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LAX searches for firms to work on new people mover -- The city's airport agency put out a call Thursday for firms interested in providing design and construction services on an automated people mover that will carry passengers through Los Angeles International Airport and connect them to the public transit rail system. Los Angeles World Airports - the agency that operates the city-owned LAX - issued a request for qualifications Thursday, the first major step taken to put in motion the long-anticipated project. City News Service LAWA Press Release Download RFQ
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Getting to LAX might take a little longer this weekend -- A stretch of Century Boulevard and adjoining freeway ramps in Inglewood will be closed this weekend, prompting Los Angeles International Airport officials Thursday to warn people heading for the airport to allow extra time and take alternate routes if necessary. Century Boulevard will be closed in both directions between La Cienega Boulevard and Felton Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. The northbound 405 Freeway on- and off-ramps at Century will also be closed. City News Service
LAWA Traffic Advisory
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Southern California rocked by 5.2 earthquake -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 rocked Southern California, rousing residents out of bed at about 1:05 a.m. PT on Friday. The quake was centered about 13 miles north-northwest near Borrego Springs in the desert east of Los Angeles, the U.S. Geological Service reported. It was initially rated at 5.1, but was upgraded to 5.2 within an hour afterward. In USA Today's news bureau on the ninth floor of an office tower near Los Angeles International Airport, window blinds shook and the building structure rolled in steady waves. Chris Woodyard/USA Today
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Community still has time to weigh in on Hollywood Burbank Airport's proposed terminal project -- A few more Burbank residents and community members weighed in on Hollywood Burbank Airport's proposed 14-gate replacement terminal as the public comment period for an environmental impact report winds down. The deadline to submit concerns and questions is June 13 - via mail, email or through oral communication - on a 3,700-page draft of the environmental impact report that goes over the possible impacts of building a new 355,000-square-foot terminal in the northeast quadrant of the airfield, typically referred to as the B-6 parcel. Anthony Clark Carpio/Los Angeles Times
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Airport walking path program lets fliers take fitness in stride -- Decals reading "Come walk with us!" decorate the corridors of McCarran International Airport, beckoning travelers to join them on another journey. The Las Vegas airport, which sees about 45 million passengers a year, collaborated with the American College of Sports Medicine to start "Fly Fit," a walking program spurred by the surgeon general's "Step it Up!" initiative, which looks to make walking for health benefits a national priority. Melissa Gomez/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Atlanta Mayor on fired airport GM: 'He's fortunate I don't destroy his career' -- Atlanta's mayor fired back Thursday over bombshell allegations fired Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport general manager, Miguel Southwell, made against several senior city officials. Mayor Kasim Reed abruptly fired Southwell last month for reasons the mayor still won't spell out specifically, despite a lot of talk in a May news conference about security wait times, customer service and cleanliness. Last week, Channel 2's Aaron Diamant broke the news Southwell plans to sue. Aaron Diamant/WSB-TV
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The House must act now to pass a much-needed, bi-partisan FAA bill -- American aviation needs an upgrade. The case for Congressional passage of a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill has never been stronger than it is today. Accelerated technological innovation, the rapid emergence of unmanned aircraft, increased air traffic, and rising global competition present challenges and opportunities for all stakeholders in American aviation. In order for the aviation industry, the FAA, and the traveling public to excel and capitalize on this quickly evolving landscape, key reforms must be made, and they need to be made now. Reps. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.)/The Hill
Related: Aviation groups urge Congress to act on FAA Reauthorization Bill
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Efforts to cut U.S. airport security delays not sustainable: American Airlines CEO -- Airlines' efforts to help the U.S. government manage long airport security lines are not sustainable, the chief executive of American Airlines Group Inc said in an interview. American, Delta Air Lines Inc and United Continental Holdings Inc have each added $4 million to what they typically spend on workers who stock bins at checkpoints and take care of tasks other than screening, which is handled by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters
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Can new tech speed airport security lines? -- To address the long security lines at airports, the Transportation Security Administration is testing new technology that includes adding automated screening lanes and new passenger screening capabilities. TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 7 about what TSA is doing to speed up the security process while keeping passengers safe. Aisha Chowdhry/FCW
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Fliers rush to join TSA's PreCheck, only to wait months for approval -- A growing number of travelers are signing up for the government's expedited airport screening programs, only to face another wait. After angry fliers missed flights this spring because of lengthy security lines, government officials promoted the PreCheck and Global Entry systems. The number of applicants for PreCheck more than tripled in a few months, climbing to 16,000 a day in May. Now there is a new logjam. It can take weeks or even months to get an appointment for a brief in-person interview needed to complete the enrollment. Scott Mayerowitz/AP
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TSA could be smarter about the way it deploys air marshals, government watchdog says -- Many more commercial airline flights take off every day than there are federal air marshals to fly with them. So the Federal Air Marshal Service has to make hard decisions about how best to deploy those undercover agents in the sky. A recent report by a federal watchdog agency suggests that the marshals and the Transportation Security Administration, which oversees the program, should use more hard data in its risk-assessment process and better document its deployment decisions as well. Fredrick Kunkle/Washington Post
