Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/04/17 – 8:20 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Two former top Ontario administrators have been given lucrative contracts aimed at improving the future development of Ontario International Airport.
By Neil Nisperos, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 05/06/17, 4:33 PM PDT |
Airport leaders are bullish about the growth potential of their industry in the Inland Empire.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 04/29/17 – 4:28 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> What should Ontario International Airport Authority commissioners do with 147 acres east of the airport?
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 04/02/17 – 1:21 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Now under local control for six months, the Ontario International Airport is bringing in almost 10 percent more revenues than it did during the same period last year when it was owned by Los Angeles World Airports.
By Neil Nisperos, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 03/05/17 – 9:38 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> A recent trip to China connected a San Bernardino County supervisor and a top Ontario International Airport official with a developer who’s considering vacant land near ONT as an ideal spot for a large indoor mall.
By David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 12/08/16 – 4:15 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> With local control of Ontario International Airport comes a paycheck.
By Neil Nisperos, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 11/06/16 – 4:30 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> A high-ranking executive for Korean Air was present at the airport on Wednesday for the ceremony to hand off ownership from the city of Los Angeles to the Ontario International Airport Authority, and OIAA hopes the visit could translate into potential business.
Dan Weikel
November 1, 2016
After years of litigation and negotiation, Ontario officials assumed ownership of LA/Ontario International Airport from Los Angeles on Tuesday.
By Neil Nisperos, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 10/29/16 – 9:34 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> The city of Los Angeles is set to hand over the reins of power at L.A./Ontario International Airport to its home city at 7 a.m. Tuesday, a year after the transfer was agreed upon by both cities.
By Richard K. De Atley, The Press-Enterprise
Posted: 10/06/16 – 9:21 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Fitch Ratings reported Thursday its assessment of $52.2 million in fixed-rate bonds for Ontario International Airport Authority, setting them at an A-minus rating with a “stable” outlook.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 10/03/16 – 4:25 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> They say timing is everything.
When the Ontario International Airport Authority issues bonds Nov. 1 — the same day it formally takes over control of LA/Ontario International Airport — there could be some savings for future operations.
By Richard De Atley
Posted: 09/12/16 – 4:35 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Fitch Ratings said Monday it has revised its outlook for Ontario International Airport bonds from negative to stable, based on better passenger traffic and a healthy financial profile for the Inland facility.
The A-letter grade remained unchanged from the previous report.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 09/09/16 – 12:36 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> As the future CEO of L.A./Ontario International Airport, Kelly J. Fredericks doesn’t like the statistics he sees for passenger traffic.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/23/16, 1:49 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Some responsibilities for LA/Ontario International Airport’s future success will be shouldered by aviation expert Bruce E. Atlas.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 07/08/16 – 3:23 PM PDT |
Congressman Ken Calvert’s legislation to facilitate the transfer of Ontario airport’s ownership from the city of Los Angeles to a local authority has been included in the FAA reauthorization bill.
By Liset Márquez, liset.marquez@langnews.com, @JournaLiset on Twitter
Posted: 06/21/16 – 12:22 PM PDT | Updated: 8 hrs ago
Following years of lobbying, Congress has taken a key step in putting L.A./Ontario International Airport into local hands.
By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Posted: 06/13/16 – 7:03 PM PDT |
POMONA >> At a conference Monday aimed at boosting regional connectivity between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley, territorial and financial issues created a lack of agreement on the best way to move people and solve cross-county gridlock.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 06/11/16 – 6:12 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Next month would have marked a major milestone in the process of turning over control of L.A./Ontario International Airport to a local authority.
But there’s one problem: Government doesn’t always work quickly.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 04/04/16 – 3:10 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> A high-profile attorney could serve as the general counsel for the local authority when it assumes control of LA/Ontario International Airport this year.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 03/04/16 – 7:19 PM PST |
CLAREMONT >> More direct flights, lower fares and a terminal solely for international service could be in store at L.A./Ontario International Airport under local control.
By Liset Márquez
liset.marquez@langnews.com
@JournaLiset on Twitter
Posted: 02/16/16 – 5:49 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> As the incoming chief executive officer of the Ontario International Airport Authority, Kelly J. Fredericks wants to manage expectations.
By Liset Márquez
liset.marquez@langnews.com
Posted: 02/15/16, 9:55 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> City leaders are criticizing a councilman for tying a campaign fundraiser with the public’s first opportunity to meet Ontario International Airport Authority’s new executive director.
Published: Feb. 9, 2016 – Updated: 1:25 p.m.
Registration is open for Claremont McKenna College’s half-day conference about the future of Ontario International Airport.
