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Feb 22 2005, 12:00 AM

"CLIFTON A. MOORE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING" NAMED IN HONOR OF FORMER AIRPORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(Los Angeles, California – February 22, 2005) In recognition and memory of Clifton Albert Moore, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) named its administration building after the world-renown leader in civil aviation who served for 25 years as executive director of Los Angeles’ vast four-airport system.

Feb 08 2005, 12:00 AM

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS AND AIRPORT POLICE PARTNERSHIP

(Los Angeles, California – February 8, 2005) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and its Los Angeles Airport Police each received recognition today from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for their performance as partners in ensuring safety and security at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Feb 07 2005, 12:00 AM

CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING NEAR LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

(Los Angeles, California -- February 7, 2005) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded NSA Construction Group of Tarzana, a contract for residential soundproofing near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The contract, totaling $937,200 will cover sound-insulation modifications on a total of 64 single and multi-family residences located within the noise-impacted area of Council District 11.

Feb 07 2005, 12:00 AM

MEDIA ADVISORY ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISASTER DRILL

Ontario International Airport (ONT) will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise to test the effectiveness of the airport's emergency plan, provide a realistic training scenario for emergency response personnel, and determine the effectiveness of outside agency capabilities in response to an aircraft emergency. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires FAA certificated airports such as ONT to hold an exercise a minimum of once every three years to review and evaluate the airport's ability to respond to an actual emergency.

Feb 02 2005, 12:00 AM

OPERATION USA, LAWA, ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZE FIRST ALL-CARGO SOUTH ASIA-BOUND AIRLIFT 100 TONS OF MEDICAL, SHELTER AND FOOD SUPPLIES WORTH $7 MILLION FOR TSUNAMI-DEVASTATED SOUTH ASIA

(Los Angeles, California – February 2, 2005) Operation USA, in partnership with Polar Air/Atlas Air and Islamic Relief USA, today sent off Los Angeles' first dedicated all-cargo airlift of 100 tons of pharmaceuticals, medical, shelter and nutritional supplies worth more than $7 million to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, en route to Sumatra's Aceh province, South Asia's region hardest hit by the December 26 tsunami.

Jan 27 2005, 12:00 AM

LAX AND ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL POST HIGHER PASSENGER VOLUMES IN 2004; LAX'S GROWTH RATE HIGHEST SINCE 1978; ONT SETS PASSENGER RECORD

(Los Angeles, California – January 27, 2005) Airport officials today announced that in 2004 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) posted its highest rate of increase in passengers since 1978 and Ontario International Airport (ONT) served a record number of travelers. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the City of Los Angeles department that owns and operates LAX, ONT and two other

Jan 27 2005, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS ISSUES NOTICE OF PREPARATION FOR PALMDALE REGIONAL AIRPORT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

When all agency and public comments are received on the NOP, LAWA will consider those comments and prepare the joint draft EA/EIR. The EA/EIR will analyze potential adverse impacts of the PMD Master Plan, identify potential mitigation measures where reasonable and feasible, and analyze reasonable and feasible alternatives to the PMD Master Plan that could reduce or avoid identified impacts while still achieving basic objectives.

Jan 20 2005, 12:00 AM

CRIME RATE DOWN AT LAX FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

(Los Angeles, California – January 20, 2005) Law enforcement officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) reported that violent crime dropped 62 percent and property crime dropped five percent last year – the fourth consecutive year of declining crime – even as passenger volumes increased approximately 10 percent. The number of arrests rose 33 percent.

Jan 20 2005, 12:00 AM

CRIME RATE DOWN AT LAX FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR DESPITE JUMP IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC

(Los Angeles, California – January 20, 2005) Law enforcement officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) reported that violent crime dropped 62 percent and property crime dropped five percent last year – the fourth consecutive year of declining crime – even as passenger volumes increased approximately 10 percent. The number of arrests rose 33 percent.

Jan 12 2005, 12:00 AM

FIRST MEETING OF LAX MASTER PLAN STAKEHOLDER LIAISON SCHEDULED

(Los Angeles, California – January 12, 2005) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Master Plan stakeholders are invited to attend a community meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel.

Jan 05 2005, 12:00 AM

ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEW PARKING RATES TO TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 10, 2005

Ontario, California (January 5, 2005) – Ontario International Airport (ONT) will have new parking rates starting January 10, 2005. Travelers will notice more pricing options with daily parking rates ranging at $6, $7, $11 and $15. The new rates include a combination of price increases and decreases but remain significantly low compared to other airports in California.

Dec 29 2004, 12:00 AM

PALMDALE REGIONAL AIRPORT REOPENS FOR SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE: SCENIC AIRLINES OFFERS DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE TO LAS VEGAS

(Palmdale, California – December 29, 2004) - Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) reopened for scheduled commercial air service today when Scenic Airlines inaugurated nonstop service between PMD and North Las Vegas Airport.

Inaugural activities included a community open house and news conference followed by Scenic's first departing flight at 11:10 a.m.