Future of LAX
03-04-2018 | 02:29 PM
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without too much trouble apparently. Though they have a higher MTOW version.
They do have payload issues when departing from other Hawaiian airports with shorter runways.
03-04-2018 | 07:37 PM
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Are we paying for the terminal improvements there or is L.A? It seems we just spent money to fix up terminal 5 and 6. Then we move to the north side and give our nice updated terminals to Virgin, Spirit, and Allegiant. Now we are living in their old suck hole and have to keep spending to make it nice now. I hope the money for improvements isn’t coming out of our pockets.
03-05-2018 | 05:10 AM
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We are, and we did. Since we invested hundreds of millions in T5, LAWA and the other airlines were willing to permit the huge terminal swap. That way LAWA also got us to redo their most decrepit, T3. We are also going to connect T2-T3-Tom Bradley. Better move long run for Delta, even if it costs a ton today.
Its a bit more complicated than that. From what I have heard via the CPO when this first came up DAL will receive "credit" for all the improvements we paid for at T-5. Not sure exactly how, but there is some sort of cost spreading mechanism in work here.
The good news is that this is California so whatever "mechanism" they have come up with you can be sure that it will work and be 100% efficient.
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03-05-2018 | 05:26 AM
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03-05-2018 | 07:10 AM
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So they are not 321neos then right? Do they have a different engine than the Delta 321s?
03-05-2018 | 01:00 PM
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I believe it's a bit more powerful than our CFM 56. But I don't think there is a significant performance difference.
03-05-2018 | 04:53 PM
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Might be waiting for the customs facility is finished before more international flights are added and there is some gate swapping going on as well. Not sure what he net gain of gates will be though.
03-05-2018 | 05:10 PM
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They've said elsewhere (sorry, don't remember off the top of my head) that SEA is basically at max capacity without more gates (they've been being added... slowly) and the international arrivals facility being complete. After the IAF is built, I would expect SEA will grow further. SEA, strategically, is closer to Asia than LAX is. An hour and a half closer to NRT, ICN.... that is a competitive advantage vs AA and UA flying it from LAX/SFO, and with the huge Amazon expansion and growth in SEA, it makes sense to compete in SEA in a big way.
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