<P> Continental Airlines once had its corporate headquarters on the airport property . At a 1962 press conference in the office of Mayor of Los Angeles Sam Yorty, Continental Airlines announced that it planned to move its headquarters to Los Angeles in July 1963 . In 1963 Continental Airlines headquarters moved to a two - story, $2.3 million building on the grounds of the airport . The July 2009 Continental Magazine issue stated that the move "underlined Continental Airlines western and Pacific orientation". On July 1, 1983 the airline's headquarters were relocated to the America Tower in the Neartown area of Houston . </P> <P> In addition to Continental Airlines, Western Airlines and Flying Tiger Line also had their headquarters at LAX . </P> <P> During its history there have been numerous incidents, but only the most notable are summarized below: </P> <Ul> <Li> On January 23, 1939, the sole prototype Douglas 7B twin - engine attack bomber, designed and built as a company project, suffered loss of vertical fin and rudder during demonstration flight over Mines Field, flat spun into the parking lot of North American Aviation, burned . Another source states that the test pilot, in an attempt to impress the Gallic passenger, attempted a snap roll at low altitude with one engine feathered, resulting in the fatal spin . Douglas test pilot Johnny Cable bailed out at 300 feet, chute unfurled but did not have time to deploy, killed on impact, flight engineer John Parks rode the airframe in and died, but 33 - year - old French Air Force Capt . Paul Chemidlin, riding in aft fuselage near top turret, survived with broken leg, severe back injuries, slight concussion . Presence of Chemidlin, a representative of foreign purchasing mission, caused a furor in Congress by isolationists over neutrality and export laws . Type was developed as Douglas DB - 7 . </Li> </Ul>

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