LOS ANGELES | LAX Modernization Plan - Page 45

caligrad · #**881** Posted **Aug 18, 2016, 6:55 PM**

I wish they would hurry up with the offsite Car rental/parking complex. I'm loving whats going on at LAX but the center loop area around the Theme building (for future plans) is getting ridiculously cluttered for no reason. The parking garages need to go. The roadways that allow people to continuously loop around need to go. Looking at the "Future plans", the center looks like a cluttered mess.

In other news. The news this morning broke that apparently LAX won a battle against some Nimbys around the airport for all of their future plans. Apparently Nimbys were holding up some of the progress but the Judge squashed it all since, obviously, LAX has been there longer than any of us have been on this earth. Moving next to the airport, you should already know what to expect. Don't like it, DONT MOVE NEXT TO THE AIRPORT!.

LDVArch · #**882** Posted **Aug 21, 2016, 12:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by Quixote

Nothing substantial to report on the progress of the APM, but the five teams vying for the opportunity to build and operate it are the following:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/...e-mover-at-lax

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Also, here are some new(ish)/higher-quality renderings of the draft designs:

Apparently, the design concept has changed.

The concept in the pictures above was influenced by elements of Bradley West. (It was rather reductive.)

At the behest of preservation groups that expressed concern with the way the elements of the APM obscured the Theme Building, SOM was asked to reevaluate the design concept.

SOM sourced ideas from the 60's design for the airport. The roof of the APM stations no longer consists of half-shells reminiscent of Bradley West. Now, the roofs are floating planes reminiscent of the mid-century modern style of the 60's terminals. I think this is a major improvement.

You can find the new APM Design Guidelines in the agenda for the August 4 Board Meeting.

joshuanickel · #**883** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 12:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by caligrad

In other news. The news this morning broke that apparently LAX won a battle against some Nimbys around the airport for all of their future plans. Apparently Nimbys were holding up some of the progress but the Judge squashed it all since, obviously, LAX has been there longer than any of us have been on this earth. Moving next to the airport, you should already know what to expect. Don't like it, DONT MOVE NEXT TO THE AIRPORT!.

Actually, the city has decided on a settlement agreement with the group. As part of the settlement, the city has agreed to put the plan to move the north runway 260 feet north on indefinite hold. In exchange, the restriction on the number of passenger gates has been lifted and the airport will also be required to install new airfield lighting safety features. Also, the area north of the airport will become new park and recreational areas along with other neighborhood uses.

You can read about the settlement in this article by the daily breeze:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-n...ns-in-upgrades

You can also check out the plans for the area north of the airport here:

http://www.lawa.org/GDZ/index.aspx

caligrad · #**884** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 3:48 PM**

^^^ Cool, thanks for the links

Quixote · #**885** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 8:17 PM**

Another rendering (albeit not so revealing) of Delta's relocation program. I would guess that this is a post-security connector between T2 and T3. I hope they stick with the sterile, minimalist aesthetic.

bzcat · #**886** Posted **Aug 30, 2016, 12:37 AM**

LAWA's lease and development agreement with Delta in full (271 pages!): http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/...08-02-2016.pdf

The terminal relocation fun starts at page 114.

Quixote · #**887** Posted **Sep 16, 2016, 5:25 AM**

Fresh APM renderings:

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http://la.curbed.com/2016/9/15/12935...sportation-eir

Zerton · #**888** Posted **Sep 16, 2016, 8:56 PM**

^^^ This works so well with the old tower.

losangelesnative · #**889** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 6:06 PM**

http://la.curbed.com/2016/10/19/1333...odel-westfield

Westfield finished and opened the terminal 6 renovation under budget and ahead of schedule.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**890** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 6:53 PM**

Looks real nice in the pics! LAX continues to improve.... dramatically.. Cant wait till its all done

bzcat · #**891** Posted **Jan 5, 2017, 2:54 AM**

LAWA announced on Twitter the implementation of mode separation for the horseshoe roadway effective 1/23/2017

Not much details yet but it does say hotel, rental car, and LAX shuttles will all use a single level for loading and unloading.

https://twitter.com/flyLAXairport/st...47736674476032

bzcat · #**892** Posted **Jan 30, 2017, 11:45 PM**

The first part of the Delta terminal shuffle began today with AA and DL swapping 4 gates - AA going from T6 to T5 while DL moves from T5 to T6.

