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Los Angeles International Airport

Sign At LAX Accidentally Declares Emergency

AP | Posted 04.26.2013 | Travel

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say a contractor at Los Angeles International Airport accidentally made flight-status signs read "Emergency Leave the T...

Flying Anxiety? Pet This Adorable Dog

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 04.19.2013 | Travel

Some people recommend a stiff drink to combat anxiety about flying. Officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) think they have a better solu...

Why Modern Airports Have to Change

Peter Mandel | Posted 04.03.2013 | Travel
Peter Mandel

The fact is that the everyday-ness of today's airports is exactly the opposite of what we flyers need. Don't wall us off, you builders, from where we are and what we are about to do. We may be frightened but we are not dumb.

8 Airports To Avoid This Holiday Season

U.S. News Travel | Posted 01.20.2013 | Travel
U.S. News Travel

To avoid throngs of fellow passengers, consider swapping your SFO ticket for a seat on a plane leaving from Sacramento International.

Terrorist Who Planned To Bomb LA Airport Gets Sentenced AGAIN

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 12.24.2012 | Crime

SEATTLE — An Algerian man whose sentence for plotting to blow up the Los Angeles airport around the turn of the new millennium was thrown out fo...

Bomb Threat Scare At LAX

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 08.14.2012 | Los Angeles

Operations at LAX have ground to a halt Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat was called into Terminal 2 and on a plane, reports the Los Angeles Times...

The Latest On That Free Wifi Deal At LAX

The Huffington Post | Eliza Fisher | Posted 06.20.2012 | Los Angeles

Angelenos flying through LAX could soon be looking at sunny skies when it comes to free wifi at the airport. LA City Council’s Trade, Commerce, ...

No Free Wi-Fi At LAX Due To Suspicious Hiring Practices

Posted 06.13.2012 | Los Angeles

Los Angeles International Airport may not be getting online just yet. The Los Angeles City Council put the brakes on establishing free Wi-Fi at LA...

Best News Ever About Los Angeles International Airport

Posted 06.05.2012 | Los Angeles

It's easy to dream of a free Wi-Fi connection when roaming the magazine stands, fast food stalls and duty free stores at LAX. Well, LAX is now prepare...

Pinkberry Co-Founder Arrested On Assault Warrant

Posted 01.18.2012 | Los Angeles

Things have taken a turn for the sour for Young Lee, a co-founder of the Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain famous for its tart frozen treats. Lee was ...

Spreading Good Old Holiday Cheer To LAX Travelers

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 08.07.2012 | Los Angeles

If you are worried that your holiday spirit will be squashed by long lines at the airport, the Trasportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Los...

WATCH: Wind Storm Knocks Out Power For Thousands

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 01.30.2012 | Los Angeles

PASADENA, Calif. — The most powerful winds to tear across California in years kept 9-year-old Dalen Guyton up late into the night. Then, around ...

Loaded Gun Missed By Lax LAX Security

Posted 12.24.2011 | Travel

A loaded .38-caliber handgun was discovered at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday as checked baggage was being loaded onto an Alaska Airlines fl...

Emergency Landing At LAX

AP | Posted 10.27.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — A Philippine Airlines jumbo jet carrying more than 400 people has landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after declaring a...

Man Pleads Guilty In LA To Plane Stowaway Charge

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 10.09.2011 | Travel

LOS ANGELES — A man accused of breaching layers of airport security by using an expired boarding pass with someone else's name to get aboard a c...

More Economic Output "Bang" for Our Investment "Buck"

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 06.19.2011 | Los Angeles
Antonio Villaraigosa

As the country slowly crawls out of the global economic recession, Los Angeles is taking bold steps to invest in infrastructure, create jobs, increase...

Exhibition Spotlight: Celebrating "Human Nature" At LAX

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

WHO: Annie Buckley and Dane Picard WHAT: Human Nature WHEN: October 2010 - February 2011 WHERE: Los Angeles International Airport Gate One, Termina...

Modernized Tom Bradley International Terminal To Be Unveiled At LAX Today

89.3 KPCC | 6:06 a.m. | | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

After more than three years of renovations at a cost of $737 million, an upgraded Tom Bradley International Terminal will be unveiled at LAX today. ...

LAX Runways Ruled Dangerously Close By FAA

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said failing to further separate two runways at Los Angeles International Airport ...

Thomas Friedman: LAX As Metaphor For America

nytimes.com | THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

(Found via LA Observed) I was traveling via Los Angeles International Airport -- LAX -- last week. Walking through its faded, cramped domestic termin...

$1.55B LAX Renovation Breaking Ground Today

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Construction began Monday on a $1.5 billion project to expand the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport &nda...

Stolen Plane Lands At LAX

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — A man with an expired student pilot license allegedly stole a single-engine plane from a small airfield near San Diego, flew it no...

Take That, Newark!: LAX Finishes Next To Last Among Major Airports

Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

J.D Power has released its annual survey of large airports in the US, and as is customary, Los Angeles' aging international airport has finished near ...

Jet Stopped At LAX, Two Men Removed By Police

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

LOS ANGELES — Officials say there is no threat aboard a United Airlines aircraft that was cleared of passengers and searched in Los Angeles afte...

LAX Baggage Accident: Japan Airlines Flight Ingests Luggage Container

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

LOS ANGELES — Authorities say a metal baggage container was sucked into an engine of a Boeing 747 at Los Angeles International Airport. No one wa...