Past Stories
LAX: Airport executive director serves as honorary fire chief
Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey was selected to serve as the Los Angeles Fire Department’s (LAFD) honorary fire chief for its annual Fire Service Recognition Day May 11.
Fire Service Recogniti...
Father and son fraud suspects arrested at LAX
A father and son wanted in connection with separate fraud schemes were arrested by federal agents as the men attempted to board a plane at Los Angeles International Airport May 9, authorities said.
Viktor Ryzhkin, 45, of the Li...
Airport Police officer dies after race for fallen colleague
A veteran Los Angeles Airport Police officer died from medical complications May 9 after running an annual race held in the memory of another fallen Airport Police officer.
Officer Anthony Edwards, who served with the Los Angel...
Airport police union expresses staffing concerns during LAX modernization
By Vince Echavaria
The leader of a group representing Los Angeles airport police has argued that police staffing levels have dropped during a time when Los Angeles International Airport is undergoing a massive modernization eff...
Litigation encouraged in wake of City Council vote on LAX modernization
By Gary Walker
Westsiders who are in opposition to a Los Angeles International Airport modernization plan that would move its northernmost runw...
LAX: First-responders test readiness in simulated aircraft disaster
Nearly 300 people participated in a full-scale, simulated aircraft disaster April 24 aimed at testing the operational capability and preparedness of Los Angeles International Airport’s emergency management system.
The two-hou...
Alleged rapist arrested by customs officers at LAX
A 21-year-old man suspected of rape and unlawful sexual contact with a minor was arrested by authorities at Los Angeles International Airport as he attempted to board a plane to Japan on April 15.
According to U.S. Customs and ...
Airport Police officer honored for community service
Los Angeles Airport Police Officer Janette Marie Utsey has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Homer L. Garrott Community Service Award by the Southern California chapter of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement...
LAX Central Utility Plant project showcased on tour
Members of the media joined airport officials on a construction “hard hat” tour of the replacement Central Utility Plant at Los Angeles International Airport April 11.
The new $438-million energy-efficient, computer-managed...
LAX: New pet program greets passengers
Passengers traveling through Los Angeles International Airport later this month may receive a welcome from a new kind of airport greeter — dogs.
During National Volunteer Week, April 21-27, airport officials will introduce th...
