Skip to main content
Tags: workers | living | at | lax

Airline Workers at LAX Live Just Off the Runways

Monday, 20 July 2009 01:39 PM EDT

Hundreds of pilots, mechanics and other airline workers at LAX, the third-busiest airport in the nation, have formed a colony of part-time residents living in a parking lot just off the major runways.

They are citizens of one of the most unusual communities in the United States, one that has grown as salaries for airline workers plummeted over the last decade. Though it’s loud and dirty, most say they see no other way to make ends meet and raise families back in their hometowns.

To read the full story - Go Here Now

© 2026 Newsmax. All rights reserved.


US
Hundreds of pilots, mechanics and other airline workers at LAX, the third-busiest airport in the nation, have formed a colony of part-time residents living in a parking lot just off the major runways.They are citizens of one of the most unusual communities in the United...
workers,living,at,lax
93
2009-39-20
Monday, 20 July 2009 01:39 PM
Newsmax Media, Inc.

Sign up for Newsmax’s Daily Newsletter

Receive breaking news and original analysis - sent right to your inbox.

(Optional for Local News)
Privacy: We never share your email address.
Join the Newsmax Community
Read and Post Comments
Please review Community Guidelines before posting a comment.
 
TOP

Interest-Based Advertising | Do not sell or share my personal information

Newsmax, Moneynews, Newsmax Health, and Independent. American. are registered trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Newsmax TV, and Newsmax World are trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc.

NEWSMAX.COM
America's News Page
© Newsmax Media, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Download the Newsmax App
NEWSMAX.COM
America's News Page
© Newsmax Media, Inc.
All Rights Reserved