FIRST PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETINGS FOR LAX MASTER PLAN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY SET FOR MARCH 15 AND 18

(Los Angeles, California – March 13, 2006) Two outreach meetings will be held Wednesday, March 15 and Saturday, March 18, 2006, for the public to participate in the LAX Master Plan Specific Plan Amendment Study. The meetings begin a community-based planning process for the modernization of Los Angeles International Airport.

"We look forward to hearing from our neighbors about their ideas for modernizing LAX, and limiting noise and traffic problems in their communities," said Lydia H. Kennard, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), which owns and operates LAX and three other airports in the Southern California region. "These meetings are a critical first step in a new, more responsive public process. We invite the public to voice its views and sentiments on the best way to improve LAX and help make it a good neighbor."

Two meetings are scheduled for the public's convenience, but will cover the same topics, so attendance is not necessary at both meetings. The meetings will describe the accelerated residential soundproofing, aircraft gate reductions, traffic studies, and other benefits created by the new LAX Master Plan Stipulated Settlement, and summarize the scope and schedule for the LAX Specific Plan Amendment Study.

The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. The second meeting will be held on Saturday, March 18, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Both meetings will be conducted at the Flight Path Learning Center, 6661 West Imperial Highway, Los Angeles. Free parking is available on site.

These meetings are the first steps toward implementing the recent settlement of lawsuits filed against the LAX Master Plan. The LAX Specific Plan Amendment Study was one of the conditions of the settlement, that called for the creation of a prompt, community-based planning process to revisit and potentially replace controversial "yellow light" projects, such as the Manchester Square Ground Transportation Center, with alternative projects that increase airport efficiency and mitigate traffic, noise and pollution.

The study will consist of a series of public planning meetings over the next six months followed by a formal environmental review process.

For more information about the outreach meetings, please contact Los Angeles World Airport at 1-800-919-3766. The settlement agreement is available for viewing on the LAX Master Plan website: www.laxmasterplan.org/pdf/Final_Stipulated_Settlement1.pdf