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May 26 2004, 12:00 AM

ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GEARS UP FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FIVE TOP TRAVEL TIPS FOR A STRESS FREE VACATION WEEKEND

(Ontario, California – May 26, 2004) - To ensure a safer and stress free getaway during the Memorial Day Weekend rush, Ontario International Airport (ONT) offers the following travel tips:

May 26 2004, 12:00 AM

AIRPORT EXPECTS SUMMER TRAVEL TO BE BUSIEST SINCE 2001; OFFICIALS PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND ADVICE FOR SUMMER TRAVELERS

(Los Angeles, California – May 26, 2004) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) officials are forecasting this summer's travel season from Memorial Day through Labor Day to be the busiest since the record-breaking summer of 2001.

May 20 2004, 12:00 AM

MAYOR HAHN APPOINTS DAVID VOSS, WALTER ZIFKIN AND JEROME STANLEY TO AIRPORT COMMISSION

(Los Angeles, California -- May 20, 2004) Mayor Jim Hahn today appointed David Voss, Walter Zifkin and W. Jerome Stanley to the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners.

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.