Transportation

US Airways lands $11 billion merger with American

Leaving Las Vegas: A US Airways jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on March 27.

US Airways CEO Doug Parker has landed the big merger he sought for years. Now the soon-to-be CEO of the new American Airlines has to make it work.

13 February 2013
David Koenig, Associated Press

High-speed rail project waiting on $5.5 billion government loan

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line, formerly DesertXpress.

The nation’s first privately funded high-speed rail line, which would connect Las Vegas with Southern California, remains in a holding pattern, awaiting a decision on a federal government loan, a representative of the company said today. Andrew Mack, chief operating officer of XpressWest, told the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors that his company is still awaiting word on approval of a $5.5 billion loan. The $6.9 billion train project would link Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif., and, eventually, downtown Los Angeles via Palmdale, Calif.

12 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

City, RTC join forces on safety measures at Las Vegas bus stops

Reginald Lovett, an employee of Outdoor Promotions, disconnects electricity from a bus shelter after a pickup truck ran into the shelter on Rancho Drive just north of Lake Mead Boulevard Monday, June 21, 2010. The driver of the truck, a person waiting at the bus shelter and the driver of another vehicle were transported to the hospital, police said.

The Regional Transportation Committee is getting a $1 million boost for its efforts to make bus stops around the valley safer. On Monday, Las Vegas officials announced the $1 million contribution for acquiring rights of way to allow the RTC to move more than 100 bus stops farther back from the curb.

11 February 2013
By Conor Shine

Sandoval wants assurance Boulder City bypass not a ‘road to nowhere’

With limited funds, Gov. Brian Sandoval is concerned about making sure the Boulder City bypass doesn’t end up as a “road to nowhere.”

11 February 2013
By Cy Ryan

A high-speed train would help Palmdale grow and benefit Las Vegas

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line, formerly DesertXpress.

Palmdale, Calif., recently hosted a diversity summit where Las Vegas business owners brainstormed strategies to win contracts for building XpressWest, the proposed high-speed train to Southern California.

9 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Airlines gearing up for delays as storm takes aim at Northeast

A worker walks up towards a plow smoothing a large salt pile at Eastern Salt Company in Chelsea, Mass., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in preparation for a major winter storm headed toward the U.S. Northeast. The National Weather Service calls for up to 2 feet of snow expected for a Boston-area region that has seen mostly bare ground this winter.

Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights Friday and Saturday in anticipation of a dangerous winter storm in the Northeast.

7 February 2013
From staff and wire reports

Cab drivers, upset with contract, picket outside trade show

Some 150 Yellow Checker Star cab drivers and their supporters, some with megaphones and bullhorns, staged an informational picket at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Wednesday to protest a new contract implemented by the city’s second-largest cab company.

7 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Road work on Gass Avenue to alter downtown traffic Wednesday

Large sections of pavement on Gass Avenue will be repaved Wednesday to fix issues of deterioration from increased bus traffic in downtown Las Vegas.

5 February 2013
By Brian Nordli

Joe Downtown: Rideshare of future in the works downtown

People look over a bicycle storage area during a ceremony marking the completion of the Bonneville Transit Center in Downtown Las Vegas on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.

Imagine a world without cars. Zach Ware asked some 300 people to do just that, then told them how a system of bikes, electrical vehicles, buses and, yes, a helicopter, should be in place by this fall to allow those living downtown to get by without their own car.

5 February 2013
By Joe Schoenmann

Southwest adding nonstop service between Las Vegas and Flint, Mich.

Southwest Airlines’ conversion of its AirTran subsidiary to the Southwest brand will lead to a new nonstop route for Las Vegas.

4 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas voted one of the world's most stunning airport arrival cities

Las Vegas Strip casinos are viewed from the window of a Southwest Airlines passenger jet as it takes off from McCarran International Airport on Dec. 9, 2011.

What happens when a bunch of aviation geeks get together to talk about the best airport approaches in the world? A lively discussion about which destinations are the most fun to fly into — and likely an argument or two about why some are better than others. McCarran International Airport recently landed on a list of the top 10 most stunning airport approaches in the world, compiled by British private jet charter booking service PrivateFly.com.

4 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

How to keep the city growing

Tom Skancke spoke Jan. 24 at the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce’s annual Preview Las Vegas about globalization and the central role transportation plays in economic development. He easily described the connection.

4 February 2013
By Bruce Spotleson

Taxi company shuts down talks, strike possible

A taxi cab drives down the Strip Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Representatives of the Yellow-Checker-Star taxi group won’t return to contract negotiations, saying a contract rejected by 70 percent of the drivers’ union membership on Monday is their best and final offer.

31 January 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Union launches website targeting Allegiant business tactics

An Allegiant Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport Friday, August 26, 2011.

At about the time Allegiant Air Chairman and CEO Maurice Gallagher was telling analysts about his company’s 40th consecutive profitable quarter on Wednesday, representatives of the Transport Workers Union of America were promoting a blistering new website criticizing Allegiant business tactics and policies.

31 January 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Allegiant Travel CEO says company a ‘cash machine’

An Allegiant Air jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel, parent company of Allegiant Air, reported its 40th consecutive profitable quarter today, closing 2012 with double-digit percentage increases in revenue, earnings and earnings per share.

30 January 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
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