Bob Hope Airport

Despite a precipitous drop in parking revenues and the loss of American Airlines, Bob Hope Airport managed to squeak ahead of budget projections for fiscal year 2012, according to a report released this week. According to the year-end fiscal numbers released to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday, Bob Hope Airport took in $4,677 more than what was anticipated, and was hampered mostly by a major drop in parking revenues, officials reported. Parking revenues, which traditionally made up about 40% of the airport's total operating revenues, came in $732,196 under budget - a 3.8% decrease from what was projected.

Four Alaska Airlines departures were delayed at Bob Hope Airport on Monday because of a system-wide software outage that snarled the carrier's flight schedules across the country for hours. The delays rolled on even after the system was back online by the afternoon. A departure slated for 11:15 a.m. to Seattle actually took off at 1:49 p.m. , according to the website flightstats.com. Later, a 2:18 p.m. flight to Portland didn't depart until 2:58 p.m. The biggest expected delay was a 6:55 p.m. departure to Seattle that was rescheduled to leave at 9:37 p.m., the website indicated Monday afternoon.

The sound-proofing program for homes around Bob Hope Airport is slowly wrapping up and airfield officials are urging property owners who haven't signed up to contact them as soon as possible. “It is winding down because we've done so much insulation,” Monica Newhouse-Rodriguez, deputy executive director of facilities and planning, said after a public workshop this week where residents learned about a study the airport is conducting to analyze the current and five-year forecast for aircraft noise.

The art contest that gives local students a shot at having their art displayed on the main tower at Bob Hope Airport is back. This year's theme - “The Sky's the Limit” - calls for high school students in Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena school districts to create a piece of art individually or with others. Each district's winning 17-foot-by-26-foot banner will remain on the airport's terminal tower for three months at a time to be seen by more than 1 million people. After the February deadline, each school district will narrow down three winning entries.

Parking revenues and passenger figures at Bob Hope Airport continued to sink in August, each coming in more than 7% lower than a year ago, according to the latest report. Parking revenues slid roughly 8.2% in August compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday. The drop came after declines of 10.7% in July, 7.3% in June and 8.7% in May. The airfield also reported $1.5 million in revenues from parking fees in August, compared to $1.6 million last year.

The Transportation Security Administration was created in the wake of 9/11 to strengthen the security of the nation's transportation systems while ensuring the freedom of movement for people and commerce. TSA operations at Bob Hope Airport began Oct.1, 2002. TSA has evolved into an agency that uses intelligence, innovative technologies and a highly trained workforce to keep the traveling public safe. Through the Secure Flight program, TSA vets all passengers flying into, out of and within the U.S. against government watch lists.

Bob Hope Airport will host a public workshop Wednesday to gather input from nearby residents about aircraft noise. Residents can also learn about the study the airport is conducting to analyze the current and five-year forecast for aircraft noise at the airfield. The primary purpose for the study is to continue receiving federal funding for the airport's ongoing residential sound-proofing program, which has provided new window and doors, as well as other sound insulation measures, to more than 2,220 residences and four schools around the airport at a cost of more than $100 million since the early 1990s.

Bob Hope Airport will host a public workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to gather input from nearby residents about aircraft noise. Residents can also learn about the study the airport is conducting to analyze the current and five-year forecast for aircraft noise at the airfield. The primary purpose for the study is to continue receiving federal funding for the airport's ongoing residential sound-proofing program, which has provided new window and doors, as well as other sound insulation measures, to more than 2,220 residences and four schools around the airport at a cost of more than $100 million since the early 1990s.

Construction crews on Thursday are scheduled to begin work on driving deep foundation supports into the ground that will eventually hold up the new transit center at Bob Hope Airport. When completed, the 520,000-square-foot, $112.6-million project will bring together rail and bus lines with rental car facilities and connect passengers to the airport terminal via a 19-foot-high elevated and covered walkway. Officials broke ground on the project in July. Crews will drive 875 steel support beams, known as piles, 65 feet into the ground through December six days a week, according to an announcement this week from the airport.

Good morning, readers. Today is Tuesday, September 18. Actress Amanda Bynes was cited for driving with a suspended license Sunday morning in Burbank .  A spokesman for the Bob Hop Airport police says the actress was not detained, but her car was impounded. L.A. Times The Bob Hope Airport announced plans to launch a $150,000 marketing campaign highlighting the airport's convenience amid major construction projects on the 405 Freeway and the Los Angeles International Airport.