ADVISORY, May 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
| WHAT: | A one million-plus pound QANTAS Airbus A380 super jumbo jet will be the first aircraft | |
| to travel on the just-completed $88-million, 3,437-foot-long Crossfield Taxiway (new | ||
| Taxiway R), a portion of the Crossfield Taxiway Project, at Los Angeles International | ||
| Airport (LAX). When it arrives it will be greeted by a water cannon salute by two fire trucks. | ||
| The completion of Taxiway R, which came in on schedule and within budget, connects | ||
| LAX's north and south airfields, improves the safety and efficiency of aircraft ground | ||
| movements, and alleviates the periodic congestion that occurred on the airfield. | ||
| Taxiway R is the first FAA Group 6 taxiway at LAX to accommodate new large aircraft. | ||
| Sustainable elements were incorporated to reduce impacts on the environment during | ||
| construction. Existing concrete and asphalt was demolished and recycled, heavy | ||
| construction equipment used diesel particulate filters to reduce air emissions, and | ||
| reclaimed water was used for dust control. | ||
| WHEN: | Monday, May 24 2010. Media must arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. in order to be | |
| transported by bus to the designated airfield site by 9 a.m. | ||
| VISUALS: | Media will be able to film/photograph the A380 landing and taxiing along the new crossfield | |
| taxiway, and the water cannon salute as the aircraft travels towards the Tom Bradley | ||
| International Terminal. | ||
| WHO: | LAX Operations Manager Ray Jack will be available to answer questions from the media. | |
| WHERE: | Media must meet on the north side of 96th Street, across from the Airport Police Station | |
| at 6320 West 96th Street (immediately west of Sepulveda Boulevard). From there, LAX | ||
| public relations staff will direct media to a nearby parking location to board an airfield | ||
| vehicle. | ||
| CONTACT: | LAX Public Relations: Marshall Lowe at (424) 646-5260 or (310) 877-2040 cell, and | |
| Harold Johnson at (424) 646-5260 or (310) 210-3113 cell. |
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