Bob Hope Airport

Twenty years after the temporary fire station at Bob Hope Airport was built, officials this week appropriated $117,000 to make the building a bit more livable. The fire station comprises a group of trailers inside a hangar near the intersection of the two runways on the airfield. It was developed in 1991 with the intent that a permanent home for the airport's firefighters would be built once a spot could be identified. "We need to do this rehabilitation because the structure is now 20 years into its temporary life," said airport spokesman Victor Gill.

GLENDALE — The public comment period on a proposed curfew at Bob Hope Airport ended Friday with a flood of opposition coming from Los Angeles City Hall, where Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the proposed nighttime ban is counterproductive and improper. But support for the ban still heavily outweighed opposition to the proposal, airport officials said. The crux of Villaraigosa’s opposition, which came in the form of a letter he wrote to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, centered on a slew of flights that are projected to shift from Bob Hope to six regional airports if the ban on flights from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.

AIRPORT DISTRICT — Southwest Airlines, which accounts for two-thirds of passenger traffic at Bob Hope Airport, will phase out 12% of its weekly flights by September, airport officials said. The carrier’s decision to trim 82 flights from its weekly schedule is expected to further decrease already-declining passenger numbers at the commuter hub. The drop from 712 to 630 weekly flights will mean a 6% reduction in the total weekly flights leaving the airport. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority this week presented the proposal to airport commissioners.

BURBANK ? Bob Hope Airport travelers in need of a cellphone battery boost will soon have an easy option. The airport has approved a contract with Minnesota-based Smarte Carte Inc., to install cellphone chargers in the terminals in the next few weeks, airport spokesman Victor Gill said. The Charge Carte service will allow travelers to charge their cellphones in 30 minutes for a $3 fee, said Tammi Phippen, marketing manager for Smarte Carte. A completely dead phone would be about half-charged in that 30 minutes, she said.

BURBANK — They might be seeing fewer passengers these days, but the staff at Bob Hope Airport wants you to know there’s “more airport than you thought” in Burbank. Airport staff conceived the new advertising slogan to help generate new business as Burbank’s slumping passenger levels mirror a national trend. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority’s new campaign comes on the heels of recently released July passenger levels that showed a decline of nearly 13% compared with a year ago. The figures reflect an ongoing trend in reduced passenger counts.

BURBANK — Holiday travel across the region got off to a sluggish start this week as inclement weather delayed flights at Bob Hope Airport, while a down economy has slowed business at one of the area’s leading travel agencies. Alaska Airlines, citing rain and snowstorms, canceled four flights to Seattle on Monday and delayed at least two others into Portland, Ore., saying harsh weather in the Pacific Northwest could contribute to takeoff and landing problems. Other airlines are running on schedule, though Southwest Airlines is advising its passengers of major delays at other California airports it serves — San Jose International, Oakland International and Sacramento International airports — where connecting flights to Portland and Seattle have been pushed back because of icy conditions.

BURBANK — The Planning Board on Monday upheld an appeal opposing the development of a land parcel owned by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority for a combined 70,000 square feet of jet hanger and office space. The board found that the project may violate city zoning codes. The appellants, Phillip and Carolyn Berlin, argued that the proposed development on Clybourn Avenue does not conform to a Development Agreement between Burbank and the Airport Authority, which governs Bob Hope Airport expansion, because the project site is in a dual-zoned parcel, where one of the zoning designations prohibits use of the land for general aviation.

BURBANK — As deflated travel budgets continue to discourage passengers at Bob Hope Airport, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority officials are hoping that an uptick in fare promotions drives more customers to the gates. Southwest Airlines, which accounts for two-thirds of Bob Hope’s operations, this week introduced what it described as one of the biggest fare sales in the company’s history. The 48-hour sale — one-way trips of up to 400 miles for $30; 400 to 750 miles for $60 and more than 750 miles for $90 — lasted through Wednesday for travel between Sept.

BURBANK — A week after airlines rejected a proposed contract to limit nighttime flights at Bob Hope Airport, officials on Monday pledged to push ahead with other noise-abatement measures. Airport officials Monday sought to reaffirm their commitment to seeking nighttime noise relief after a contingent of airlines refused to commit in writing to a long-standing voluntary curfew on flights between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. A committee made up of representatives for the airlines that use Bob Hope Airport, including Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and US Airways, sent a letter to airport officials on Friday rejecting the proposal as a de facto mandatory restriction, which last year fell flat with the Federal Aviation Administration.