Airlines
Munoz's tall order: winning back United's morose shareholders -- Oscar Munoz will take a stab at trying to get United Airlines back in Wall Street's good graces today-or at least starting to do so. The company's shareholders and analysts that dissect its every financial move are a pretty glum bunch these days. "We believe United is in a difficult spot and needs to prove they are not broken," Cowen airlines analyst Helane Becker wrote after the company's disappointing first-quarter results. Micah Maidenberg/Bloomberg 
Singapore Airlines shakes up Its US route network in response to United's new Singapore flight -- It may not always be news when an airline changes a couple of routes around, but when that airline is Singapore Airlines and the changes impact a huge portion of the airline's US network? Then it's worth talking about. Singapore appears to have responded to United's recent introduction of a nonstop flight from San Francisco to Singapore with one of its own. But to make that work, it had to move some other chess pieces around. The result is good for some, bad for others. Regardless of how you feel, it's an interesting move to study. Brett Snyder/The Cranky Flier 
US airlines post lower profits in first quarter -- After posting record-high profits last year, U.S. airlines made $4.6 billion less in the first quarter of 2016 than the previous period, according to the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Passenger airlines reported a net profit of $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2016, down from $7.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015. But profits are about the same as the first quarter of 2015, which tends to be a less busy travel period. Melanie Zanona/The Hill
Airline loyalty programs tough for fliers to decipher, says U.S. watchdog -- A government watchdog took a peek behind the curtain of airline frequent-flier programs and thought the Transportation Department could do a better job investigating complaints about them. Travelers filed 76 complaints against airlines over loyalty programs from 2012 through 2014, according to an inspector general's report Monday. The watchdog checked 36 of those complaints and found four, or 11%, deserved greater scrutiny. Bart Jansen/USA Today
See Southwest Airlines' new employee uniforms, new cabin interiors -- Southwest Airlines' rollout of its Heart livery is expanding to its crew members and cabins, with the airline unveiling new designs for employee uniforms and cabin interiors on Monday. Nearly 40,000 front-line employees will begin wearing the newly designed uniforms that highlight the company's signature red-and-blue color scheme starting in mid-2017, the first complete redesign of the Dallas-based carrier's uniforms in 20 years. Conor Shine/Dallas Morning News
Spirit CEO wants to end airline's poor reputation for being late -- Spirit Airlines Inc. wants to eliminate its reputation for late arrivals, but has no illusions it will ever be No. 1 for being on-time. Traditionally saddled with one of the worst on-time performances among U.S. carriers, the ultra-low-cost airline will try to improve its rate by 10 percentage points this year as one of several steps new Chief Executive Officer Robert Fornaro is taking to improve its rapport with customers. Michael Sasso/Bloomberg
Passengers describe fire, panic on diverted flight -- The first loud boom came about 30 minutes into the flight. A few seconds later, another boom rattled the plane, which was heading from Boston to Miami with 180 passengers aboard. "That's when my aunt sitting next to the window said, 'Oh my god, there is fire coming out of the engine,'" said Diego Romero, who was sitting beside his pregnant wife, holding his 18-month-old daughter in his lap. "And as soon as she said that, there was smoke coming into the cabin." Michael Levenson/Boston Globe
Airline passenger accused of groping teen to stay in jail -- A judge Monday ordered the continued detainment of an Oregon man accused of groping a 13-year-old girl during an American Airlines flight last week. Chad Camp, 26, of Gresham said little at the hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Jelderks, and defense attorney Ralph Gzik did not contest a prosecutor's recommendation to keep him in a Portland jail for now. "I just don't want to say anything wrong," Camp said of his reticence. Steven Dubois/AP
UK referendum could affect European airline traffic rights -- A British vote to leave the European Union in Thursday's referendum would call into question EU agreements on open airspace that have fostered a huge expansion of air travel, creating uncertainty for both British and other EU airlines. Flying rights between two countries, including how many airports a carrier may fly to and how often, are typically negotiated in bilateral treaties. Reuters
Craft beer and USB ports: Airlines upgrade clubs to lure customers -- The exclusive feel of domestic airline clubs has taken a hit over the last decade. They are more crowded, and the free premium cocktails have been disappearing. Free Wi-Fi is no longer even a draw because it is available in many airport terminals. But with bankruptcies and mergers in their rearview mirrors and low fuel prices helping profits, airline clubs in the United States are getting an upgrade. Julie Weed/New York Times
India allows foreign investors to buy 100% of local airlines -- India will allow foreign entities such as funds and portfolio investors to fully own local airlines, raising from an earlier cap of 49 percent, in a bid to lure investment into Asia's third-biggest economy. Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., Jet Airways India Ltd. and SpiceJet Ltd. rallied. Foreign investment limits in commercial airlines will be increased to 100 percent, with anything above 49 percent needing approvals, the government said in a statement on Monday. Siddharth Vikram Philip/Bloomberg
