Editorials

A Newcomer’s Perspective on SpotLAX2023

Mark Lawrence shares his experiences as a first time attendee at SpotLAX2023.

Editorials

The Flying Classroom: Culture Change and City Transformation

Mark Lawrence recently sat down with Opa-Locka FL City Manager Darvin Williams and Captain Barrington Irving to discuss The Flying Classroom.

Editorials

Save The Dates: SpotLAX Returns Next September

SpotLAX returns next September! Save the date for our annual plane spotting weekend held at Los Angeles International Airport.

Editorials

Get To The Chopper! My First Time Spotting From A Helicopter.

Mark Lawrence checked an item off his bucket list while at #SpotLAX2023, when he took a helicopter plane spotting flight over LAX.

Events

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About #SpotLAX2023

Now in its 10th year, SpotLAX returns for 2023! Here is everything you need to know about the event. From a schedule of events to spotting locations and transportation info, it’s all here.


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Airline Fee Revenue Up 66 Percent Since 2009

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Amelia Earhart and her red Lockheed Vega topped Google's homepage on Tuesday to mark the pioneering female aviator's 115th birthday.
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Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies at Age 61

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Business class seats on transcon-configured American Airlines Airbus A321. (Image by American Airlines)

American Airlines Plans High Tech Interiors for New Planes

WiFi, personal TVs, lie-flat seats and other neat features are coming to American's new Boeing and Airbus aircraft starting in 2013.
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