Terminal project proposal heads to Burbank Planning Board -- The clock is ticking for members of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority to get all the required approvals they need to place a proposed 14-gate replacement terminal project on the Nov. 8 ballot. The authority ultimately needs approval from the Burbank City Council and the city's voters to move forward with its plans. However, the proposal to build a 355,000-square-foot terminal - preferably on the northeastern section of the airfield known as the B-6 parcel - will first need to be reviewed by the Burbank Planning Board. Anthony Clark Carpio/Burbank Leader
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Name that airport ... (Ontario, Calif.) -- The photo in this week's "name that airport" post is of California's Ontario International Airport. Congratulations to Today in the Sky reader Jay Weisberger of Seattle for being the first to correctly guess the airport. And kudos to William Diaz for being the first to correctly identify the airport on Twitter. Be sure to come back on Friday at 12:10 p.m. ET for your chance to guess the next "name that airport" photo. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Airport Metro Connector 96th Street Transit Station -- The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Airport Metro Connector 96th Street Transit Station is now available for public review and comment. The Airport Metro Connector Project Team released the DEIR for the Airport Metro Connector 96th Street Transit Station on June 22 for a 45-day public review and comment period. Once complete, the AMC will connect the regional rail system to Los Angeles International Airport's central terminal via an Automated People Mover that is being planned, built and operated by Los Angeles World Airports. Metro
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Why airports have to speed-date airlines -- In the subterranean depths of a downtown Denver hotel ballroom, airport executives from across North America are gathered at 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday. Many were out late the night before, commiserating. Times are tough in the airport trade. They queue up for a breakfast buffet featuring waffles and 2-inch-diameter egg-and-spinach sandwiches. They reload their coffees. Then, at 9 a.m. sharp, the aviation nerds troop into an adjacent room, where the airline representatives await them. Justin Bachman/Bloomberg
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SFO details new enhancements to improve on-time performance -- The San Francisco International Airport on July 5, provided a briefing to the San Francisco Airport Commission regarding new procedures and new technologies designed to improve the airport's on-time performance. Airport staff also announced plans to host a demonstration of a new Global Positioning System (GPS) landing system in August, offering further on-time gains. "We have already made significant progress in our efforts to improve the on-time performance of SFO," said Airport Director John L. Martin. SFO/Aviation Pros
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The Best Domestic Airports -- For the fourth year in a row, Portland International Airport garnered the No. 1 spot, with a score that has been steadily creeping upward. Even pilots and flight attendants love PDX, calling it "easy to navigate" and an enjoyable place to work. An efficient design that makes the travel process seamless from check-in until boarding is one of the qualities shared by all of our World's Best airports. Tampa International Airport (TPA), which has been one of the top three domestic airports since 2013, was applauded by readers for its maneuverability. Travel + Leisure
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World's Best International Airports -- Unlike the dreary, functional (and all too often unfunctional) depots many travelers dread passing through, the best airports in the world are as efficient as they are engaging. In many cases, they are evocative of their broader locations, giving arriving passengers a sense of the destination before they even exit customs-and giving fliers on a layover a peek at the landscape beyond the terminal gates. Travel + Leisure
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Rio airport completes IT overhaul ahead of Olympics -- Rio de Janeiro's international airport (RioGale�o) has just completed a major technology overhaul aimed at improving operations and providing better services to passengers. As the gateway to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which will commence in a month's time, the consortium that took over the hub's management in 2014 had the challenge to broaden, renew, and modernize an aging IT estate in time for the sporting competitions. Angelica Mari/ZDNet
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San Jose airport: Flights delayed after broken sprinkler sends water into Terminal B -- Flights were delayed Wednesday morning at Mineta San Jose International Airport when a damaged sprinkler head at Le Boulanger poured water into the Terminal B concession area for about 10 minutes. The damaged sprinkler head also activated a fire alarm at about 7:20 a.m., which caused about one-third of the passengers in Terminal B to leave the area, according to airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes. Mark Gomez/Mercury News
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Airport shuttle carjacking suspect found competent -- A man accused of posing as a passenger and stealing an employee shuttle filled with workers at the San Diego International Airport was found competent to stand trial Wednesday. Norberto Eaton, 46, of Arizona, face kidnapping and false imprisonment with violence charges after he commandeered an airport employee shuttle bus on April 19. Eaton jumped into the driver's seat when the shuttle driver stepped off the bus to give a piece of equipment to another shuttle driver, San Diego Harbor Police said. R. Stickney/NBC7 San Diego
