Transportation

Group pans healthy-eating options at McCarran, ranks it near last among nation's busiest airports

Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport

Getting a healthful meal at McCarran International Airport is more difficult than it was a year ago, according to a new survey by a Washington, D.C.-based health group.

13 November 2013
By John Taylor

RTC revs up projects in anticipation of fuel tax increase

With a 3 cents-per-gallon increase in the fuel tax set to take effect in January, the Regional Transportation Commission is hitting the gas on more than two dozen projects that will be funded by the proceeds.

13 November 2013
By Conor Shine

Road closures expected along U.S. 95

Expect periodic road closures along northbound U.S. 95 near Martin Luther King Boulevard starting Wednesday night as NV Energy crews conduct maintenance on power lines across the highway.

12 November 2013
By Ana Ley

What to expect at the pump as the year draws to a close

Gas prices continue to tick downward in Nevada, dropping 13 cents in the past month to a state average of $3.35 per gallon.

12 November 2013
By Brian Nordli

Joe Downtown: Competition to raise awareness about consequences of drunken driving

With the number of downtown drinking establishments growing along with the area’s popularity, it’s more than appropriate for a drunken-driving awareness event to be scheduled here next weekend. The second annual Pull The Flag on Drunk Driving Downtown 360 Bowl will be staged starting Friday and ending Sunday on the athletic fields of Las Vegas Academy, 315 S. Seventh St. starting Friday and ending Sunday.

8 November 2013
By Joe Schoenmann

Automatic lanes OK’d to secure terminal exits at Las Vegas airport

The Transportation Security Authority has OK'd the use of automatic exit lane corridors by Switzerland-based Kaba Group to prevent people from entering secured areas at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

The Transportation Security Administration has approved McCarran International Airport’s use of automated exit lane corridors to prevent people from entering the secure portion of the terminals.

7 November 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

TSA finds guns on hundreds of passengers each year

An unidentified Transportation Security Administration screener advises passengers to take all loaded cameras and film sensitive materials out of luggage before their luggage is screened at the gates the Los Angeles International Airport Thursday, April 22, 2004.

Transportation Security Administration officers don't carry guns, but airline passengers do.

1 November 2013
By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

Las Vegas consultant Tom Skancke to replace attorney general on transportation board

Tom Skancke speaks at the Nevada Development Authority's annual luncheon Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.

Tom Skancke, a transportation specialist from Las Vegas, has been named to the Nevada Transportation Board by Gov. Brian Sandoval under a new law designed to give Southern Nevada more representation on the panel that makes funding decisions for state road projects.

31 October 2013
By Cy Ryan

Spirit Airlines sees nearly 98 percent increase in earnings

A Spirit Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

Mirimar, Fla.-based Spirit Airlines, the fastest growing domestic air carrier at McCarran International Airport last year, saw a 33 percent increase in revenue over the same quarter of last year and expects to continue its growth with new aircraft next year.

30 October 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Boeing's 747 is an icon, but future is in doubt

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, file photo, Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8 Brandenburg aircraft arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, after its inaugural passenger flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Los Angeles. For decades, the Boeing’s 747 was the Queen of the Skies. But the glamorous double-decker jumbo jet that revolutionized air travel and shrunk the globe could be nearing the end of the line.

For decades, the Boeing 747 was the Queen of the Skies. But the glamorous double-decker jumbo jet that revolutionized air travel and shrunk the globe could be nearing the end of the line.

24 October 2013
By Joshua Freed and Scott Mayerowitz, Associated Press

Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport continues to take off

A Southwest Airlines flight approaches McCarran International Airport with the Luxor in the background.

Passenger counts at McCarran International Airport continued to inch upward at the end of 2013’s third quarter, with 3.5 million people using the airport in September, a 1.2 percent increase over the same month a year ago.

24 October 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Southwest Airlines 3rd-quarter earnings of $241 million beat Wall Street expectations

A Southwest Airlines jet takes flight in this undated file photo.

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, the busiest commercial air carrier at McCarran International Airport, reported its third-quarter earnings Thursday.

24 October 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Traffic delays expected on Tropical Parkway for pedestrian, bike path work

Expect traffic delays along West Tropical Parkway starting next week while construction crews add pedestrian and bike paths to the street.

24 October 2013
By Ana Ley

2 lanes of I-15 near Cheyenne closing for sign work

Two lanes of Interstate 15 near Cheyenne Avenue will be shut down tonight while crews replace a road sign above the highway.

23 October 2013
By Ana Ley

Allegiant earnings up, despite grounding of planes

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

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent company of Allegiant Air, the fifth-busiest commercial airline at McCarran International Airport, reported its third-quarter earnings Wednesday.

23 October 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
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