Bill would call for a new safety test of airport scanners Concerned about the safety of airport scanners, a U.S. senator from Maine has introduced legislation that could force the Transportation Security Administration to commission an independent study of the machines. Read More...
Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Misses Airport by a Mile As they tout a posh redo of the Tom Bradley International Terminal meant to reposition LAX as a travel hub for the new millennium, Los Angeles leaders are creating a potentially hobbling obstacle for the airport. The other big mass-transit infrastructure project nearby, the "Crenshaw/LAX&quo t; Metro l... Read More...
Self-serve kiosks are the new look for American Airlines at LAX The lobby makeover that included the installation of 36 kiosks was not a way to cut back on staffing, airline officials say, but ticket agents are unhappy about the change. American Airlines recently completed a radical makeover of its lobby at Los Angeles International Airport, a project that eliminated the counters that separate ticket agents from long lines of passengers. Read More...
Lax N.J. baggage screener could lose job NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A baggage screener at the Newark, N.J., airport who allegedly failed to properly check two bags that raised red flags may lose his job, officials said. Read More...
ONTARIO AIRPORT: Calvert, Lewis press for action WASHINGTON ? As business at Ontario International Airport suffers, its Los Angeles-based owner and the federal government aren?t doing enough to reverse the decline in service and set the Inland hub on a course toward full capacity, two Inland area congressmen said Friday. Read More...