Nov 12 2009, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BREAKS GROUND ON NEW AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIREFIGHTING FACILITY
(Los Angeles, California – November 12, 2009) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined today by representatives of local and federal elected officials, executives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and City fire and airport departments in breaking ground for a new replacement Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) facility at Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX). The $13.5 million Los Angeles Fire Department Station 80 project received $10.8 million in federal stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Nov 10 2009, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EMPLOYEE WINS PINK’S “LAX INTERNATIONAL DOG” CONTEST IN ANTICIPATION OF FIRST PINK’S LOCATION AT LAX
(Los Angeles, California – November 10, 2009) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa declared Timothy Ihle, a Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) employee, as the winner of the Pink’s “LAX International Dog” airport employee contest at Pink’s Hot Dogs in Hollywood in anticipation of the opening of the first-ever airport location at LAX. Ihle’s hot dog recipe will be a menu item at Pink’s when it opens at LAX’sTom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) in late 2009 or early 2010.
Nov 04 2009, 12:00 AM
-- TRAFFIC ADVISORY -- LAX ANNOUNCES LANE CLOSURES OF SOUTHBOUND SEPULVEDA TUNNEL
(Los Angeles, California November 3, 2009) The California Department of Transportation notified Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) of its lane closures due to storm drain maintenance on the southbound side of the Sepulveda Tunnel. The closure will affect two lanes between Century Boulevard and Imperial Highwaybeginning at 11:00 p.m. November 3 to 5 a.m. November 4.
Oct 29 2009, 12:00 AM
LAX CONCESSIONS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ATTRACTS 43 APPLICATIONS
(Los Angeles, California – October 29, 2009) In response to a request for proposals,Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) received today 43 applications for concession opportunities in Terminals 4, 5, 7 and 8. This request is the launch of the much anticipated new airport concession program.
Oct 28 2009, 12:00 AM
OCTOBER ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE
(Los Angeles, California – October 28, 2009) The October issue of the LAX Connection E-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.aero/connectionLAX.aspx . The newsletter provides information and news about Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) passenger services and new air service to the public and the travel-tourism industry.
Oct 28 2009, 12:00 AM
LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO OFFER NEW DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE TO DENVER AND CHICAGO ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Ontario, California (October 28, 2009) -- Travelers using LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) will now have the option of flying nonstop on Southwest Airlines from Ontario, California to Denver, Colorado for as low as $79 one-way effective March 14, 2010.
Oct 26 2009, 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIOAL AIRPORT CLOSES IN ON GOAL OF 70 PERCENT SOLID WASTE DIVERSION BY 2015
(Los Angeles, California – October 26, 2009) More than 66.5 percent of the solid waste collected at Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) was diverted from landfills in 2008, moving the airport within a breath of its goal of 70 percent waste diversion by 2015.
Oct 22 2009, 12:00 AM
ARTIST’S HAND “DRAWINGS” AND INTRICATE PATTERNS IN TERMINAL 2 INSPIRED BY ARCHITECTURE AT LAX
(Los Angeles, California – October 22, 2009) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs,announces a solo art installation by Los Angeles-based artist Tim Nolan at Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX). The art installation consists of three separate installations by this insightful artist and Los Angeles 2008 COLA Fellow, inviting viewers to enjoy new perspectives inspired by his hand-drawn and paneled art installations that play off the architecture of the terminal atrium.
Oct 19 2009, 12:00 AM
$2 DAILY RATE INCREASE FOR ECONOMY PARKING LOTS B AND C APPROVED AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(Los Angeles, California -- October 19, 2009) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved $2 daily rate increases for off-airport Economy Parking Lots B and C at Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX). The new rates become effective November 19, 2009.
Oct 19 2009, 12:00 AM
MORE DWELLINGS NEAR LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BE SOUND-INSULATED
(Los Angeles, California – October 19, 2009) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract to Karabuild Development, Inc. ofInglewood for a portion of the work being undertaken as part of the Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) Residential Soundproofing Program.
Oct 19 2009, 12:00 AM
BUS OPERATOR SELECTED FOR LAX FLYAWAY NONSTOP BUS SERVICE TO IRVINE FARES, SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR SERVICE TO START NOVEMBER 16
( Los Angeles, California – October 19, 2009) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a three-year operating agreement with CUSA CC, LLC (doing business as Coach America Los Angeles) to operate the FlyAway® nonstop bus service from Irvine Station in OrangeCounty to Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX). The new service is designed to make travel to and from LAX more convenient, direct and affordable for OrangeCounty residents and visitors.
Oct 19 2009, 12:00 AM
CONTRACTS TOTALING $1.26 BILLION APPROVED FOR BRADLEY WEST PROJECT
(Los Angeles, California – October 19, 2009) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today took a significant step towards the modernization of Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) by awarding two contracts totaling $1.26 billion to reconfigure the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). The Bradley West Project, as it is known, is considered to be the biggest public works project in the City’s history and is expected to create 4,000 construction-related jobs during the four-year project schedule.
