Two current and two former TSA employees have been arrested in an alleged drug and bribery scheme by screeners who allowed large shipments of narcotics to pass through security at Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for cash, federal prosecutors said.
The NBC sitcom "30 Rock" lost some flight attendant fans after actor Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight when he refused to turn off his phone.
An American Airlines flight made a safe emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday night after the crew smelled something burning in the cockpit, officials said.
The son of a former Los Angeles fire chief was arrested this week and is accused of bribing an airport official to help smuggle marijuana through Los Angeles International airport., authorities said.
For many travelers, just hearing three simple letters together can cause fits of anger and anxiety. Those letters? LAX. Los Angeles International Airport is a mess of bad traffic, decaying terminals and an inconvenient gate layout. But for me, LAX is home. It definitely helps to know your way around, so I'm sharing my tips with you.
Reports of air passengers acting suspiciously on two flights prompted authorities Sunday to scramble fighter jets on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Two people were injured Wednesday night when a jetway collapsed at Los Angeles International Airport, said city fire department spokesman Matt Spence.
Los Angeles' Interstate 405 will reopen as soon as 11:30 a.m. (2:30 p.m. ET) Sunday, more than 17 hours ahead of schedule, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Sunday.
They leave Los Angeles for the U.K.; William offers thanks for being "welcomed so warmly"
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The world always seems magical through a plane window, with the Earth looking peaceful and majestic from 35,000 feet in the air.
A 14-year-old was arrested late Tuesday after shining a powerful laser light into the eyes of a pilot who was approaching Los Angeles International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The actress and Michael Sheen get affectionate before she catches her flight in L.A.
The singer "twisted her ankle in Singapore and should have packed more sensible shoes," says her rep
The scantily clad singer posed no threat to aviation security, a rep for the TSA tells PEOPLE.
Authorities on Wednesday were looking for the person who left a message on a plane lavatory mirror indicating a bomb was on board.
A Thai Airways jet was searched in Los Angeles after a threatening message was found scrawled on a bathroom mirror.
A bird struck the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines plane but the aircraft managed to land safely, officials said early Tuesday morning.
An American Airlines flight headed to California was diverted to New Mexico and a passenger detained for allegedly smoking onboard, officials said.
Back in the States after their Caribbean honeymoon, the two flaunt matching gold bands
When President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, he addressed concerns the sweeping civil rights law would be ''too vague or costly, or may lead endlessly to litigation.''
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what happened during a United Airlines flight this week that led to 21 people being taken to hospitals.
More than 20 people were injured when a jetliner headed to California hit severe turbulence and landed in Colorado on Tuesday night, authorities said.
As many as 30 passengers were injured -- none critically -- after a United Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence and landed in Denver, Colorado, Tuesday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
A letter from airport police says recent security cutbacks weakened Los Angeles International Airport's defenses.
Recent security cutbacks have left the Los Angeles International Airport vulnerable to terrorist attacks, according to a letter from an airport police union calling for a restoration of the security measures.
Dealing with panhandlers won't be part of the travel experience anymore for fliers passing through California's Los Angeles International Airport.
Operations were back to normal early Sunday morning after a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was partially closed because of a security threat.
The actress and musician Martyn Lenoble got engaged on Valentine's Day
The federal government is starting to deploy full-body scanning machines to 11 airports across the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Friday.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta says he's been flooded with questions about the health risks of airport scanners.
An appeals court Tuesday overturned the 22-year sentence of a man convicted for a failed plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in 1999 -- a win for federal prosecutors who are seeking a longer prison term.
Prosecutors decline to file charges against the boxer and a photographer due to insufficient evidence
Visiting sick children and other victims was "the most amazing time of my life," the actress says
The pop star is to begin a month-long Australia tour after the "longest flight ever"
The actress, who is engaged to John Krasinski, flashed her ring outside an airport in Los Angeles
Internet travel agency Expedia.com has seen an uptick in bookings to Southern California airports as Michael Jackson fans and funeral goers flock to Los Angeles, California, for Tuesday's funeral.
The rapper was arrested Sept. 11 after allegedly damaging a photographer's equipment at an L.A. airport
Privacy advocates plan to call on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to suspend use of "whole-body imaging," the airport security technology that critics say performs "a virtual strip search" and produces "naked" pictures of passengers, CNN has learned.
Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to a spokeswoman for the airport.
The actor says he didn't realize the prop was in his carry-on bag
The rapper blogs super briefly about his recent arrest at LAX
In what appears to be a case of the old switcharoo, airport police on Wednesday duped paparazzi at a crowded California airport with a Jamie Lynn Spears look-alike
Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been charged with felony possession of drugs after she was allegedly found carrying narcotics at Los Angeles International Airport
An American Airlines Boeing 757 made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport an hour after taking off because the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit, a fire department official said.
