air Lines will make all of its in-flight entertainment available to all passengers free of charge. Starting July 1, all movies, TV shows and music available from the carrier's "Delta Studio" offerings will be complimentary on all of Delta's two-class planes. Delta says those aircraft account for about 90% of the planes that fly under the Delta brand. Delta's programming lineup varies by aircraft, though Delta Studio pulls from a collection of 300 movies, 750 TV shows, 2,400 songs, 18 channels of live TV and a variety of games. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Airlines support carbon emissions deal despite costs: trade group -- Airlines want one global deal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from air travel despite higher costs, in order to avoid a patchwork of regulation that would be harder to manage, an executive of the International Air Transport Association trade group said on Friday. The market-based plan must win the support of the United Nations aviation agency's 191 member countries at a fall assembly, or risk the European Union's imposing its own emissions trading scheme on international airlines. Victoria Bryan & Allison Lampert/Reuters
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Letter: Airlines have to list the total fare, but hotels' add-on charges remain surprising -- Airlines are now required to list the total fare, including taxes and fees, although baggage charges are variable. Hotels, it seems, march to a different drummer. The room rate is given, which in the end doesn't mean much (no clue as to what the bottom line will be). Some of the add-ons: parking fees, resort fees, fee for holding your baggage because your room is not ready. Also, you'll be tipping everyone you come in contact with. Bettie Roman, West Hills/Los Angeles Times
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Union: No room for old technology in new airport towers -- Two state-of-the-art airport towers due to go into operation this fall in San Francisco and Las Vegas will first need extensive remodeling to make room for technology that dates backs to the early days of air traffic control, according to union officials. The new rooms on top of the towers where controllers watch aircraft operations were designed for equipment that helps controllers track planes electronically. But the prototype electronic strip system the Federal Aviation Administration plans to use is too unstable and "crashes" too often to be relied upon, said Paul Rinaldi, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. Joan Lowy/AP
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TSA is tired of the wait too and wants new technology to speed up airport screenings -- Faced with long airport lines and frustrated travelers, the Transportation Security Administration is hoping new technology can help speed up airport screenings. The agency last week requested information from technology companies on ways to screen passengers without requiring that they take off their coats or shoes. It also sought ways to more quickly and thoroughly examine carry-on packages. Hugo Martin/Los Angeles Times
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Bombardier CSeries debuts in Dublin at the 72nd IATA AGM -- A Bombardier CSeries CS100 branded in the livery of SWISS, the launch operator of the jetliner, was presented to the attendees of the Annual General Meeting of the IATA in Dublin. The event, considered to be the world's largest gathering of airline leaders, was held from June 1, in which the CS100 FTV5 was featured on a static display, hosting visitors and media tours. Airways News
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Two reporters, one by car, one by plane, race from LA to Las Vegas -- It stands to reason that airplanes are faster than cars for road trips. But I had to see for myself just how much faster. I had just the trek to do it. All the recent complaints about long security lines at airports across the country inspired a race to Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal sent me and a colleague from Southern California to the valley. During a holiday weekend. When 315,000 visitors were expected to swarm Sin City. Photographer Bridget Bennett flew. I, reporter Art Marroquin, drove. Art Marroquin/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Sanders campaign accuses L.A. councilman of blocking event at Greek Theatre -- Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign on Saturday accused a Los Angeles city councilman who backs Hillary Clinton of obstructing his effort to stage a weekend campaign event at the city-owned Greek Theatre in the Hollywood Hills. Sanders' campaign sent an announcement to supporters saying its plan for a get-out-the-vote concert at the Greek had been scrapped and relocated to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Olympic Plaza in South Los Angeles. David Zahniser/Los Angeles Times
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L.A. council backs $198.5 million in financial aid for downtown hotel project -- The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to back a $198.5-million financial aid package for a high-profile downtown hotel project that has been in the works for more than a decade. On a 12-0 vote, the council agreed to provide a combination of subsidies and loans to Related Cos., which is seeking to build two towers - one 38 stories, the other 16 - across from Walt Disney Concert Hall. David Zahniser/Los Angeles Times
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LAX Promotional Film - 1954
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