Archives: Updates
Extension of the Safer at Home Orders, New Protocols and Looking to the Future
Team LAWA, I hope you were able to enjoy your weekend and find ways to connect virtually with family and friends during this time of social distancing. The highlights of […] Read More »
Mental Health Resources and Wellness Classes for LAWA Employees
Team LAWA, At yesterday’s Board of Airport Commissioners meeting, at the end of my management report, I spoke about the impact that COVID-19 and the Stay at Home orders have […] Read More »
BOAC Summary, New Face Covering Directives and Pylons Glow Blue for Health Care Workers
Team LAWA, Today, our Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) took up five agenda items pertaining to temporary financial relief for our concession, rental car and passenger airlines partners in response […] Read More »
BOAC Meeting, Economic Impacts and Face Covering Best Practices
Tomorrow is our weekly special meeting of the Board of Airport Commissioners. At that meeting, the Board will be considering proposals for temporary financial relief for our airline and concession partners in response to the reductions in revenue caused by COVID-19. Due to the pandemic and the resulting reduction in passengers, concession sales revenue is down between 80 and 90 percent compared to the same time last year. Our rental car partners are also feeling the impact of COVID-19, with rental car sales revenue down almost 90 percent compared to last year. The board will be considering several agenda items aiming to provide temporary assistance to our partners. You can find the agenda for tomorrow’s BOAC meeting and watch a livestream of the meeting, which begins at 10:30 a.m., here. Read More »
Flight Reductions, Revenue Impacts and Temporary Closures
Team LAWA, COVID-19 continues to have a significant impact on aviation in the U.S. and at our airports. Today, United Airlines announced that it would be reducing the number of […] Read More »
A Reminder on Face Coverings, a VNY Milestone and FAA Guidance
Happy Monday. I hope everyone had a good weekend, practicing social distancing and staying at home to reduce the spread of COVID-19. I want to start out with a reminder that face coverings are now mandatory when you are out in public. Read More »
Face Coverings, Updates to the County’s Isolation Orders and Operational Updates
Team LAWA, Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued recommendations that individuals wear face coverings when in public, matching the guidance provided to us by Mayor Garcetti […] Read More »
What Does the New “Safer at Home” Order Mean for LAWA Workers?
Team LAWA, Tonight, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, along with County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the mayors of Pasadena and Long Beach, and the LA County Department of Public Health, announced […] Read More »
Implementing Telework Policies, Financial Impacts and a Special BOAC Meeting
Team LAWA, Thank you all very much for your efforts today to help implement our new telework policies. I realize that this all is happening very fast and that it […] Read More »