ADVISORY/Los Angeles and Ontario Airports to Receive Combined $265.5 Million from Homeland Security Department for Installing Permanent Explosive Detection Baggage Screening Systems.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday, September 2

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

           Federal Grant is Largest Received in LAX History

WHAT:   Officials from the U.S. Congress, Los Angeles World Airports
        (LAWA) and Transportation Security Administration will
        announce the signing of a Letter of Intent by the U.S.
        Department of Homeland Security to reimburse LAWA $256.5
        million to partially defray the cost of installing permanent
        explosive detection systems integrated in-line with the
        checked baggage conveyor systems at Los Angeles International
        Airport (LAX) and Ontario International Airport (ONT).

        LAX portion of the reimbursement ($235.1 million) is the
        largest federal grant received for a single project at LAX in
        the airport's 75-year history.

WHEN:   11:00 a.m.
        Tuesday, September 2, 2003

WHERE:  Los Angeles International Airport
        LAWA Administration Building
        Samuel Greenberg Board Room
        One World Way
        Los Angeles, California 90045

WHO:    -- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, 34th
           District-California
        -- Transportation Security Administration Federal Security
           Director at LAX Lawrence Fetters
        -- Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners President Ted
           Stein
        -- LAWA Interim Executive Director Kim Day

MEDIA PARKING: All media are allowed to park in the LAWA Employees
        South Parking Lot across from the LAWA Administration
        Building. Enter LAX on the Lower/Arrivals Level, turn left at
        shortcut to Terminal 7, turn left at traffic light in front of
        the Theme Building, enter parking lot on the right.