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LA World Airports reports progress on Palmdale; supervisor's office criticizes piecemeal environmental review
Summary
Los Angeles World Airports told the City Council it has new tenants and studies underway at Palmdale Regional Airport, while a representative for Supervisor Mike Antonovich criticized LAWA's project-by-project environmental approach and urged stronger marketing to attract airlines and cargo carriers.
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) presented a progress report on development at Palmdale Regional Airport to the Los Angeles City Council, while a representative for Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich urged stronger marketing and criticized LAWA's piecemeal environmental-review approach.
In a statement read to the council, a representative for Supervisor Antonovich said LAWA’s “piecemeal environmental analysis” — approving projects one at a time rather than a cumulative review — was delaying construction of a cargo ramp at Plant 42 and other expansion work. The letter argued that LAWA’s approach could delay projects and urged the agency to “develop effective plans for marketing and expanding regional air services…
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