LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS ANNOUNCES DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR LANDSIDE ACCESS MODERNIZATION PERFORMANCE
For Immediate Release
Jan. 13, 2023
Contact:
LAX Public Relations
(424) 646-5260
“Los Angeles International Airport is in the midst of an ambitious capital improvement program to modernize every aspect of our airport, and Harold Samms has the operational background that will help in the transformation of LAX into a world-class airport that provides high levels of passenger service,” Erbacci said. “He has the demonstrated ability, experience and passion to ensure the smooth and safe implementation and operation of the Automated People Mover and the Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility, as well as to ensure the contractual objectives and expectations for operations are delivered and maintained.”
As the director of LAMP performance, Mr. Samms will provide operational oversight to the multi-billion-dollar Public-Private Partnerships as they begin operating the Automated People Mover (APM) and the Consolidated Rent-a-Car (CONRAC) Facility. This position also will oversee the Airport Operational Readiness Division to ensure the readiness of multiple airport programs and projects. He will report to Chief Operations and Maintenance Officer Michael Christensen.
For more than 25 years, Mr. Samms has excelled in the design, construction and operation of airport people mover projects across the country, including the Skylink at Dallas, Fort Worth Airport and the AirTran at JFK Airport, along with transit systems in Jacksonville, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada. He possesses extensive knowledge and experience with current automated people movers, rail systems and autonomous vehicle technology. Mr. Samms served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army and National Guard.
LAX, the sixth-busiest airport in the world serving nearly 66 million guests in 2022, is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary, revenue-generating department of the City of Los Angeles that also governs Van Nuys Airport (VNY). As the international gateway to the Southern California region, LAX and its partners are dedicated to meeting global airport standards for customer satisfaction, safety, regional economic leadership, organizational performance and sustainability.
To better serve the millions of domestic and international guests that travel through LAX each year, the airport is undergoing a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to modernize its entire campus. Initiatives underway include an Automated People Mover, a Consolidated Rental Car Facility and two projects that will each add over one million square feet to the airport's existing property: Terminal 9 and Concourse 0. For more information about LAX, its transformation and its environmental, social and local workforce commitments, please visit flylax.com. Follow LAX on X (formally Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
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