Mar 08 2007, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT POLICE SWEARS IN TWO NEW LIEUTENANTS
Los Angeles World Airports Deputy Executive Director of Law Enforcement and Protection Services, James T. Butts Jr. along with Acting Chief Brian A. Walker administered the swearing-in ceremony for the new lieutenants before a group of family, friends and other police officers.
Mar 08 2007, 12:00 AM
LAX'S THEME BUILDING EXTERIOR RENOVATION TO BEGIN; ENCOUNTER RESTAURANT CLOSED DURING PROJECT
(Los Angeles, California – March 8, 2007) The popular, space-aged themed Encounter Restaurant at the top of Los Angeles International Airport's landmark Theme Building will be closed until further notice while renovation to the upper arches is performed. Ground-level offices, the City Deli cafeteria, and the airport's commissary that provides food to the rest of the airport's concessions will remain open. The renovation project is expected to last approximately six months. However, the restaurant is expected to open much sooner.
Mar 02 2007, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GETS HIGH NATIONAL RATING WITH ITS ENERGY-THROUGH-RECYCLING PROGRAM
(Los Angeles, CA – March 2, 2007) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) saved enough energy through recycling in 2004 to power 502 households, according to a report released by the National Resources Defense Council, a nationwide organization dedicated to protecting public health and the environment.
Mar 02 2007, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT POLICE SWEARS IN NINETEEN NEW OFFICERS
(Los Angeles, California – March 2, 2007) Nineteen new recruits are joining the ranks of the Los Angeles Airport Police following their graduation from Rio Hondo Police Academy on February 22 in Whittier, Ca.
Mar 02 2007, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT POLICE OFFICERS RECOGNIZED FOR SAVING LIFE OF HEART ATTACK VICTIM
(Los Angeles, California – March 2, 2007) Four Los Angeles Airport Police officers are recognized for saving the life of a male traveler at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) February 17.
On February 17, at approximately 12:35 p.m., Los Angeles Airport Police Officers Baquar Syed, James Adrian, Sandra Kimber and Masis Sossikian responded to Terminal 7 near the Transportation Security Administration screening check point for an emergency radio call of an unconscious male traveler who reportedly suffered a heart attack. Officer Adrian responded with a department issued Automated External Defibrillator (AED) while Officer Syed prepared to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). At that time, Centinela First Aid arrived and assisted the officers.
Mar 01 2007, 12:00 AM
AIRPORTS’ RECYCLING/SOURCE REDUCTION PROGRAMS EXPECTED TO EXCEED CITY RECYCLING GOALS
(Los Angeles, California – March 1, 2007) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), like similar entities throughout the state, currently has very successful recycling and source reduction programs underway. However, unlike many of the others, it is expected to meet and exceed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa’s citywide recycling goal of 70 percent by 2015. In fact, LAWA recently reported that it has already achieved a 61.5 percent reduction rate for 2005—the latest year for which results have been tallied.
Feb 27 2007, 12:00 AM
AIRBUS A380’S FIRST FLIGHTS TO U.S. TO INCLUDE LANDING AT LAX QANTAS AIRWAYS BRINGS FIRST AIRBUS A380 FLIGHT TO LAX
(Los Angeles, California – February 27, 2007) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and officials of Airbus and Qantas Airways today announced that the Airbus A380’s first visits to the United States will include a stop at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The scheduled landing is set to take place on Monday, March 19, 2007.
Feb 26 2007, 12:00 AM
$723.5-MILLION LAX TOM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL RENOVATION BEGINS; LARGEST INDIVIDUAL PROJECT IN LOS ANGELES CITY HISTORY
(Los Angeles, California – February 26, 2007) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined today by airport and airline officials in a ceremony to break ground on a long-awaited major renovation of the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The $723.5-million project calls for major interior renovations, installation of an in-line checked-baggage security system, and a second boarding gate for new large aircraft.
Feb 20 2007, 12:00 AM
LAWA ISSUES STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO AIRLINES’ DOT CLAIM
The following statement was issued today by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the City agency that operates Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and other local airports, regarding a claim filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation by airlines currently operating at Terminals 1 and 3 at LAX.
Feb 12 2007, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT POLICE OFFICERS SAVE LIFE OF A TRAVELER
(Los Angeles, California – February 12, 2007) Four Los Angeles Airport Police officers are recognized for their heroic actions in saving the life of a female traveler at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this January.
Feb 05 2007, 12:00 AM
LA MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ANNOUNCES MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS IN DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL AIRPORTS
(Ontario, California – Feb. 5, 2007) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s drive for a regional approach to meeting air travel demand in Southern California took two major steps forward today as he announced the largest expansion of air service in the 84-year history of LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) and the re-opening of LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) to commercial airline jet service this summer.
Feb 02 2007, 12:00 AM
CRIME DOWN 6.4 PERCENT AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(Los Angeles, California - February 2, 2007) Law enforcement officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) reported that overall crime in 2006 dropped 6.4 percent compared to 2005. This includes a 24 percent drop in property crime as passenger volume in 2006 of more than 61 million travelers was just under the 2005 level. The total number of crimes reported last year was 2,520, compared to 2,694 in 2005.
