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May 22 2001, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS RECEIVES "GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN" AWARD

(Inglewood, California -- May 22, 2001) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has received the "Good Corporate Citizen" award from the Inglewood Business Opportunity Network (IBON) for taking the initiative to support the Inglewood community and its local businesses.

May 21 2001, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS CO-SPONSORS “OCEAN DAY”

(Los Angeles, California -- May 21, 2001) In honor and support of "Ocean Day" and its commitment to the environment, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is co-sponsoring the Eighth Annual Adopt-a-Beach event, Tuesday, May 22, 2001, beginning at 10 a.m. at Dockweiler Beach adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

May 19 2001, 12:00 AM

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORKSHOPS FOR LAX MASTER PLAN BEGIN; FIRST OF ITS KIND IN U.S. FOR MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT

(Inglewood, California -- May 19, 2001) The first of six Environmental Justice Workshops scheduled to educate minority and low-income communities about the impacts and benefits of a Draft Master Plan to modernize Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was held today at Inglewood High School.

May 17 2001, 12:00 AM

CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING NEAR LAX

(Los Angeles, California - May 17, 2001) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract not-to-exceed $1,368,540 to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, for soundproofing modifications on 47 single-family residences and a three-unit apartment building in South Los Angeles near Los Angeles International Airport.

May 17 2001, 12:00 AM

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS CAN SOON RENT CELLULAR PHONES AT LAX

(Los Angeles, California – May 17, 2001) International visitors to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will soon have the convenience of renting cellular phones.

The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a sub-concession agreement between Lenlyn Limited, dba ICE Currency Services USA (ICE); and Auto Symphony of San Francisco, dba Triptel, to provide rental cellular phone service at the airport's Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT).

May 17 2001, 12:00 AM

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRLINES CARGO LEASE AT LAX APPROVED

(Los Angeles, California – May 17, 2001) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners approved today a $6.6-million, five-year lease with Virgin Atlantic Airways for 108,000 square feet of cargo handling, warehouse, and office space in the newly opened Cargo Building A at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

May 15 2001, 12:00 AM

-- MEDIA ALERT -- ADDITIONAL JETBLUE SERVICE FROM NEW YORK TO ONTARIO BEGINS MAY 17

=	Ontario International Airport (ONT) celebrates jetBlue Airways' additional daily nonstop service from New York to Ontario. The additional flight will arrive daily at ONT at 9:35 a.m. and depart for John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at 10:35 a.m.

May 07 2001, 12:00 AM

LEFTOVERS GO TO WORK, NOT WASTE LAX PIONEERS WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO "DIGEST" FOOD WASTE, CONVERT INTO ENERGY

(Los Angeles, California – May 7, 2001) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, has begun a first-of-its kind, six-month pilot program to recycle food "leftovers" into electricity to be fed to the local power grid. The program is expected to lead to recycling all discarded food from LAX, and is being watched by public agencies and municipalities nationwide for its potential to divert waste from landfills, while simultaneously generating energy.

May 04 2001, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS RECEIVES TWO DIAMOND AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE EMPLOYEE RIDESHARE PROGRAMS AIRPORT VANPOOLS SAVE 4.8 MILLION COMMUTER MILES AND 324,000 GALLONS OF GASOLINE

Los Angeles, California -- May 4, 2001) Los Angeles World Airports has received two Rideshare Diamond Awards for innovation and comprehensive marketing of its employee rideshare program from a coalition of leading Southern California rideshare organizations.

May 04 2001, 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS RECEIVES TWO DIAMOND AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE EMPLOYEE RIDESHARE PROGRAMS AIRPORT VANPOOLS SAVE 4.8 MILLION COMMUTER MILES AND 324,000 GALLONS OF GASOLINE

Los Angeles, California -- May 4, 2001) Los Angeles World Airports has received two Rideshare Diamond Awards for innovation and comprehensive marketing of its employee rideshare program from a coalition of leading Southern California rideshare organizations.

Apr 27 2001, 12:00 AM

LAX OPENS NATURAL GAS FUEL STATION

LAX Station Fuels Expanding Fleet of Alternative-Fuel Vehicles

(Los Angeles, California -- April 27, 2001) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) raised the bar yet again in its effort to set the standard for airport environmental leadership when a liquefied natural gas/compressed natural gas (LNG/CNG) fuel station became operational this week at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Apr 26 2001, 12:00 AM

MINORITY AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUILD INROADS TO AIRPORT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

First Western Regional Airport Minority Advisory Council Conference Held April 26 - 27

(Los Angeles, California -- April 26, 2001) The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC), Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), and the City of Inglewood are hosting a forum today for entrepreneurs, designed to promote the growth of airport-related businesses owned by women and minorities.