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(Los Angeles) On Wednesday, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) organization helped bring 20 Hawthorne Middle School students, who are working on creating their own businesses, to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to learn about what it takes to be successful in the aviation industry.

(Los Angeles) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is proud to announce seven video artists commissioned for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) electric train system. The selected artists will each create short-form video artworks that will enhance the travel experience for the tens of millions of guests who will use the APM each year.

(Los Angeles) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is proud to announce seven video artists commissioned for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) electric train system. The selected artists will each create short-form video artworks that will enhance the travel experience for the tens of millions of guests who will use the APM each year.

(Los Angeles) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Chief Executive Officer Justin Erbacci today announced the executive appointment of Harold C. Samms III, who joins LAWA as the Deputy Executive Director of the Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) Performance.

(Los Angeles) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners unanimously approved a plan today to allow the temporary use of a Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) site for a Safe Parking pilot program, which will provide a secure area for people living in their vehicles to park overnight. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the first airport in the country to receive approval, on a pilot basis, from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to utilize airport land for assisting the homeless. The FAA also approved that the use of this site may be considered a community benefit, which means the airport does not need to receive fair market value for the use of the land. In this case, the land will be provided at no cost to the program administrator.

(Los Angeles) After nearly three years off view to the public while it underwent professional conservation, the famed bronze portrait bust of former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley is finally back at the namesake Tom Bradley International Terminal and ready to be installed in its new permanent home at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) later this year.

(Los Angeles) With more than 5.5 million passengers in November, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) exceeded 60 million passengers for the first 11 months of the year, driven largely by continued growth in international traffic.

(Los Angeles) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), in partnership with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Airports (URW) and Hudson, today announced the opening of the digitally innovative Hudson Nonstop store inside the reimagined Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

(Los Angeles) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is proud to announce the arrival of its first heavy-duty battery-electric vehicle, marking a significant step in the airport's transition to a fully electric fleet.

(Los Angeles) More than 130 students from three local elementary schools got an early visit from the North Pole's most famous resident during the annual Santa Fly-In event at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday morning.

(Los Angeles) ‘Twas a week before Christmas and all through the airport, LAX staff prepare to help and support. With 200,000 passengers per day, the team will help travelers have fun on their way. Carolers will roam the terminal halls, while police officers help stop the worst traffic stalls. Drivers should plan their parking right now, for garages will be quite full – this we will vow. So, arrive early this holiday season and be nice, and keep reading below for some other advice.

(Los Angeles) The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) train system has won an Envision Gold Award for Sustainable Infrastructure from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), the organization announced this week.