Apr 13 2011, 12:00 AM
LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOLDS FULL-SCALE AIRPORT EMERGENCY EXERCISE
(Ontario, Calif. --April 13, 2011) Approximately 100 participants from the LA/Ontario International Airport's (ONT) Airport Rescue and Firefighting, Airfield Operations, Police, Construction & Maintenance and Media Relations units participated in an unrehearsed, fullscale aircraft incident Air Exercise (AI REX) drill.
Apr 06 2011, 12:00 AM
AMERICAN AIRLINES, FIRST U.S. AIRLINE TO LAUNCH DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SHANGHAI
(Los Angeles, California – April 5, 2011) – Today American Airlines and its regional affiliate American Eagle launched a significant service expansion from Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) with 10 new destinations, including new daily nonstop service to Shanghai. American is the first U.S. airline to offer daily nonstop service from Los Angeles to Shanghai, the largest U.S.-China air travel market.
Apr 04 2011, 12:00 AM
ALASKA AIRLINES, LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS ANNOUNCE 10-YEAR LEASE, $271-MILLION RENOVATION AT LAX TERMINAL 6
(Los Angeles, California – April 4, 2010) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and officials of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Alaska Airlines announced a $271-million renovation of Terminal 6 at Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX).
Mar 31 2011, 12:00 AM
MARCH ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
Los Angeles, California – March 31, 2011) The March issue of LAX Connection E-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.org/connectionLAX.aspx . The newsletter provides information to the public and the travel-tourism industry about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger services and new air service.
Mar 29 2011, 12:00 AM
-- TRAFFIC ADVISORY – - GLENN ANDERSON FREEWAY (I-105) ON-RAMP NEAR LAX TO BE CLOSED DURING CONSTRUCTION
(Los Angeles, California – March 29, 2011) The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the closure for construction of the southbound Sepulveda Boulevard onramp to the eastbound on-ramp the Glenn Anderson Freeway (I-105). The on-ramp will be closed on:
Mar 28 2011, 12:00 AM
IBERIA LAUNCHES LAX-MADRID SERVICE; NEW FLIGHTS TO GENERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
(Los Angeles, California – March 28, 2011) Iberia launched nonstop service today from Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) to Madrid-Barajas International Airport (MAD) in Madrid, Spain. The flights are scheduled to depart three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, making Los Angeles the only nonstop service from Spain to the U.S. West Coast.
Mar 25 2011, 12:00 AM
-- TRAFFIC ADVISORY – GLENN ANDERSON FREEWAY (I-105) NEAR LAX TO BE CLOSED SATURDAY, MARCH 26 AND SUNDAY, MARCH 27, FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the full closure of the eastbound Glenn Anderson Freeway (I-105) from Imperial Highway to the San Diego Freeway (I-405) Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mar 24 2011, 12:00 AM
FROMMER’S NAMES THREE LAX FACILITIES AMONG TOP 10 RESTAURANTS, AIRLINE-AIRPORT LOUNGES AT U.S. AIRPORTS
(Los Angeles, California – March 24, 2011) Frommer’s Travel Guides recently announced three facilities at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in its Top 10 picks among all U.S. airports. The Encounter in the landmark Theme Building was listed among Frommer’s Top 10 airport restaurants, and the oneworld alliance airline lounge and the reLAX Lounge among its Top 10 airline-airport lounges.
Mar 21 2011, 12:00 AM
LAX GATEWAY PYLONS TO GO DARK IN SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL EARTH HOUR, SATURDAY, MARCH 26
(Los Angeles, California – March 21, 2011) - The 100-foot-tall LAX Gateway pylons that illuminate the entrance to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), will light solid green one hour before Earth Hour on Saturday, March 26. Then, during Earth Hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., the pylons will be turned off as part of a coordinated worldwide effort to raise public awareness of climate change and the need for energy conservation.
Mar 17 2011, 12:00 AM
NEW NONSTOP LAX TO ISTANBUL AIR SERVICE RECOGNIZED AS “ROUTE OF THE WEEK” FOR ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE TO COMMUNITIES
(Los Angeles, California – March 17, 2011) Los Angeles World Airports, Tepe Akfen TAV Airports, and Turkish Airlines have received the Enterprise Award for Route of the Week from Airline Network News and Analysis (www.anna.aero) for the airline’s new nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Istanbul (IST). Los Angeles World Airports and Tepe Akfen TAV Airports operate LAX and IST, respectively
Mar 17 2011, 12:00 AM
CREWS OF CALIFORNIA RAISES $30,000 AT LAX AIRPORT TO HELP UNITED WAY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES FIGHT POVERTY
Crews of California, a retailer and food-and- beverage provider at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), donated $30,000 to United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ Creating Pathways Out of Poverty fund. The company presented United Way with a check today at its Terminal 1 retail location. Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl and executives from United Way and the airport attended the presentation.
Mar 12 2011, 12:00 AM
FINAL UPDATE ON 3/12/2011 AT 5:00 A.M. PST: FLIGHT STATUS ON FLIGHTS TO AND FROM TOKYO
Most flights between LAX and Tokyo/Narita or Tokyo/Haneda airports are resuming today. Airport officials anticipate remaining airlines will return to normal operations on Sunday. Passengers to Japan are advised to check with their airlines (websites or reservations phone) on the status of their flights. This is the FINAL update. Following is today's flight schedule:
