Craig Simon, the Port of Oakland's interim aviation director, tells Aviation Week in an interview that the port is confident the name change will be a success.
Despite San Francisco's threat to take legal action, citing federal trademark infringement on SFO, the Port of Oakland moved forward with preliminary approval.
The city of San Francisco has threatened legal action if Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) rebrands to include "San Francisco Bay" in its title.
The carrier which pioneered cheap transatlantic flights between Europe and the US will now focus on short-haul routes as part of a plan to exit insolvency.
