Jun 02 2014, 12:00 AM
ONT PASSENGER VOLUME UP SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS
(Ontario, California – June 2 , 2014) Passenger numbers at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) for the first four months of the year show a slight increase over last year during the same period. Passenger activity in April shows ONT airlines served 338,421 travelers, a 1.5 percent increase compared to April 2013. International traffic is showing higher numbers, which is being helped by Volaris, a new Mexican carrier at ONT that started twice weekly service in mid-April. Volaris, as well as AeroMexico, provide nonstop service between ONT and Guadalajara, Mexico.
Jun 02 2014, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS PROVIDES $10-MILLION AS SECOND INSTALLMENT TO HELP FUND LENNOX SCHOOL DISTRICT SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
(Los Angeles, CA – June 2, 2014) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today authorized a $10-million grant to the Lennox School District for construction of sound-mitigation elements in its Classroom Sound Insulation Program. This is the second installment for the district’s $35.3-million overall program.
Jun 01 2014, 12:00 AM
ETIHAD AIRWAYS STARTS DAILY LOS ANGELES-ABU DHABI SERVICE
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today launched daily nonstop EY 170 service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH).
Los Angeles is Etihad Airways’ fourth U.S. destination, joining Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. on the airline’s expanding network, which will increase further on December 3, 2014 with the addition of direct flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
May 29 2014, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS RESPONDS TO PROP O CRITICISM; THERE’S ALWAYS TWO SIDES TO A STORY
(Los Angeles, CA – May 29, 2014) For the past seven years, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has actively leaned in to find a way to partner with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation (LABOS) to develop the Proposition O Stormwater Treatment Facility on Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) property.
May 29 2014, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS ISSUES STATEMENT ON AIRPORT POLICE UNION COMMENTS REGARDING LAX SECURITY
The following statement by Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey is in response to comments made today by the Los Angeles Airport Police Officers Association before a U.S. Congressional hearing on airport security:
May 29 2014, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS STATEMENT ON USC AIR QUALITY STUDY
In response to USC’s recently released air quality study, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has issued the following statement:
LAWA officials have not had the opportunity to review the USC study. However, in January 2014, LAWA completed a multi-year LAX Air Quality Source Apportionment Study, which was one of the most extensive air-quality studies ever performed at an airport. That study and its results are available atwww.lawa.org/airqualitystudy . Some of the key findings of that study:
May 28 2014, 12:00 AM
MAY ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
(L os Angeles, California – May 28, 2014) The May issue of LAX ConnectionE-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.org/LAWANewsletters.aspx . The newsletter provides information to the public and the travel-tourism industry about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger services and air service developments.
May 28 2014, 12:00 AM
LAX MODERNIZATION UPDATE: JUNE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MAY CAUSE PASSENGER IMPACTS
Construction continues on several projects at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – all part of the ongoing multi-billion-dollar airport modernization program. The latest impacts to travelers will be the closure of Center Way from Theme Way to East Way, the temporary and intermediate closure of the Upper/Departures Level Roadway, and the relocation of the TSA Screening Area on the south side of the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT), among other ongoing construction projects.
May 22 2014, 12:00 AM
LAX FORECASTS 758,000 TRAVELERS DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND; SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON TO BREAK RECORD WITH 21.5 MILLION PASSENGERS
(Los Angeles, California – May 22, 2014) Officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) estimate nearly 758,000 travelers are expected to pass through the airport this Memorial Day weekend – an increase of eight percent over the 703,070 passengers of the 2013 holiday period. Airport officials also forecast 21.5 million passengers this summer travel season, an increase of four percent over last summer’s record of 20,663,209 travelers.
May 20 2014, 12:00 AM
PUBLIC WORKSHOP SET ON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR LAX NORTHSIDE PLAN UPDATE PROJECT
(Los Angeles, California – May 20, 2014) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has scheduled a public workshop to provide interested parties the opportunity to review and inquire about the completion of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the LAX Northside Plan Update Project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). No decisions on the proposed project will be made at the public workshop.
May 16 2014, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT POLICE SWEARS IN TWO POLICE OFFICERS
(Los Angeles, California – May 16, 2014) Today’s graduation ceremony held at the Los Angeles Police Academy at Elysian Park marked the start of a career with the Los Angeles Airport Police Division for Officers Devin Feldman and Officer Ngan Lee.
May 16 2014, 12:00 AM
WESTCHESTER AND INGLEWOOD ROTARY CLUBS RECOGNIZE AIRPORT POLICE DETECTIVE
(Los Angeles, California – May 7, 2014) Los Angeles Airport Police Detective Claudio Cruz, assigned to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) LAX Narcotics Task Force (LAXNTF), will be recognized for his exceptional performance today at the “Guns and Hoses” Police and Fire Appreciation Luncheon hosted by Inglewood and Westchester Rotary Clubs at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, at 11:30 a.m.
