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Apr 28 2004, 12:00 AM

LAX MASTER PLAN PROCESS: OVERVIEW OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY PROCESS

(Los Angeles, California -- April 28, 2004) The LAX Master Plan Program will proceed through an extensive approval process. The LAXMaster Plan Program requires City approval of a number of important documents.

The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) includes the documentation necessary under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and required for City and County decisionmakers to use in assessing the various environmental impacts of this project.

Apr 26 2004, 12:00 AM

CRIME AT LAX DROPS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

(Los Angeles, California – April 26, 2004) Law enforcement officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) report that crime dropped 14 percent last year -- the third consecutive year of declining crime. Nearly every main classification of crimes against persons and property at LAX decreased last year, while the airport handled an estimated total of 127 million passengers, visitors and employees (an average 344,000 people daily).

Apr 19 2004, 12:00 AM

FULL-SCALE EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN AIRPORT DRILL

(Los Angeles, California – April 19, 2004) A full-scale, unrehearsed simulated aircraft incident, AIREX 2004, will be conducted Tuesday, April 20 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to test the operational capability of the airport's emergency management system in a real-time stress environment, in which personnel, equipment and material are mobilized and deployed.

Apr 15 2004, 12:00 AM

--MEDIA ADVISORY-- LOS ANGELES AIRPORT TO PRACTICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN FULL-SCALE EXERCISE

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Air Exercise (AIREX) 2004is an unrehearsed, full-scale aircraft incident drill designed to test Los Angeles International Airport's (LAX) Emergency Plan. This exercise is required under FAA regulations to be conducted at least once every three years to evaluate the operational capability of the airport's emergency management system in a real-time, stress environment, in which personnel, equipment and materiel are mobilized and deployed.

Apr 05 2004, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES AIRPORT TO HAVE NATION'S FIRST COMMERCIAL COMPRESSED HYDROGEN FUELING DEMONSTRATION STATION

(Los Angeles, CA – April 5, 2004) The nation's first compressed-hydrogen fueling station for public use will be built at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as the result of a lease approved today by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners. The lease calls for Praxair, Inc. of Danbury, Conn., to design, engineer, equip, construct and operate a 600-square-foot facility that will be a prototype of a commercial automobile fueling station.

Apr 01 2004, 12:00 AM

ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTRODUCES ADVANCED COMMUNITY AIRSPACE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ON THE WEB, WITH PASSUR AIRPORTMONITOR

(Ontario, California – April 1, 2004) Ontario International Airport (ONT) today announced the launch of the popular internet flight-tracking system for airport websites, PASSUR™ AirportMonitor™, providing residents of neighboring communities concerned about aircraft noise with information on planes landing and taking off at ONT.

The AirportMonitor program, originally designed for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) by Greenwich, Connecticut-based Megadata Corporation, was launched on the airport's website at www.lawa.org (click on Noise Management on the ONT page) on March 22nd

Mar 25 2004, 12:00 AM

LANE CLOSURES, TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS THROUGH SEPULUVEDA BOULEVARD TUNNEL AT LAX MARCH 29-31

(Los Angeles, CA – March 25, 2004) Traffic flow through the Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel, near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will be partially restricted during late nights beginning Monday night, March 29, through Thursday morning, April 1, for cleaning that requires lane closures.

Mar 11 2004, 12:00 AM

SPANISH VERSION OF GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IS AVAILABLE FROM LAX

(Los Angeles, CA. – March 11, 2004) Building on its commitment to continually improve the passenger experience, LAX has produced a Spanish version of the brochure entitled “A Guide for Individuals with Disabilities.”

Now Spanish-speaking individuals with disabilities or the elderly can easily navigate their way through LAX. The free brochure is available upon request.

Mar 11 2004, 12:00 AM

PRINT-MAKING EXHIBIT OPENS AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT

(Los Angeles, California - March 11, 2004) An exhibit featuring prints created by Los Angeles artists working in a variety of print-making techniques ranging from lithography to monotype to digital imagery has opened at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Mar 10 2004, 12:00 AM

LAWA APPOINTS TWO SENIOR OFFICERS TO AIRPORT POLICE CAPTAINS

(Los Angeles, California - March 11, 2004) An exhibit featuring prints created by Los Angeles artists working in a variety of print-making techniques ranging from lithography to monotype to digital imagery has opened at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Mar 02 2004, 12:00 AM

LAWA NAMES KARL PAN TO LEAD DEBT AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT

(Los Angeles, California – March 2, 2004) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced the appointment of Karl Pan as financial manager to oversee the Debt and Treasury Management Division.

Pan will be responsible for debt management, rates and charges and capital programs. He will also oversee grant and Passenger Facilities Charge (PFC) activities.

Mar 01 2004, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTRODUCES ENHANCEMENTS TO POPULAR INTERNET FLIGHT TRACKING AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

(Los Angeles, California – March 1, 2004) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) today announced new enhancements to its popular Internet flight-tracking system on the airport's website that provides residents of neighboring communities concerned about aircraft noise with information on planes landing and taking off at LAX.