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LAX Tom Bradley International Airport Terminal
Nighttime panoramic view of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with the terminal name prominently lit in large letters across the facade. The image shows the departures/arrivals roadway with buses, taxis, and passenger vehicles, along with the terminal's distinctive blue-lit canopy structures. -
2025-12-12LAX Motion 25 1505 Misc LAWA Land Use
Motion presented by Councilwoman Traci Park requesting the Department of City Planning to report back within 90 days on creating an Airport Noise-Contour and Environmental Exposure Overlay Zone. The motion addresses environmental and health impacts of airport-adjacent residential development, equity concerns for low-income communities, and best-practice standards for protecting residents in airport-impacted areas. -
2025-08-28Delta agrees to pay $79M to settle lawsuit after jetliner dumped fuel on schools
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that was experiencing engine trouble dumped its fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods near Los Angeles. The Delta jet had departed from Los Angeles to Shanghai on Jan. 14, 2020 -
Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 Taking Off at LAX
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 (registration N510DN, fleet number 3510) is captured lifting off from a runway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with Alaska Airlines and Spirit Airlines aircraft visible at gates in the background. This image depicts LAX operations, not Sea-Tac Airport (SEA). -
Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) | Los Angeles World Airports
COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT (CBA) The Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) sets forth (1) a range of community benefits and impact mitigations that will be provided by the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) as part of the LAX Master Plan Program, and (2) an ongoing role for the LAX Coalition in implementation and oversight of these benefits -
2021-09-01LAX Community Benefits Agreement Highlights 2005-2020
A highlights document summarizing the LAX Community Benefits Agreement covering residential and school sound insulation programs, workforce development, air quality improvements, traffic management, and green building principles. The document outlines various community benefit programs implemented by Los Angeles World Airports. -
2020-07-01Move Over, Traffic: Aircraft emissions and preterm birth
Science selection article by Lindsey Konkel published in Environmental Health Perspectives (July 2020, vol. 128, no. 7, doi:10.1289/EHP7161) summarizing a UCLA/USC study by Sam Wing, Scott Fruin, and Beate Ritz on preterm birth risk associated with ultrafine particle (UFP) aircraft emissions downwind of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The study modeled UFP dispersion from LAX -
2020-04-02Preterm Birth among Infants Exposed to in Utero Ultrafine Particles from Aircraft Emissions
Academic journal article published in Environmental Health Perspectives (April 2020, Vol. 128(4)) by Wing, Larson, Hudda, Boonyarattaphan, Fruin, and Ritz examining whether ultrafine particles (UFPs) from jet aircraft emissions at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are associated with increased preterm birth (PTB) rates. Study used California Department of Public Health birth records (2008–2016) for 174,186 -
Elementary school kids doused as jet dumps fuel before LAX emergency landing
A Delta jet headed to LAX for emergency landing dumped fuel on a school playground, causing skin irritation to 20 children and nine adults. By Colleen Shalby, Ruben Vives, Andrew Campa Jan. 14, 2020 10:40 PM An airplane returning to Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning dropped jet fuel onto a school playground, dousing several students -
2019-06-01LAX Master Plan Community Benefits Agreement (CBA): 2018 Annual Progress Report
This 2018 Annual Progress Report, published in June 2019 by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), documents progress made under the LAX Master Plan Community Benefits Agreement (CBA), which outlines commitments to surrounding communities affected by airport expansion. The report was prepared by LAWA's Environmental Programs Group and covers areas such as environmental programs, business and social responsibility, and construction activities at Los Angeles International Airport. Note that this document pertains to LAX and is not directly related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.