Los Angeles airport director Gina Marie Lindsey — about to complete her first year overseeing one of the world’s busiest travel gateways — will spend the next few days explaining to her bosses what role she played in the awarding of $67 million in LAX construction contracts. Today she will appear before airport commissioners. On May 7, she will sit before a City Council committee, whose chairwoman has recommended that the body take jurisdiction over one of two contracts in dispute. The contracts grew controversial over the last two weeks after questions were raised about Lindsey’s role in the selection of firms competing for a share of a huge expansion planned at Los Angeles International Airport. For the full story visit http://www.latimes.com/business/la-me-airport5-2008may05,0,5203747.story