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American CEO says airline industry losses are a thing of the past -- The airline industry has fundamentally changed from its once intense cyclicality to the point that American Airlines CEO Doug Parker now contends, "My own personal view is you won't see losses in the industry at all. "Our industry has been fundamentally and structurally changed," Parker said Wednesday at American's annual meeting, held in the conference room of a New York law firm. "Things are different now. "When down cycles come, you won't see losses," he said. Ted Reed/TheStreet
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American Airlines on a roll with fourth straight month of record traffic -- American Airlines announced Thursday that it posted a fourth straight month of record traffic in May, with a 0.5 percent increase year over year, according to a company news release. The airline's biggest traffic boost came from Pacific flights, which posted about a 13 percent increase compared with the same period last year. Both international and domestic flights saw a year-over-year bump of 1.4 percent. Its total capacity was 23 billion available seat miles, the release said. Dalton LaFerney/Dallas Morning News
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Flying United? You'll finally be able to watch movies or TV on every flight -- By the end of June, United Airlines customers likely will no longer need to fear boarding an aircraft without in-flight entertainment. The project had been delayed due to technical problems, but United says it should finish outfitting its final 90 or so aircraft within weeks. All are Boeing 737s, and many are among the newest in the carrier's fleet. Some fly United's longest domestic routes, such as Newark to San Diego, and customers have complained that the cabins lack any entertainment, other than Wi-Fi. Brian Sumers/Skift
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United Continental stock gains despite lower May traffic -- United Continental stock is rising 0.61% to $45.97 in early morning trading on Thursday although the company's May performance was mixed, with lower traffic, but higher capacity. The Chicago-based airline carrier reported a 1.2% year-over-year decline in revenue passenger miles, or traffic, on a capacity increase of 0.5% for May. International traffic was down 3.3%, while domestic traffic increased 1.6%. Load factor fell by 1.4 points to 82.5% last month. Amanda Gomez/TheStreet
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Urgent search narrows to find cause of EgyptAir crash -- Three weeks after EgpytAir Flight 804 plunged into the Mediterranean Sea, safety investigators hope they soon find wreckage showing whether a mechanical flaw or crew mistake - or terrorism - downed one of the most widely used planes worldwide. Although initial speculation pointed to terrorism that brought down the Airbus A320, no evidence of an intentional crash has been found and no one has claimed responsibility, which is rare in terrorism cases. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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The airlines making stopovers sweeter -- As an experienced pilot who flies Boeing 757s for Icelandair, Commander Sigrun Bjorg Ingvadottir might seem overqualified as a cycling guide. But these days she's just as likely to be leading visitors across the wild, windswept ridges of Iceland as she is flying them across the North Atlantic. Ingvadottir is one Icelandair's 12 "stopover buddies" -- staff volunteers who give their free time to offer passengers a glimpse of Icelandic lifestyle as they pass through the island. Miquel Ros/CNN
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FAA encourages pilots to seek mental health treatment -- One year after an intentional Germanwings plane crash, the Federal Aviation Administration announced steps Thursday to encourage pilots with mental health problems to seek treatment. But the FAA won't initiate psychological testing for pilots or change rules on locked cockpit doors that were toughened after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said training would be enhanced for aviation medical examiners, who test pilots for hiring. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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Revenge of the Dreamliner: How Boeing's 787 is changing travel -- When a United Airlines flight left San Francisco last week to establish a nonstop link to Singapore, United not only capitalized on an ill-considered decision by Singapore Airlines, but it also highlighted what can only be called the Revenge of the Dreamliner. United's new San Francisco-Singapore nonstops, you see, are operated with Boeing 787s. You surely remember the Dreamliner. Joe Brancatelli/The Business Journals
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Video tour of the Orbis MD-10 flying eye hospital -- On June 2, Orbis International launched their new, third-generation "Flying Eye Hospital" on board a converted MD-10-30F donated by FedEx. Orbis is a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) that aims to provide advanced eye care and medical training to communities throughout the world without access to such facilities, technology, and expertise... literally bringing the hospital to patients and caregivers who need it the most. John Nguyen/Airline Reporter
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Enrolling in Global Entry involves time, money and personal information. It's worth it. -- After a long international flight, most travelers crave a shower and a doughnut or a jog, depending on their disposition. No one wants creeping lines, a puffy face-to-face with a government official, and a chat about their foreign whereabouts and shopping habits. To hop over the obstacles delaying my reunion with my rainforest showerhead (and glazed apple maple), I recently joined the Global Entry club - proud member since April 18. Andrea Sachs/Washington Post
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The most epic battles between celebrities and airlines -- Supermodel Karlie Kloss had a less-than-super experience recently when flying Philippine Airlines. The former Victoria's Secret model took to social media to complain about the terrible customer service after missing her flight home. "@flyPAL has the worst customer service of all time," the model shared with 1.28 million followers. "Most budget airline. Rude and disrespectful. Shame on you." Her picture, which was originally shared on Snapchat, had text that read, "No one flying Philippine Airlines and now I know why." Jordi Lippe-McGraw/Travel & Leisure
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LA police can't enforce speed limits on most city streets -- Los Angeles police say they can't enforce posted speed limits on a majority of streets in the city because state law requires roads have recent surveys tracking how fast motorists drive on them. Budget and staffing cuts during the recession have reduced the city's ability to conduct new surveys, so speeding tickets can't be issued, according to a new report discussed by the City Council's transportation committee Wednesday. Meghan McCarty/KPCC
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