To read brief by Fielding Buck in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 02/01/16, 5:55 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> When the new executive director for the Ontario International Airport Authority takes the helm in March, he will earn an annual salary of $398,500 — and bonuses could push it over $500,000 a year.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 01/20/16 1:34 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> An East Coast aviation veteran has been tapped to lead L.A./Ontario International Airport when a local authority assumes control later this year.
Published: Jan. 12, 2016 – Updated: 5:33 p.m.
A chunk of existing money, more than $47 million in the coffers of Los Angeles World Airports, may be used to satisfy a $50 million payment scheduled as part of the agreement to transfer Ontario International Airport to Inland control.
To read article by Richard K. De Atley in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 01/11/16 – 8:30 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> The final settlement agreement for Ontario Airport lays out the terms of the deal that will clinch local control and sets up a protection plan for the 214 employees at the facility.
By Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Daily News
and Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 12/16/15 – 12:45 PM PST |
LOS ANGELES >> The Los Angeles City Council approved a landmark $250 million agreement that will lead to the transfer of ownership of LA/Ontario International Airport to a local authority, culminating a five-year battle between Los Angeles and Ontario.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 11/09/15 – 10:12 AM PST |
RIVERSIDE >> A deal could be finalized as early as next month to transfer control of LA/Ontario International Airport to a local authority.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 11/05/15 – 11:50 AM PST |
LOS ANGELES >> A deal that would transfer LA/Ontario International Airport to an Inland Empire authority is one step closer to final approval by the Los Angeles City Council.
Published: Nov. 2, 2015 – Updated: 10:52 p.m.
Fitch Ratings retained its A-minus listing for Ontario International Airport’s $59.6 million of fixed-rate revenue bonds, along with a “negative” outlook.
To read article by Richard K. De Atley in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 11/02/15 – 12:32 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> Following in the footsteps of the city, the Ontario International Airport Authority has signed off on its review of a deal that in concept would transfer LA/Ontario International Airport to the authority.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 10/16/15 – 1:29 PM PDT |
ONTARIO — Ten weeks after a press conference at LA/Ontario International Airport announcing a deal to return the airport to local control, an agreement spelling out the terms has been completed.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/31/15 – 11:58 AM PDT |
ONTARIO >> The future executive director of LA/Ontario International Airport, under local ownership, could be named by December.
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Let’s get some facts out from the very beginning. The Airline industry has been running on shoe-string budgets for decades. Airlines go out of business every year. Competition and demand determine where and how many flights any airline makes. The cost of flying a plane is fixed based on aircraft costs, maintenance, fuel and staffing requirements.
Published: Aug. 11, 2015 – Updated: 4:23 p.m.
Fitch Ratings said Tuesday that the tentative agreement between Ontario and Los Angeles to return Ontario International Airport to Inland control will stabilize ONT, “but there remain lingering credit issues.
To read article by Richard K. De Atley in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/10/15 – 10:05 AM PDT |
RIVERSIDE >> Attorneys for Ontario and Los Angeles were in court Monday morning. But this time they weren’t there to do legal battle over local control of L.A./Ontario International Airport.
Monday, August 10, 2015 – 05:00 p.m.
The Lou Desmond and Company Show is broadcasting from the Toyota of San Bernardino Recording Studios!
Estimable Economist Jay Prag joins Lou tonight to discuss the announcement that the Ontario Airport will transfer back to local control. Will this be an economic driver for the Inland Empire economy?
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
August 9, 2015
So, Ontario is getting its airport back. What now?
The small San Bernardino County city built the airport as World War II was beginning, allowed it to be used as a military training base during the war and resumed civilian traffic afterward.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/08/15 – 7:10 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Three years ago, the formation of a local consortium to run L.A./Ontario International Airport seemed pretty pretentious, especially considering the airport’s owners were staunchly opposed to parting with it.
By Neil Nisperos, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/07/15 – 8:31 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> The transfer of L.A./Ontario International Airport ownership bodes well for efforts to regionalize Southern California aviation, say officials and supporters of local control of ONT.
Friday, August 7, 2015 – 05:00 p.m.
The Lou Desmond and Company Show is broadcasting from the Toyota of San Bernardino Recording Studios!
On the show today, Ed Hoffman, proprietor of Wholesale Capital Corporation, joins the show. First, LA has agreed to turn over control of the Ontario Airport to the Inland Empire.
By Dan Weikel and Hailey Branson-Potts
August 6, 2015
Now that Ontario has regained control of its airport in a deal struck with Los Angeles, the small Inland Empire city faces a substantial challenge to revive a struggling facility that has lost more than a third of its passengers since 2007.
By Dan Weikel
August 5, 2015
After years of litigation and contentious negotiations, Los Angeles has agreed to transfer ownership of struggling LA/Ontario International Airport back to the city of Ontario, The Times learned Wednesday.