|
|
Click here for California Primary Election results.
|
|
American and Delta are squabbling over a new Los Angeles-Beijing flight -- Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are sniping at each other over which carrier is most fit to fly a new nonstop route between Los Angeles and Beijing. Normally, it would not matter as both airlines could launch flights. But the U.S. and China have strict limits on how often carriers can fly between the U.S. and three of China's largest and most important cities - Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing. And U.S. airlines have nearly reached the cap, so whichever airline loses may not be able to fly between L.A. and Beijing until the governments renegotiate. Brian Sumers/Skift
|
United should shrink in Cleveland and Los Angeles, grow in Frisco, analyst says -- As Wall Street looks ahead to United Airlines' scheduled June 21 update on earnings initiatives, Wolfe Research analyst Hunter Keay is suggesting potential changes to the carrier's route structure. In a report issued Friday, Keay said United could move routes from Los Angeles International Airport, a congested airport where no carrier has been able to build a sizable hub, to San Francisco International Airport, where United's hub is the best on the West Coast. Ted Reed/The Street
|
Making airport surface traffic more efficient -- Many major European airports are unable to expand. This means that aircraft departures, arrivals and surface traffic movements will have to be speeded up. A Norwegian system designed to make surface movements more efficient is being tested in Hamburg, and at Arlanda in Stockholm and Charles de Gaulle in Paris. Researchers at SINTEF have been working to optimise road and rail traffic patterns for more than 25 years. More recently they have being applying their models to aircraft traffic movements. SINTEF/Science Daily
|
How to zip through airport security -- Airport security lines are so long that hundreds of fliers at several airports have reported missing their flights, and the head of the Transportation Security Administration recently warned passengers to continue to expect delays over the summer. While signing up for T.S.A. Precheck, a program that makes preflight risk assessments, is the most common piece of advice to fliers looking to shorten their waits, there are other ways, according to Michael Holtz, the owner of SmartFlyer, a global travel consultancy specializing in airfare. Shivani Vora/New York Times
|
17 passengers evade pre-boarding security at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport -- Seventeen Air Canada passengers weren't screened properly at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, so all passengers had to go through security procedures again, right on the tarmac when they arrived in Canada. News of the security lapse emerged mid-flight from Paris to Toronto on June 3. There were 325 passengers and 12 crew on board. When they landed at Pearson Airport, all carry-on items and all passengers were scanned with a metal detector wand. RT
|
Sick of airport check-in queues? This luggage robot can do it for you -- Checking luggage in at the airport is often one of the most stressful parts of travelling. Passengers at Geneva Airport have been skipping the queue with the help of a robot called Leo. Leo, a robot that is currently being tested at Geneva Airport, can collect baggage from airline passengers and check it in for them. The autonomous check-in assistant can weigh, print baggage tags, and transport two suitcases at a time. Cara McGoogan/The Telegraph
|
Could Atlantic City's airport get a train station? -- Will travelers flying into, and out of, Atlantic City someday be able to take a train directly to the airport? And, will Philadelphians be able to hop on board from 30th Street Station? That could be in flyers' future, if a bill that cleared an Assembly committee this week advances. The measure would direct the state Department of Transportation and N.J. Transit to build a rail station at Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township. The station would connect the Atlantic City Rail Line to the airport. Emily Babay/Philadelphia Inquirer.com
|
House passes bill designed to alleviate airport security gridlock -- The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at reducing wait times at Transportation Security Administration airport security checkpoints. The Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016, introduced by Rep. John Katko, (R-N.Y.), requires the TSA to maintain minimum staffing numbers agreed upon with airlines and airports; gives the TSA the flexibility to reallocate its staff to speed up passenger screening efforts; and will send canine team assets to high volume airports and checkpoints, among other provisions. Johanna Jainchill/Travel Weekly
|
TSA says it's improving at keeping lines moving at mega-airports -- The Transportation Security Administration told Congress on Tuesday that airport lines are shrinking because it has focused on keeping them moving at seven mega-airports. Focusing on keeping the lines moving in seven big airports - in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Newark and New York's John F. Kennedy - has been the mandate of a new TSA command center Neffenger established to track the performance in each of them. Ashley Halsey III/Washington Post Also: DHS inspector general: TSA 'addressing vulnerabilities'
|
Congress asks how accused war criminal became airport guard -- Members of Congress are asking the Department of Homeland Security for answers about how an accused war criminal was able to become a security guard at one of the nation's busiest airports. As CNN exclusively first reported last week, Yusuf Abdi Ali, who is accused of committing atrocities while he was a military commander during Somalia's brutal civil war, has been living outside Washington for about 20 years. Scott Bronstein, Curt Devine, Kyra Phillips & Patricia DiCarlo/CNN
|
