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(Los Angeles, CA) On Wednesday morning, more than 1,000 students were welcomed by professionals in aviation, construction, public safety and other industries for LAX's Fourth Annual Aviation Career Day. Held just south of LAX's 25L/7R runway at the Flight Path Museum and Learning Center, the event featured a wide variety of exhibiting employers and two panel discussions, taking place next to two Boeing 787 Dreamliners and one Airbus 350, provided by United Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, respectively. Students were welcomed from 16 Los Angeles-area high schools, many that are part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

(Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has announced that the Automated People Mover (APM) project, a 2.25 mile elevated electric train system that will transport travelers in and out of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Central Terminal Area (CTA), has hit another significant milestone with the start of pile construction. These Cast-In-Drilled-Hole (CIDH) piles will form the foundation for the APM’s guideway and stations. The first piles for the East Station in the CTA and the Intermodal Transportation Facility – West (ITF-West) station off 96th Street were successfully completed

(Los Angeles, CA) As Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) continues improving the LAX-it experience and reducing wait times in its first week of operations, airport officials announced the lot will be expanded by 50 percent on Wednesday. Construction began last Thursday and was successfully completed Sunday. The extension of the LAX-it lot will open at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, increasing the space for cars and guests in the lot by approximately 50 percent. The expansion is directly adjacent to the current lot and the shuttle bus system remains the same. The expansion was a pre-planned contingency to allow quick response to changed traffic patterns and behaviors from LAX-it. LAX-it is necessary to accommodate construction of the permanent fix to traffic at LAX, the world’s fourth busiest airport.

(Los Angeles, CA) As Sunday evening is Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) most heavily traveled period of the week, officials strongly urge travelers to prepare for the possibility of longer wait times.

(Los Angeles, CA) Officials at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) released expected peak traffic times for Sunday, urging arriving passengers to expect longer wait times at LAX-it and traffic congestion at the airport. As LAWA continues to streamline and improve the LAX-it process and experience five days after launch, building on the marked improvement to date, travelers are encouraged to plan for longer waits than normal.

(Los Angeles, CA) As Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) continues to improve the LAX-it experience half-way through its first week of operations, airport officials today announced an increase in the shuttle fleet to ensure swift transportation for guests to LAX-it, where they now connect with their taxi and ride app drivers. This announcement comes as travel times to LAX and through the Central Terminal Area have seen dramatic decreases since LAX-it’s launch just four days ago.

(Los Angeles, CA) LAX-it has now been open for more than two full days. During this time, the lot has experienced periods of efficient operations as well as challenges during peak operations. A series of adjustments are being implemented to improve our shuttle operations and driver/customer connections. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) continues to work day and night with our partners to create a better experience at LAX-it.

(Los Angeles, CA) On Tuesday morning at 3 a.m., Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) will open LAX-it, a convenient, amenity-rich, centralized area for guests to pick up a taxi or ride app service that will help reduce the number of vehicles in the Central Terminal Area (CTA) and help free up scarce curb space during major construction at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

(Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) broke ground today on a state-of-the-art $220 million Airport Police Facility that will consolidate operations from eight separate locations under one roof just north of the Central Terminal Area in Westchester.