How tiny Silver Airways plans to win in Cuba and beyond -- When the U.S. Department of Transportation announced recently which airlines could fly the first scheduled flights to Cuba in more than 50 years, most of carriers selected were familiar to travelers, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and JetBlue Airways. But the biggest winner was a carrier most Americans don't know - Florida-based Silver Airways. Brian Sumers/Skift
Airports
Mailbag: Hoping the replacement terminal takes off with City Council -- Thoughts on proposed airport terminal: The draft environmental impact report for the replacement terminal at the Burbank Airport is currently before the City Council. It is my hope that the council will approve this important part of the process leading us to be able to vote for Measure B on the Nov. 8 ballot. A "yes" vote by the citizens of Burbank on Measure B will allow the Airport Authority to build a terminal that serves us with safety and the modern amenities that make things the best they can be for the traveling public. Linda Walmsley/Letters/Burbank Leader 
City submits O'Hare Fly Quiet plan to FAA for early July start -- Chicago's Department of Aviation on Monday submitted its new Fly Quiet plan for rotating nighttime flights in and out of O'Hare International Airport to the Federal Aviation Administration for possible implementation in early July, airport officials said. The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission, made up of municipalities and school districts around the airport, approved a version of the plan last month. Mary Wisniewski/Chicago Tribune
Assisting TSA, Delta employee leaves MSP exit unguarded -- After months of long lines at TSA checkpoints, Delta decided to pitch in with their own staff and speed up the check-in process, but are they actually helping to make our airport safer? It happened Wednesday, June 15, at 9:59 a.m. at baggage claim across from Starbucks at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. It was a guarded exit from the terminal; or, at least it was supposed to be guarded. Tom Lyden/KMSP
FAA
FAA blessing puts flying car on track for consumer sales in the next decade -- It looks like a goofy mosquito, its fat cockpit shoving through the wind while aloft, its wings folded up like a dragonfly while grounded. And it marks the biggest step toward a real, commercial flying car. The Terrafugia Transition earned an exemption Sunday from the Federal Aviation Administration as a "light sport aircraft," meaning the federal government is on track to legalize the first flying car. Washington Post
Air Cargo
US ends $1.6 billion criminal case against FedEx -- The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday dismissed all criminal charges against FedEx in a case where the company was accused of shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies despite repeated warnings, according to a court filing. Trial had begun earlier this week in San Francisco federal court, and FedEx faced a potential $1.6 billion in penalties. A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on the reasons for the abrupt dismissal. Reuters
FedEx to buy 6 Boeing 767 freighters valued at $1.2 billion -- FedEx is buying six Boeing 767 freighters valued at $1.2 billion as the world's biggest cargo airline continues to modernize its fleet. The six aircraft are scheduled for delivery in fiscal 2019 and 2020, according to a FedEx spokesman. They were among the options included in a 50-jet order that FedEx placed almost a year ago to help reduce operating costs and improve fuel efficiency. Discounts from list value are typical in the aerospace industry. Mary Schlangenstein & Julie Johnsson/Bloomberg 
Airplanes
Iran Air signs agreement to buy Boeing 737, 777 airplanes -- Iran Air, the Islamic Republic's state carrier, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing Co. for narrow- and wide-body aircraft in the first transaction by the U.S. planemaker since sanctions were lifted in January. The purchase includes a mix of 737 and 777 models, Iran Air said in a statement on its website. The carrier will obtain the planes through a lease purchase, pending clearance from the U.S. and Iran.  Golnar Motevalli & Deena Kamel/Bloomberg 
Metro
Metro's plan for L.A. transit would be transformative... with one small fix -- On Thursday, the Metro Board of Directors plans to vote to finalize its recently revised plan to vastly expand and improve Los Angeles' transportation network over the coming decades. The plan calls for a permanent sales tax increase to fund more than $120 billion of new rail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines, as well as highway infrastructure improvements and local return dollars for communities to invest in bike lanes and other neighborhood transportation needs. James Butts & Lindsey Horvath/Los Angeles Times
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City Government 
L.A. apartment owners charged with evicting tenants, then renting their units via Airbnb -- The Los Angeles city attorney's office has filed criminal charges against the owners of a rent-controlled apartment building in the Fairfax district, alleging that they evicted tenants and converted the units to short-term rentals on Airbnb. Owners of three other properties are facing civil suits that they illegally operated rent-controlled buildings as hotels. Ben Poston/Los Angeles Times
Politics
Villaraigosa says a decision on the 2018 governor's race is coming in November -- Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa continued to stoke will-he-or-won't-he speculation on running for governor of California in 2018, telling Fusion's Jorge Ramos that he'd announce his decision after the presidential election in November. "I think I've made it pretty clear what I want to do," Villaraigosa said in the interview, conducted last week. Liam Dillon/Los Angeles Times
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