JetBlue hires firm to lobby on private airport screening -- JetBlue Airways Corporation has hired a firm to lobby on airport screening privatization issues as more airports consider privatizing their security operations in the wake of massive wait times and failed security tests. Van Scoyoc Associates is now lobbying on behalf of JetBlue regarding the "Transportation Security Administration's Screening Partnership Program issues," according to disclosure forms filed this week. Melanie Zanona/The Hill
|
FAA: military testing could leave GPS unreliable for pilots across West in June -- The Federal Aviation Administration is warning pilots that GPS testing could leave the global-positioning signals "unreliable or unavailable" across much of the West for six days in June. The testing that began Tuesday based in Southern California could hurt flight controls for a specific kind of business jet, the FAA warned. But the testing shouldn't affect commercial airliners, according to experts. Bart Jansen/USA Today
|
Analysts see room for fifth large U.S. airline -- Conventional wisdom is that the consolidation of the U.S. airline industry cannot progress significantly beyond the four large carriers that now control about 80% of domestic capacity. But there are some who argue that another strong player could emerge if certain factors align. PwC Managing Director Bryan Terry says, "there is still room for a fifth large airline." A new airline could emerge to match the networks of the four major U.S. carriers-Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines-although Terry says any such new entity would probably establish a U.S. network before expanding to international routes or beyond destinations close to the U.S. MadhuUnnikrishnan/Aviation Week
|
United Airlines' Oscar Munoz to face pickets as he convenes 2016 annual meeting -- Polaris was big for United Airlines. But what happens on Wednesday may prove even bigger than the flashy rollout last week of United's new international business class model. Mark it on your calendars. Wednesday is when United CEO Oscar Munoz is set to preside over his first annual meeting - always an important rite of passage for any corporate titan. Lewis Lazare/Chicago Business Journal
|
Delta's new CEO: consider service and reliability over price -- Delta Air Lines is posting record profits and is generally envied by the rest of the industry, due largely to its success in catering to high-paying business passengers. While other carriers try to copy that model, Delta's new CEO, Ed Bastian, has turned his attention to the rest of the plane. Bastian wants to convince leisure travelers to choose Delta not based on price, but on the experience. That could be a hard sell in a culture where most fliers look for the cheapest flight that fits their schedule. Scott Mayerowitz/AP
|
U.S. airlines are succeeding more this year at raising your fare -- U.S. airlines' efforts to increase fares are meeting with more success this year than during the previous three, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Tuesday. Airline shares rose the most in eight months. JetBlue Airways Corp. raised domestic fares $3 one way Monday excluding its premium product, JPMorgan analyst Jamie Baker said in a note to clients Tuesday. Mary Schlangenstein/Bloomberg
|
Cramer: The worst is over for airlines, a great signal of economy strength -- When a market is led by airlines and oil, Jim Cramer is in heaven. "It is probably too early to call a turn in the entire group, but I think it is safe to say that the worst is over," the "Mad Money" host said. Airline stocks have remained very cheap in recent months, as many investors assumed that as the price of oil goes higher, airline margins will shrink. Thus, it is one group that is truly impacted by rising oil prices. However, Cramer is seeing sudden signs of life again in the group. Abigail Stevenson/CNBC
|
Rising number of Qantas travellers paying premium for carbon offsets -- Individual travellers and corporate customers of Qantas Airways are increasingly choosing to pay a premium for voluntary carbon offsets amid growing awareness of the global environmental impact of the aviation industry. "I think [carbon emissions] is a big issue for the aviation industry, and if not the biggest, one of the biggest that we will be facing over the next decades," Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said during a panel discussion at the International Air Transport Association annual meeting in Dublin on Friday. Jamie Freed/Brisbane Times
|
Alaska Airlines operates first flights with Minnesota-made corn-based jet fuel -- The first commercial jet flight powered with biofuel made in Minnesota took place on Tuesday. Gevo Inc. announced that Alaska Airlines scheduled two flights Tuesday using a fuel blend utilizing isobutanol produced at Gevo's plant in Luverne, Minn. The isobutanol, fermented from corn, is converted into a jet fuel at Gevo's biofuel refinery in southeast Texas. Alaska Airlines is using a mix of 20 percent isobutanol-based fuel and 80 percent conventional jet fuel, said Pat Gruber, CEO of Denver-based Gevo. Mike Hughlett/Star Tribune
|
Drone sightings decline but remain contentious -- Drone sightings reported to the Federal Aviation Administration from other aircraft have declined since peaking in August 2015, and only 3.3% indicate near misses with passenger planes, according to an analysis released Tuesday. The results in the 12-page study from the Academy of Model Aeronautics came despite industry groups estimating 700,000 to 1 million drones were sold during the holiday season. The latest batch of 582 sightings were reported from Aug. 21, 2015, through Jan. 31. Bart Jansen/USA Today
|
|
|
|
Be the coolest person in the airport with your personal, foldable laptop tray -- Barracuda raised more than $2 million through crowdfunding for its collapsible luggage, and now, the company is opening orders up to the public. There's already connected luggage that can be located remotely and charge devices on-the-go. Barracuda's bag includes these features, too. Its differentiating selling point is its foldable laptop tray, complete with cup holder. A cup holder! Barracuda makes it sound like bag owners could unfold this tray and not only use their laptop but also drink coffee. Ashley Carman/The Verge
|
|
|
|
|
|
