Orlando International could get new restaurants if contract extended: Orlando International Airport could say farewell to some older restaurants and welcome new brands, if it is willing to extend by five years a food and beverage contract that does not expire until 2019. Read more >>

 

Mexico flights help boost passenger traffic at Ontario airport: Passenger traffic was up 2.26 percent at L.A./Ontario International Airport in August, much of the spike having to do with increased travel to and from Mexico by two carriers. Read more >>

 

Aeroports de Paris is in the market to buy a few fixer-uppers: Aeroports de Paris’s plan for expanding its airport portfolio is to focus on the fixer-uppers — after investment funds and construction groups pushed the price of major hubs to dizzying levels. Read more >>

 

For travel planning, airport websites are a trove of information: The best way to find out which airlines fly where we want to go is to first visit that particular destination's airport website, which will list every airline that serves it. Read more >>

 

Shutdown now possible for Transaero, Russia's No. 2 airline: Russia's second-largest airline, Transaero, is in crisis after two creditors on Friday said they will file bankruptcy proceedings following the collapse of a takeover plan. Read more >>

 

Alaska Airlines CEO says his airline lost his bag: Alaska Airlines is so confident in its baggage delivery system that it became the nation's first major carrier to offer a guarantee to deliver your bag within 20 minutes of reaching the gate. So, Alaska Airlines Chief Executive Bradley Tilden was visibly embarrassed when he attended an airline summit last week in Washington, D.C. and admitted on stage that Alaska Airlines misplaced his bag during his flight to the summit. Read more >>

 

Germs on a plane but not where you might expect: The most unsanitary area on a commercial plane is the tray table — the same place you set down your food and drinks during a flight. Read more >>