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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: LAX

LAX stories: 11 news summaries

(Newser) - A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of southern California last night and caused minor property damage, reports the Los Angeles Times. Windows were broken and items toppled off shelves when the temblor struck east of Los Angeles Airport. No injuries were reported. The 15-second shaker was deep, originating some... More »

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California • Southern California • San Diego • LAX • US Geological Survey • earthquake

(Newser) - A hungry jumbo jet at LAX inhaled a large metal baggage container into one of its engines as it left the gate today, reports the Los Angeles Times. Officials blame a baggage cart left too close to the Japan Airlines Boeing 747. The plane was taken out of service after... More »

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accident • LAX • Japan Airlines • Boeing 747 • baggage handling

Iris Cards Let Travelers Skip Customs

US signs deal with Holland, and more
are on the way

Apr 24, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new digital card will allow Americans to skip customs lines at a foreign airport for the first time, reports USA Today. In a deal between Homeland Security officials and the Netherlands, US travelers approved for the ID card will be able to speed through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, while... More »

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travel • JFK Airport • Netherlands • Department of Homeland Security • air travel • LAX • Customs and Border Protection • iris recognition • customs • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

 Passengers Subdue 
 Wacko Who Said He Had Bomb 


 Hip hop musician among heroes

Jan 8, 09 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A delusional airline passenger who claimed to have a bomb was subdued by other passengers as their Delta jet landed yesterday in Los Angeles. Among the heroes, the Los Angeles Times reports, was guitarist Chris Llewellyn, who performs with rapper Asher Roth. The 45-year-old passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant... More »

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NBC • LAX • bomb threat • Delta Airlines • Carson Daly • Asher Roth • Chris Llewellyn • Transportation Security Administration

 Kanye Charged in Photog Flap 

All falls down on rapper who has meltdown in front of TMZ's camera

Sep 11, 08 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cops busted Kanye West today for felony vandalism at Los Angeles International Airport, TMZ reports, after the short-tempered rapper confronted a paparazzo trying to photograph him and smashed his camera to the ground. West then spotted a TMZ photog, who was filming the incident. His bodyguard tussled with the man... More »

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Kanye West • paparazzi • vandalism • airport • photographers • LAX

Blown Tire Forces Emergency Landing at LAX

American flight circled airport for 45 minutes to burn fuel

Sep 2, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Los Angeles today because of a blown tire, the LA Times reports. Flight 1586, carrying 135 people bound for Toronto, circled Los Angeles International Airport for 45 minutes to burn fuel, “diminishing the possibility of having some sort of... More »

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Los Angeles • fuel • American Airlines • LAX • emergency landing

 Smell of Smoke Forces 
 Emergency LA Landing 

Hawaii-bound American flight turns around, returns to LAX; no injuries reported

Aug 5, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American Airlines flight made an emergency return to Los Angeles today after crew members smelled smoke in the cockpit, CNN reports. The 188 Honolulu-bound passengers used inflatable chutes to exit the plane, with no injuries reported among passengers or crew. A spokesman for the airline said the pilot requested... More »

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evacuation • American Airlines • LAX • Los Angeles International Airport • emergency landing

 Swayze: 'I'm a Miracle' 

Actor appears fit at LAX en route to filming new drama series

Jul 22, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rugged actor Patrick Swayze, battling pancreatic cancer, gave a thumbs up sign to onlookers and declared himself  a "miracle" as he passed through Los Angeles' airport. It was a rare public appearance by the 55-year-old actor, who's currently shooting a TV drama series in Chicago in which he plays... More »

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pancreatic cancer • LAX • Patrick Swayze • A&E • The Beast • Lea Thompson

 Law & Order Star
 Busted for Gun
 at LAX

Dennis Farina faces weapons charge

May 12, 08 5:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Law & Order star Dennis Farina was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport yesterday for carrying a concealed, loaded and unregistered .22 caliber handgun, reports E! Online. Farina, 64, had been planning  to fly to his hometown of Chicago. The actor, who has played cops and criminals in several... More »

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felony • Law and Order • TSA • LAX • Dennis Farina • .22 cal handgun • Van Nuys

LAX Readies 'Strip Search' Scans

'Total body imaging' devices look under clothes for weapons

Apr 18, 08 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - New technology will allow screeners at Los Angeles International Airport to scan passengers with a device that effectively looks beneath their clothes, the LA Times reports. The “whole body imaging” machines are drawing mixed reviews—a TSA spokesman praised the "brand-new security tool," but an ACLU rep... More »

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privacy • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • airport • airport security • TSA • LAX • airport screener • Los Angeles International Airport

Glitch Snarls LAX Travel
For 20,000

Food dwindled, water disappeared, three passengers hospitalized in airport hell

Aug 12, 07 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A malfunction in the U.S. Customs system at Los Angeles Airport yesterday delayed travel for more than 20,000 people, some for as long as 14 hours, the Los Angeles Times reports. The glitch Saturday afternoon triggered delays so long that food supplies dwindled and water ran out for... More »

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travel • flight • Los Angeles • airport • LAX • delay • Los Angeles International Airport

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