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Jul 07 2008, 12:00 AM

CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF HISTORIC THEME BUILDING AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

(Los Angeles, California – July 7, 2008) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a $9,358,000 contract to Tower General Contractors, Sun Valley, Calif., to reconstruct the stucco “skin” and improve seismic resistance of the landmark ThemeBuilding located in the heart of Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX).

Jul 07 2008, 12:00 AM

CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING WORK NEAR LAX

( Los Angeles , California – July 7, 2008) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract to Tron Construction, Inc., Hawthorne, for a portion of the Los Angeles International Airports (LAX) Residential Soundproofing Program. The $918,790 contract covers sound insulation modifications on 54 dwelling units (seven single-family dwellings, one duplex, and 45 condominium units), all within the LAX noise-impacted area in the City of Los Angeles.

Jul 07 2008, 12:00 AM

PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT TO COVER $1.8 BILLION CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

(Los Angeles, California – July 7, 2008) Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved the coverage of an estimated $1.8 billion of certain upcoming projects in the first phase of Los Angeles International Airport's (LAX's) Capital Improvement Program under Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA's) established Project Labor Agreement (PLA).

Jul 02 2008, 12:00 AM

STATUS: LAX TRAFFIC AND AIRLINE OPERATIONS

(Los Angeles, California – July 2, 2008) LAX and the surrounding area were brought to a virtual stand still Tuesday morning when a man walked up to a Los Angeles World Airport Police Officer and said that he was carrying a bomb and planned to detonate in front of the Tom Bradley Terminal.

Jun 24 2008, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OPENS NEW CENTER TAXIWAY TO IMPROVE AIRFIELD SAFETY; PROJECT COMPLETED EARLY AND ON BUDGET

(Los Angeles, California – June 24, 2008) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined today by city councilmembers, and airport and federal aviation officials to announce the completion and official opening of the new center taxiway between the two runways on the south side of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Jun 23 2008, 12:00 AM

AIRPORT BOARD OKAYS PURCHASE OF THREE CNG-FUELED STREET SWEEPERS

(Los Angeles, California – June 23, 2008) Three compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled single-engine street sweepers to be used at Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) and LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) have been approved for purchase by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners. The contract, in the amount of $799,398, will be awarded to the Haaker Equipment Company of La Verne, CA.

Jun 18 2008, 12:00 AM

LA/PALMDALE REGIONAL AIRPORT TO DOUBLE AIR SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER

(Palmdale, California - June 17, 2008) United Airlines will double the number of flights it offers at LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) in a move to offer more air service options to government, military and aerospace business travelers and increase traffic through the northern Los Angeles County airport, the Wheels Up Palmdale Coalition announced today. The increased flights will operate between PMD and San Francisco International Airport (SFO),

Jun 16 2008, 12:00 AM

THE QANTAS A380 - NOW ON SALE FOR FLIGHTS TO/FROM LAX

(Perth - 16 June 2008) Seats on Qantas' new flagship, the Airbus A380, went on sale today, ahead of the airline's first A380 flight - from Melbourne to Los Angeles - on 20 October 2008.

Jun 13 2008, 12:00 AM

JUNE ISSUE OF LAX E-NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE

Los Angeles, California – June 13, 2008) The June issue of the LAX Connection

e-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.org/lax/laxConnection.cfm. The newsletter provides information and news on Los Angeles International (LAX) passenger services and new air service to the public and the travel-tourism industry.

Jun 13 2008, 12:00 AM

MAYOR LEADS LOS ANGELES DELEGATION IN AGREEMENT TO INCREASE SECURITY AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - As part of his mission to seek out best practices in airport security, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa oversaw an agreement between Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport to enhance LAX security plans to reduce the threat of a successful attack.

Jun 12 2008, 12:00 AM

DISTINCTIVE WELCOME SIGN, LANDSCAPING COMPLETED AS PART OF LAX ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

(Los Angeles, California – June 12, 2008) A new welcome sign and landscaping now greet travelers entering Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) via the northside entrance on Lincoln and Sepulveda Boulevards. Designed to be more inviting and aesthetically pleasing to the nearly 62 million passengers who use the airport annually, the sign welcomes drivers to LAX and on its reverse side it welcomes them into the Westchester area.

Jun 02 2008, 12:00 AM

NINE COMPRESSED-NATURAL-GAS-FUELED BUSES TO BE PURCHASED FOR LAX FLYAWAY PROGRAM

(Los Angeles, California – June 2, 2008) Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a contract to purchase nine compressed-natural-gas-fueled (CNG) buses for use on additional routes that are currently under development in the Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) FlyAway Program.