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May 20 2004, 12:00 AM

FIRST PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR LAX MASTER PLAN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

(Los Angeles, California -- May 20, 2004) The first public hearing on the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and the Final Master Plan (Alternative D) for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will be held Monday, May 24, 2004. The public hearing will begin at 3 p.m. and may go as late as 10 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 515 A & B. Free parking will be available in the Convention Center's West Hall parking facility.

May 18 2004, 12:00 AM

MAYOR HAHN SAYS SECURITY PROTOCOLS AND COMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEEN REAFFIRMED IN WAKE OF HIJACKING ALERT

(Los Angeles, California – May 18, 2004) Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn was joined today by representatives from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Police, and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to announce that communications and protocols have been reaffirmed in the wake of an erroneous hijacking alert from a LAX-inbound Singapore Airlines flight on May 4, 2004.

May 18 2004, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS APPOINTS CHRISTINE STROM MANAGER OF CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

(Los Angeles, California – May 18, 2004) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has announced the appointment of Christine Strom as manager of its Concessions Management Division.

She is responsible for overseeing the planning, development and administration of all retail space, airport concession contracts and all licensing to conduct business at LAWA’s four airports: Los Angeles International (LAX), Ontario International (ONT), Van Nuys (VNY) and Palmdale Regional (PMD).

May 17 2004, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES AIRPORT TO BE READY FOR NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT WHEN AIRBUS 380 SERVICE BEGINS IN 2006

(Los Angeles, California -- May 17, 2004) Officials at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) today confirmed that plans are well underway to prepare Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to accommodate new large aircraft entering commercial airline service in 2006. Specifically, LAWA has developed short- and long-term plans to accommodate Airbus 380 operations at the airport.

May 10 2004, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES AIRPORT AWARDS CONTRACT FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING

(Los Angeles, California – May 10, 2004) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded Professional Building Contractors, Inc. (PBC) of El Segundo, California, a contract for residential soundproofing near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The $969,500 contract will cover sound-insulation modifications on 55 dwelling units located within the noise-impacted area in Council District 11.

May 10 2004, 12:00 AM

BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR 53 ALTERNATIVE-FUEL VEHICLES

(Los Angeles, California -- May 10, 2004) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded contracts to Villa Ford, Fairway Ford, Reynolds Buick-GMC Trucks Inc. and Victor Buick-GMC Trucks Inc. for the purchase of 53 vehicles powered exclusively by clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) for use by various divisions at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).

May 07 2004, 12:00 AM

PUBLIC WORKSHOP, FIRST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR LAX MASTER PLAN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

(Los Angeles, California -- May 7, 2004) A public workshop and the first two of at least six public hearings on the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and the Final Master Plan (Alternative D) for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have been scheduled.

A public workshop on the FEIR will be held Monday, May 10, 2004, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Proud Bird Restaurant Grand Ballroom, 11022 Aviation Boulevard, adjacent to the airport.

Apr 28 2004, 12:00 AM

PUBLIC WORKSHOP, FIRST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED

(Los Angeles, California -- April 28, 2004) A public workshop and the first two of at least six public hearings on the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and the Final Master Plan (Alternative D) for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have been scheduled.

A public workshop on the FEIR will be held Monday, May 10, 2004, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Proud Bird Restaurant Grand Ballroom, 11022 Aviation Boulevard, adjacent to the airport.

Apr 28 2004, 12:00 AM

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT RELEASED FOR LAX MASTER PLAN

(Los Angeles, California -- April 28, 2004) Mayor Jim Hahn and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) today released the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the modernization of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The Enhanced Safety and Security Plan Alternative D -- the first comprehensive long-range plan in nearly a half-century for improving LAX -- is now ready to begin an extensive approvals process that will come before the City Council for final approval by the end of the summer.

Apr 28 2004, 12:00 AM

LAX MASTER PLAN PROCESS: OVERVIEW OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY PROCESS

(Los Angeles, California -- April 28, 2004) The LAX Master Plan Program will proceed through an extensive approval process. The LAXMaster Plan Program requires City approval of a number of important documents.

The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) includes the documentation necessary under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and required for City and County decisionmakers to use in assessing the various environmental impacts of this project.

Apr 26 2004, 12:00 AM

CRIME AT LAX DROPS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

(Los Angeles, California – April 26, 2004) Law enforcement officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) report that crime dropped 14 percent last year -- the third consecutive year of declining crime. Nearly every main classification of crimes against persons and property at LAX decreased last year, while the airport handled an estimated total of 127 million passengers, visitors and employees (an average 344,000 people daily).

Apr 19 2004, 12:00 AM

FULL-SCALE EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN AIRPORT DRILL

(Los Angeles, California – April 19, 2004) A full-scale, unrehearsed simulated aircraft incident, AIREX 2004, will be conducted Tuesday, April 20 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to test the operational capability of the airport's emergency management system in a real-time stress environment, in which personnel, equipment and material are mobilized and deployed.