Transportation

Few big tax bills afoot, but plenty of little ones at Nevada Legislature

The Nevada State Legislature building is shown in Carson City, Nev., Thursday, March 31, 2005.

Democrats may have fallen short of crafting a comprehensive tax reform plan to address Nevada’s wobbly revenue structure, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a bevy bills to raise taxes floating around the Legislature this year.

19 May 2013
By Anjeanette Damon

American will favor passengers without roller bags

In this Nov. 29, 2011, file photo, a passenger walks through an American Airlines baggage claim area at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly.

16 May 2013
By David Koenig, Associated Press

Road construction causing closures along Interstate 15

Road construction will close several Interstate 15 ramps and cause other traffic restrictions Sunday and during the upcoming week.

10 May 2013
By Tovin Lapan

Signal work tonight could back up traffic at Charleston and Las Vegas boulevards

Work tonight could back up traffic at a key downtown intersection. Traffic signals at Charleston and Las Vegas boulevards will be out of service from 7 p.m. to midnight for signal maintenance.

8 May 2013
By Brian Nordli

Joe Downtown: Project 100 hiring for transportation positions

Project 100, the ambitious multimodal transportation system beginning in downtown Las Vegas, is seeking several people to fill a variety of new jobs.

8 May 2013
By Joe Schoenmann

Subcommittee nixes toll roads in Southern Nevada

A legislative subcommittee firmly closed the door Tuesday on plans by the state Department of Transportation to start toll stations, mostly in Southern Nevada.

7 May 2013
By Cy Ryan

Taxi driver union says strike over; company 'cautiously optimistic' about new deal

Travelers arriving at McCarran International Airport make their way through the taxi queue in Las Vegas on Friday, March 1, 2013.

Taxi driver union representatives say their 60-day strike against Yellow Checker Star has ended and a company management official says he’s “cautiously optimistic” that a new contract would be signed Thursday morning.

1 May 2013

Committee weighs bill that would remove state transportation overseers

Traffic is seen Jan. 13, 2011, on Interstate 15 in a construction zone for the Interstate 15 South Design-Build South Project.

Constructing the $600 million freeway between Reno and Carson City sticks in the craw of Clark County officials who maintain the highway needs of Southern Nevada are being ignored.

29 April 2013
By Cy Ryan

Domestic air traffic down, foreign travel up in March at Las Vegas airport

A Virgin Airlines 747-400 arrives at McCarran International Airport for a media event to mark the 10th anniversary of Virgin Atlantic's London to Las Vegas route Tuesday, June 15, 2010.

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport was flat in March compared with a year ago, with strong international and air tour operations offsetting a slight dip in domestic travel to Las Vegas. The Clark County Aviation Department reported 3.7 million passengers in March, a 0.7 percent increase over last year. For the first quarter, traffic was down 1.4 percent to 9.8 million passengers.

29 April 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Construction underway on delayed Cactus Avenue interchange

Work has begun on a new freeway interchange on Interstate 15 that will provide additional access to the Southern Highlands area and relieve traffic on other interchanges in the southern part of the city.

29 April 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

FAA: Air traffic system soon at full operation

The control tower stands in the background as a passenger paces while on the phone outside the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Friday, April 26, 2013, in Atlanta. Congress easily approved legislation ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers.

The Federal Aviation Administration said that the U.S. air traffic system will resume normal operations by Sunday evening after lawmakers rushed a bill through Congress allowing the agency to withdraw furloughs of air traffic controllers and other workers.

27 April 2013
Associated Press

Southwest to start charging ‘no shows’ who don’t cancel flights

Southwest Airlines planes sit at McCarran International Airport.

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, the busiest air carrier at McCarran International Airport, rode record first-quarter revenue and moderated fuel prices to post a profit that narrowed from a year ago.

25 April 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Allegiant Travel reports earnings of $31.9 million in 1st quarter

A new Allegiant Air Airbus A319 passenger jet is parked at a gate at McCarran International Airport Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The new jet is more fuel efficient than the company's current jets.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel, parent company of Allegiant Air, today reported its 41st straight profitable quarter, posting double-digit percentage increases in revenue, earnings and earnings per share.

24 April 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Ever get the feeling the Las Vegas cab industry is long-hauling regulators?

Taxis are seen queued up at McCarran International Airport on Friday, March 22, 2013.

Welcome to Las Vegas. Now I’m going to steal $10 from you. That’s the message we’re sending to thousands of tourists every year who get in a cab at McCarran International Airport and are taken to their hotel the long way. At least when the hotels take the tourists’ money, it’s based on a bet whose odds are well known. But the cabbies are just flat-out stealing, and our political system is so inept that it refuses or is unable to act.

24 April 2013
By J. Patrick Coolican

Cab company rips the results of long-hauling report

A sign warns taxis of a Taxicab Authority Police long haul checkpoint near the entrance to the airport tunnel exiting McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Friday, June 8, 2012.

State auditors critical of the taxi industry and Nevada Taxicab Authority regulators who oversee it “have gone psycho on long-hauling” and haven’t analyzed audit data properly, operators of Southern Nevada’s second largest taxi group say.

23 April 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
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