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American Airlines flew the first DC-10 passenger flight, a Los Angeles-Chicago round trip with N103AA, on 5 August 1971; United followed on 16 August with San Francisco-Los Angeles.

On 18 November 2011 the FDA approved Regeneron's EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection for wet age-related macular degeneration, dosed every eight weeks after three monthly injections, in a Priority Review.

On 9 October 2025 PepsiCo named Steve Schmitt, CFO of Walmart U.S., as Executive Vice President and CFO effective 10 November 2025, succeeding Jamie Caulfield, who is retiring after more than 30 years.

On 8 December 2025 PepsiCo announced commercial and financial priorities, backed by activist investor Elliott Investment Management, including lower everyday prices, a cut of nearly 20 percent of its US product lineup and a 2026 organic revenue growth target of 2 to 4 percent.

At CES on 6 January 2026 PepsiCo announced a multi-year collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA to simulate and redesign its plants and warehouses with physics-based digital twins and AI, with early pilots running in the US.

The ring of 15 illuminated pylons that had welcomed drivers to LAX since 2000 came down to make way for 4.4 miles of new elevated airport roadways, with redesigned pylons to return when the work ends.

On 24 February 2026 the FDA approved Dupixent for adults and children aged 6 and older with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis who have had sino-nasal surgery, the first medicine approved for the condition and the drug's ninth US indication area.

On 2 April 2026 the FDA approved extending EYLEA HD dosing intervals to every 20 weeks, up to 5 months, for wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema after a year of successful response.

On 23 April 2026 the FDA granted accelerated approval to Regeneron's Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha, formerly DB-OTO), the first gene therapy for OTOF-related hearing loss, which Regeneron will supply free of charge in the US.

Crews placed the final steel beam on the frame of American Airlines' rebuilt Terminal 4 main concourse at LAX, finishing the major structural work before interiors go in.

PepsiCo reported second-quarter 2026 net revenue up 6.4% to US$24.18 billion with organic growth of 2.4% and core EPS of US$2.20, affirmed its 2026 guidance, and saw its shares drop as North American foods stayed weak.

On 30 July 2026 Regeneron reported second-quarter revenue of US$4.3 billion, up 17%, with Dupixent global sales of US$6.0 billion, EYLEA HD US sales of US$596 million and non-GAAP EPS of US$14.29.

On 17 September 2026 PepsiCo announced that Johnson & Johnson Chairman and CEO Joaquin Duato, 64, was elected an independent director effective 1 December 2026 and will sit on the Audit Committee.

Regeneron said on 24 September 2026 it will report third-quarter 2026 financial and operating results on Friday 30 October before US markets open, with a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

Under the amended Olympic Wage ordinance, the minimum for Los Angeles hotel workers and LAX-area airport employees rises from $25.00 to $25.50 an hour on 1 July 2027, with the hotel health-benefit payment going from $4.25 to $6.00.

The inbound half of LAX's 4.4-mile roadway rebuild, which separates airport traffic from Sepulveda Boulevard and neighbourhood streets, is due in May 2028, two months before the Games.