The One Day at a Time actress had "what appeared to be heroin and cocaine" in "balloons and baggies," police say
The first passenger plane equipped with a system to repel shoulder-fired missiles successfully completed its flight, a British defense and aerospace company announced Wednesday.
Several flights were grounded at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday after a man claimed to be a terrorist and made a bomb threat, police said
The Law & Order star faces up to 30 months in jail if convicted of the three misdemeanor counts
Some travelers at key airports in New York and Los Angeles may be put through machines that see through clothing and provide a detailed image of a person's body beginning later this week.
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey argued before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold the entire conviction of a terrorist implicated in the failed millennium bomb plot.
Another actress has joined Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie on Hollywood's DUI Wall of Shame.
Actress Bai Ling is blaming her recent shoplifting bust on a case of the Valentine's Day blues.
Actress Bai Ling's mug shot was released Thursday, a day after she was reportedly arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for shoplifting $16 worth of celebrity magazines and a package of batteries from a convenience store in one of the terminals.
Just as Britney Spears's father Jamie was in court where his role as co-conservator of his daughter's affairs was extended through March 10, the singer's mother, Lynne, was spotted heading out of town at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday. According to a source close to the family, Lynne is expected to spend at least a few days at home in Kentwood, Louisiana.
Actress and June 2005 Playboy cover girl Bai Ling was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday for allegedly shoplifting $16 worth of celebrity magazines and a package of batteries from a terminal convenience store, TMZ.com reports, quoting law enforcement sources.
Two airliners may have missed colliding by less than 40 feet on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport, and federal officials are investigating, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.
The Transportation Security Administration said that a passenger taken off an international flight in an emergency stop on Thursday, because of a crew member's suspicions, had done nothing wrong and had posed no security threat.
The Beckham family said goodbye to Britain and arrived in Los Angeles late Thursday - but there was no day of rest for David or Victoria before they launched their stateside charm offensive.
Rather than the big Las Vegas blowout she had once wanted, Lindsay Lohan quietly marked her 21st birthday Monday in rehab.
It looks under your clothes and can see you naked. It's the new "Backscatter" X-ray security device and was installed by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last week.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) began life as a dusty landing strip in the corner of a Southern Californian ranch but has grown to become the world's fifth busiest airport.
Los Angeles International airport is becoming ever more important as the new gateway into the United States for travelers from Asia. But even frequent flyers who cross the Pacific Ocean often have to ask themselves, "what day is it?" as passing over the international dateline adds to the confusion felt by jet-lagged travelers.
This month CNN Business Traveller is in Los Angeles. Home to the trans-Pacific super-hub of LAX -- Los Angeles International Airport.
A suspect in the 1996 death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was due to arrive Sunday night on a flight from Thailand to the United States, where he will be questioned by investigators.
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Landings were almost back to normal Monday at Los Angeles International Airport an hour after the instrument landing system failed, air traffic control officials said.
Canadian police said on Saturday they had halted a "real and serious" terror threat in and around Toronto.
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Former Creed singer Scott Stapp expressed gratitude that prosecutors didn't charge him with public drunkenness for an incident at Los Angeles International Airport, and he promised to get his life together and start keeping his name out of the tabloids.
A California engineer and his wife and brother have been charged in a plot to pass information about U.S. submarines to the Chinese, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
About 700,000 electric customers in Los Angeles lost power Monday afternoon after a worker mistakenly cut a wrong line, triggering a cascade of problems in the city's power grid, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said.
About 700,000 electric customers in Los Angeles lost power Monday afternoon after a worker mistakenly cut a wrong line, triggering a cascade of problems in the city's power grid, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said.
The Transportation Security Administration plans to shift hundreds of security screening jobs among the nation's airports, according to documents obtained by CNN.
To dramatize its calls for improved airport runway safety, the National Transportation Safety Board is using video animation depicting an August incident in which a jumbo jet landing at Los Angeles International Airport came within 12 seconds of striking a Boeing 737 taxiing for takeoff.
Bankrupt United Air Lines Corp. will soon offer premium-service coast-to-coast flights exclusively geared toward the upscale traveler, according to a report published Friday.
A breakdown of a radio system linking air traffic controllers to high-altitude planes over Southern California forced federal officials to halt outgoing flights for three hours Tuesday evening at several airports, including Los Angeles International.
Airport security officials unveiled a new scanning device Thursday that can detect traces of substances used in making bombs.
Busy Los Angeles International Airport is getting back to normal after "two unrelated security breaches" forced the airport to close for several hours, Mayor James Hahn said Saturday afternoon.
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Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport was evacuated late Friday because of a security alert.
The chief of American Airlines apologized for the actions of a proselytizing pilot, an airline spokesman said Saturday.
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