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You can't take an Uber home from these airports -- When you land at the airport, all you want is a ride home or to a hotel. Yet that's one of the few places in some cities where Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing services aren't. Of the 40 busiest U.S. airports, 10 don't allow pickups unless drivers have a chauffeur's license or livery plates, including Atlanta, Orlando, Detroit, Boston and Philadelphia. Seattle, Minneapolis and New Orleans started allowing legal ride-sharing pickups only this year. Miami-Dade County approved an ordinance on May 3 allowing ride-sharing companies. Scott McCartney/Wall Street Journal
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Fort Worth rail line to airport on track for 2018 opening -- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has been connected to downtown Dallas by DART light rail service since a station adjacent to Terminal A opened in 2014. As of now, the only rail transit option for Fort Worth residents is the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) commuter train between Dallas and Fort Worth, which connects to an airport shuttle bus at CentrePort station just south of the airport. That will change in 2018 thanks to an agreement between the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) and the airport. Sandy Smith/Next City
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Sea-Tac passengers packing pot don't get it confiscated, TSA says -- Packing pot is not only common at Sea-Tac International Airport -- but no one is ever stopped when they do it; despite it is illegal to carry marijuana on a plane. The federal government strictly forbids marijuana on carry-on bags or checked luggage, and the penalty for doing so could result with a felony charge. KIRO 7 News spoke to Port of Seattle police who said they've never confiscated pot or made a single marijuana arrest since it was legalized two-and-a-half years ago. KIRO 7
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T+L magazine: Virgin America, Singapore are top airlines for 2016 -- Virgin America has been named the USA's top airline for the ninth consecutive year in "World's Best Awards" for 2016, released Wednesday (July 6) by Travel + Leisure magazine. JetBlue finished second among U.S. carriers in the annual ratings. Singapore Airlines was rated the top international airline, winning in that category for the 21st consecutive year. The T+L awards are one of several annual consumer-focused rankings covering the airline industry. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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U.S. airlines' 2016 dive deepens to worst in five years -- U.S. airline stocks moved closer to their biggest annual decline in five years after Credit Suisse Group AG said a critical financial gauge won't turn positive until the end of next year and trimmed earnings estimates for the largest carriers through 2018. Rising fuel prices, an unwillingness to reduce capacity growth and increased labor costs are adding to a gloomy outlook for carriers that are already contending with sustained declines in passenger revenue for each seat flown a mile, Julie Yates, an analyst at Credit Suisse, said in a note to clients Wednesday. Michael Schlangenstein & Michael Sasso/Bloomberg
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No more big spending as Virgin tackles costs -- Virgin Australia will be nursing a financial hangover for several more years as it seeks to get back on the path of sustainable earnings growth after half a decade of heavy spending. Not unlike the home renovator who has taken out a second mortgage to add on another storey and splash out on extensive renovations, the financial realities have kicked in for Australia's second-largest airline. That is not to say the investment has been a waste of money because the end result is a vast improvement on what existed previously. Michael Smith/Financial Review
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$10 million lawsuit filed against American Airlines, man accused of groping 13-year-old on Portland flight -- The parents of a 13-year-old girl who said she was molested on an American Airlines flight last month are suing the airline and the man accused of groping her. Chad Cameron Camp, 26, was arrested by Port of Portland officers and FBI agents after being accused of inappropriately touching the unaccompanied girl during a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Portland on June 15. Camp, a Gresham resident, was seen drinking four mixed drinks within an hour before the scheduled flight, according to court documents. Francesca Fontana/The Oregonian
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Your airport line nightmare has been fixed-for now -- The 2016 U.S. Airport Summer From Hell tour has been postponed, though the band may reschedule for later this summer. After weeks in which airlines and airports issued dire warnings that the Transportation Security Administration was likely to suffer nightmarish security-screening delays, the queues have returned to their traditional, non-newsworthy duration. The TSA even boasted on Tuesday about average wait times of less than 10 minutes over the July 4 holiday weekend, as well as PreCheck lanes half that duration. Justin Bachman/Bloomberg
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British 16-year-old faces jail for hacking into Sea World and police websites and sending bomb threats to US airlines 'to be cool' -- A 16-year-old British boy has been warned he faces jail after being convicted of sending bomb hoaxes to American Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Twitter. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had previously admitted carrying out cyber attacks around the world, including on Florida's SeaWorld theme park and Devon and Cornwall Police. He hacked into the websites and sent the threats using a laptop in the bedroom of his home in Plympton, near Plymouth, Devon. Press Association
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Man with iPhone gun case at airport gets shamed by police -- It's dangerous to think you're clever. You're not likely to be clever if, for example, you do something dangerous at an airport. But one man at London Stansted Airport seemed to think he was. There he stood with what looked like a gun in his back pocket. The local Essex police weren't pleased to see him. Indeed, in a Twitter post, they presented a picture of the man's rear. They added the caption: "You have a split second decision to make..." It was, in fact, an iPhone case. CNET
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