Apr 11 2012, 12:00 AM
LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOLDS AIRPORT EMERGENCY EXERCISE
(Ontario, Calif. – April 11, 2012) – Emergency responders gathered at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) for Air Exercise (AIREX) 2012, an unrehearsed, table-top exercise designed to test how agencies coordinate efforts during an aircraft emergency. The exercise is required under Federal Aviation Administration regulations to evaluate the capabilities of interagency coordination among various agencies responsible for responding to an aircraft or other incident at ONT.
Apr 09 2012, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PUTS THE “L.A. BACK INTO LAX” WITH 60 NEW DINING AND SHOPPING OPTIONS OPENING THIS YEAR
(Los Angeles, California – April 9, 2012) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will open 60 new dining and shopping options in Terminals 4, 5, 7 and 8 throughout 2012, the first phase in a three-year program to completely revitalize the airport’s concessions program and part of the overall LAneXt™ modernization program.
Apr 05 2012, 12:00 AM
PUBLIC MEETINGS SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS REVISED NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR LAX NORTHSIDE PLAN UPDATE
(Los Angeles. California – April 5, 2012) Two public scoping meetings are scheduled by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) during April to discuss a Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Northside Plan Update (Project).
Apr 03 2012, 12:00 AM
TRAVEL ADVISORY
Due to high wind conditions in Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration reports it enacted a traffic management program at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), resulting in arrival and departure delays at LAX of up to three hours. Among three LAX airlines serving DFW: four departures and two arrivals are delayed. Five departures to DFW and three arrivals from DFW have been cancelled. LAX Airport Operations does not anticipate any congestion in the terminals.
Mar 30 2012, 12:00 AM
LAX GATEWAY PYLONS TO GO DARK IN SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL EARTH HOUR
WHAT: The 100-foot-tall LAX Gateway pylons that illuminate the entrance to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will light solid green one hour before Earth Hour on Saturday, March 31. Then, during Earth Hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., the pylons will be turned off as part of a coordinated worldwide effort to raise public awareness of climate change and the need for energy conservation.
Mar 30 2012, 12:00 AM
MARCH ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
WHAT: The 100-foot-tall LAX Gateway pylons that illuminate the entrance to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will light solid green one hour before Earth Hour on Saturday, March 31. Then, during Earth Hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., the pylons will be turned off as part of a coordinated worldwide effort to raise public awareness of climate change and the need for energy conservation.
Mar 29 2012, 12:00 AM
TURKISH AIRLINES CELEBRATES ONE YEAR OF SERVICE AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH LAUNCH OF DAILY FLIGHTS
(Los Angeles, California – March 29, 2012) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Turkish Airlines celebrated the launch of the airline’s daily flights between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Atatürk Airport (IST) in Istanbul and the one-year anniversary of the airlines’ service launch between LAX-IST.
Mar 27 2012, 12:00 AM
ALASKA AIRLINES UNVEILS $238-MILLION TERMINAL 6 RENOVATION AT LAX HIGH-TECH AMENITIES INCLUDE “AIRPORT OF THE FUTURE” AND POWER OUTLETS AT THE GATES
(Los Angeles, California – March 27, 2012) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa joined Alaska Airlines Chairman and CEO Bill Ayer, City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, airport commissioners and other officials in a ceremony today to unveil Alaska Airlines’ “Airport of the Future” at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in a newly remodeled Terminal 6.
Mar 22 2012, 12:00 AM
NEW LAX PASSENGER OUTREACH CAMPAIGN UNVEILED “REFLECTIONS” CAMPAIGN TO INFORM PASSENGERS ABOUT ONGOING AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS
(Los Angeles, California- March 22, 2012) On the heels of the recent launch of the public education outreach program, branded “LAneXt ™, ” today Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey joined customer service employees and volunteers to unveil a new, in-terminal passenger communications effort at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The “Reflections” campaign features a series of airport stakeholders (travelers, police officer, pilot, construction worker) with reflective surfaces such as sunglasses, windows and binoculars. The “future” of LAX is reflected in the various surfaces.
Mar 16 2012, 12:00 AM
FOUR AIRLINES TO CHANGE TERMINALS AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS PART OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
(Los Angeles, California – March 16, 2012) Four airlines will change terminals this month and next at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in conjunction with the airport’s capital improvements program. Two airlines also completed re-branding programs recently.
Mar 16 2012, 12:00 AM
AIRPORT POLICE DIGNITARY PROTECTION UNIT TO BE RECOGNIZED AT BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS MEETING
The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners will recognize the Los Angeles Airport Police Dignitary Protection Unit (DPU) for their leadership, professionalism, expertise and dedication to protecting dignitaries arriving at and departing from Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA’s) three airports. The Board’s action will occur during its regularly scheduled public meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 19, 2012, in LAWA’s Clifton A. Moore Administration Building.
Mar 15 2012, 12:00 AM
AIRPORT EMPLOYEE HONORED FOR RETURNING LOST WALLET CONTAINING $2,993
(Los Angeles, California – March 15, 2012) Liborio Garcia, a custodian service attendant in Los Angeles International Airport’s Maintenance Services Division, was honored today by co-workers and supervisors for returning a lost wallet containing $2,993 that he found while working in a Departures Level men’s restroom in Terminal 7.
