John Wayne Airport

Bob Hope Airport is aiming for a financial touchdown with a new marketing agreement with UCLA Athletics and the Rose Bowl that will tap into the university's millions of sports fans. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday unanimously approved spending $327,000 over the next three years on a contract that will position Bob Hope as the official airport of the Rose Bowl. That designation includes signage at the stadium, a special logo, promotion on the video board during UCLA football games and inclusion in all print publications, such as the Rose Bowl Stadium Guide.

For the first time in more than three years, the number of passengers at Bob Hope Airport increased in March - even if it was by only a slight uptick. A total of 333,647 passengers passed through the airport in March, a 0.27% increase from 332,740 from the same time last year, according to statistics released Monday to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. The slight improvement comes as a sharp contrast to the first two months of the year, when airfield officials reported double-digit declines in passengers.

Other airports should learn from Burbank's mistake I've read with interest Rex Ricks' and Douglas Blaul's exchanges over whether or not the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro should have been converted into a civil airport or developed for other uses, as is now the plan. One of the main reasons for converting El Toro into a civil airport lies in the unsuitability of John Wayne Airport for the role it now plays: Orange County's only air carrier airport serving nearly 9 million air travelers per year to destinations from New York City to Honolulu.

This post has been corrected. See details below. The number of passengers traveling through Bob Hope Airport fell by double digits for the second straight month in February, dropping 11.6%. The airport handled 282,073 passengers in February, down from 309,259 in February 2012, according to statistics released Monday during a meeting of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. The latest decline follows a 12% nosedive in January. That drop, which surprised airport staff, came after a year that saw a steady slide in passengers.

I am writing in response to Douglas Blaul's incorrect statements regarding El Toro Airport ("Burbank can learn from O.C.'s history," June 16). Mr. Blaul asserts that Newport Beach's interest in El Toro Airport was to close John Wayne Airport and move airport operations to El Toro. The growing population in Southern California will require more airport capacity. This is not brain surgery -- it's called planning ahead. John Wayne can serve domestic passengers and El Toro can handle the international flights -- much like Van Nuys or Burbank airports complement LAX. El Toro is a federal property owned by the federal taxpayers.

BOB HOPE AIRPORT ? The Bob Hope Airport halted all inbound and outbound flights for two hours on Tuesday after air traffic radar problems at a regional control tower in Palmdale disrupted flight patterns at several Southern California airports. At about 6 p.m., airport officials learned of a power outage at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center in Palmdale, a facility that monitors planes traveling outside the radar screens of individual airports, Operations Supervisor Tom Janowitz said.

Reader says no to renaming airport after Bob Hope I feel that all the respect, admiration, praise and honors for Bob Hope are justified, and naming streets, parks, schools and post offices are appropriate tributes. These are facilities used by locals who will use them knowing their location. However, renaming the airport is going too far. How many people east of the Mississippi can tell you the John Wayne Airport is in Orange County? What will the three-letter airport designator be?

Ben Godar Nine people employed by businesses that serve the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport were arrested for immigration violations during a two-week investigation by federal agents. Officials with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrests late Thursday. The nine employees worked in a variety of areas including retail sales, baggage handling, construction, parking and catering. Some were even working for private security firms on airport property, bureau spokesman Francisco Arcaute said.

Jackson Bell As a Burbank native, Mark Barton wants to keep his city beautiful. So Barton, a professional graphic designer, submitted a logo Monday for the recently renamed Bob Hope Airport. The facility was formerly the Burbank-Glendale- Pasadena Airport. His proposal, using patriotic colors, is a simple design of an airplane between the words "Bob Hope" and "Airport." "It is my responsibility as a resident to respond because I want what is best for the city and the airport happens to be in Burbank," Barton said.

For the first time in more than three years, the number of passengers at Bob Hope Airport increased in March - even if it was by only a slight uptick. A total of 333,647 passengers passed through the airport in March, a 0.27% increase from 332,740 from the same time last year, according to statistics released Monday to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. The slight improvement comes as a sharp contrast to the first two months of the year, when airfield officials reported double-digit declines in passengers.

Bob Hope Airport is aiming for a financial touchdown with a new marketing agreement with UCLA Athletics and the Rose Bowl that will tap into the university's millions of sports fans. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday unanimously approved spending $327,000 over the next three years on a contract that will position Bob Hope as the official airport of the Rose Bowl. That designation includes signage at the stadium, a special logo, promotion on the video board during UCLA football games and inclusion in all print publications, such as the Rose Bowl Stadium Guide.

This post has been corrected. See details below. The number of passengers traveling through Bob Hope Airport fell by double digits for the second straight month in February, dropping 11.6%. The airport handled 282,073 passengers in February, down from 309,259 in February 2012, according to statistics released Monday during a meeting of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. The latest decline follows a 12% nosedive in January. That drop, which surprised airport staff, came after a year that saw a steady slide in passengers.

AIRPORT DISTRICT — Passenger activity at the Bob Hope Airport during the first half of 2007 reached record highs, exceeding figures tallied prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Between January and June, about 2.86 million passengers traveled in and out of Burbank's airport — which is up about 23% from the 2.33 million passengers traveling during the same period in 2001, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority statistics show. Air travel out of Burbank was seeing an upward trend, until the events of Sept.

BOB HOPE AIRPORT ? The Bob Hope Airport halted all inbound and outbound flights for two hours on Tuesday after air traffic radar problems at a regional control tower in Palmdale disrupted flight patterns at several Southern California airports. At about 6 p.m., airport officials learned of a power outage at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center in Palmdale, a facility that monitors planes traveling outside the radar screens of individual airports, Operations Supervisor Tom Janowitz said.

I am writing in response to Douglas Blaul's incorrect statements regarding El Toro Airport ("Burbank can learn from O.C.'s history," June 16). Mr. Blaul asserts that Newport Beach's interest in El Toro Airport was to close John Wayne Airport and move airport operations to El Toro. The growing population in Southern California will require more airport capacity. This is not brain surgery -- it's called planning ahead. John Wayne can serve domestic passengers and El Toro can handle the international flights -- much like Van Nuys or Burbank airports complement LAX. El Toro is a federal property owned by the federal taxpayers.

Tag. I am it. This is now my rebuttal to Douglas Blaul's rebuttal to my rebuttal to his rebuttal to Donald Nyre's original letter. While Blaul accuses me of misrepresen- tations and distortions, he is guilty of only sharing part of the El Toro story. This would be like the Boy Who Cried Wolf alleging the villagers were mean-spirited and would not protect his sheep from the big bad wolf. Yet, he failed to disclose that he repeatedly misled the villagers and betrayed their trust.

Other airports should learn from Burbank's mistake I've read with interest Rex Ricks' and Douglas Blaul's exchanges over whether or not the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro should have been converted into a civil airport or developed for other uses, as is now the plan. One of the main reasons for converting El Toro into a civil airport lies in the unsuitability of John Wayne Airport for the role it now plays: Orange County's only air carrier airport serving nearly 9 million air travelers per year to destinations from New York City to Honolulu.

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