(Los Angeles, CA) This morning, visitors to Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Terminal 1 were met with a pack of love: nearly 20 of LAX’s Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUPs) canines (and their human volunteers) were eagerly waiting to greet the guests.
(Los Angeles, CA) Students from Orville Wright and (Judge) Albert Monroe Middle Schools were treated to an airfield bus ride and a behind-the-scenes look at airport operations as part of today’s LAX Job Shadow Day. The annual event allows students to learn about aviation careers from those working at the airport, including engineers, project managers, law enforcement officers, community relations specialists, and pilots. The event took place at the Flight Path Museum and Learning Center, and included mentors from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Compass Airlines.
(Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is advising guests that a project to build new ramps inside Parking Structure 4 will result in a change for accessing Levels 4-5 of the facility beginning on Monday, February 12, and continuing through the summer.
(Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is advising guests that water line relocation work will close multiple lanes at Terminals 1 and 2 on the Lower/Arrival Level beginning early Monday, February 12, between the hours of 12 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
(Los Angeles, CA) February construction impacts for LAX include water line replacement and excavation work for DWP power vault project.
(Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced the launch of its new digital presence with three distinct websites – FlyLAX.com, iFlyVNY.com and LAWA.org. The three sites replace the previous version of LAWA.org.
(Los Angeles, CA) On Saturday, January 27, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is partnering with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the National Immigration Forum’s New American Workforce to host a U.S. citizenship application workshop. During the workshop, application assistance will be provided free of charge to eligible LAWA employees and their family members.
(Los Angeles, CA) This past weekend, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) joined with Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Los Angeles Southwest College, the County of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council to host a mandatory orientation for the second class of the HireLAX program.
(Los Angeles, CA) Riders who use the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) shuttle from the Aviation/LAX Metro Station will see a change in service starting on Friday, January 26, related to construction work needed to tie the Green Line tracks in to the new Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. Beginning at 9 p.m. on January 26, the LAX “G” Shuttle will pick up and drop off passengers at the Hawthorne/Lennox Metro Station, about four miles east of the airport. The change is necessary because Metro’s light rail service will not be available at five stations west of Hawthorne/Lennox (Aviation/LAX, Mariposa, El Segundo, Douglas and Redondo Beach) during the construction.
(Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced today that Runway 7L/25R, located on the south side of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will be closed for approximately four months for a reconstruction project. The closure will begin on Saturday, January 20, at 1:30 a.m., and is expected to last until mid-May.
(Los Angeles, CA) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) authorized the award of a $336.5 million contract to design and build three terminal cores as part of Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA) Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP). The terminal cores consist of new and upgraded facilities that will be built in key locations around the terminal area to provide staircases, escalators, elevators, and walkways that will connect Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) terminals with the new Automated People Mover (APM). The five-year design-build (DB) contract was awarded to Austin Commercial, LP., of Dallas, Texas.