Quixote · #**893** Posted **Feb 28, 2017, 4:09 AM**

The Midfield Satellite Concourse quietly broke ground today, the first phase of which will have a total of 12 gates; the second phase would add an additional 7 gates.

Although an improvement from Bradley West, it's still an architectural yawner and yet another missed opportunity as far as I'm concerned. Sigh.

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hviswanathan · #**894** Posted **Mar 22, 2017, 10:43 PM**

Get ready for more LAXAGGEDDON in mid may. Best to stay clear if possible during these times.
http://ktla.com/2017/03/21/21-airlin...rt-in-mid-may/

In addition to Delta, the following airlines will be moving during the operation:

Air Canada
Allegiant
Avianca
Boutique Air
Copa
Frontier
Hainan
Hawaiian
InterJet
JetBlue
Qatar
Southwest International
Spirit
Sun Country
Thomas Cook
Virgin America
Virgin Australia
Volaris
WestJet
XL France

Quixote · #**895** Posted **Apr 30, 2017, 9:21 PM**

Small T1 update:

https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lax-...qLQdjY3hsnGeNg

https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lax-...vq7GKfTnwwZyZA

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Quixote · #**896** Posted **Jun 5, 2017, 8:31 AM**

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American inks deal for $1.6bn investment at LAX

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American Airlines and the operator of Los Angeles International airport have agreed to a $1.6 billion investment to improve the carrier's facilities.

The scope includes a new unified check-in area for terminals 4 and 5, a connection to the airport's planned automated people mover with a new central security checkpoint on the same level, and landside and airside connections between the terminals, American and LAX operator Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) say in a joint statement.

The investments, which must be approved by the LAWA board, will occur over 15 years with the majority of works complete in seven to 10 years.

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United Airlines is now the only one of the big three that has not announced multi-billion investment plans for LAX. The Chicago-based carrier operates from 20 gates in terminals 7 and 8 but is in talks with LAWA regarding preferential access to a possible future terminal 9.

“Today, we don’t have the gates and the facilities – yet – to really grow and compete with Delta, American and Southwest,” said Scott Kirby, president of United, on LAX in March. "The most important part of that is actually ensuring that terminal 9 becomes a facility that is dedicated to Star Alliance and United."

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https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...at-lax-437860/

bzcat · #**897** Posted **Jun 5, 2017, 7:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Quixote

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...at-lax-437860/

AA will release more details in a few weeks but the plan supposedly involves partial rebuild of T4 and T5 so they will have continuous land-side lobby and continuous air-side concourse (no need to go down to the tunnels).

Also part of the plan is demolishing of Eagle's nest and giving AA exclusive use of T5 and more TBIT gates.

The airlines current in T5 will move to MSC North in 2019.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**898** Posted **Jun 5, 2017, 7:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by bzcat

AA will release more details in a few weeks but the plan supposedly involves partial rebuild of T4 and T5 so they will have continuous land-side lobby and continuous air-side concourse (no need to go down to the tunnels).

Also part of the plan is demolishing of Eagle's nest and giving AA exclusive use of T5 and more TBIT gates.

The airlines current in T5 will move to MSC North in 2019.

Good! as someone that flies AA mostly, im excited about this. I hate the inconvenience of Eagles Nest (even though i love the name lol)

hughfb3 · #**899** Posted **Jun 6, 2017, 6:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Quixote

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...at-lax-437860/

Terminal 9 and Terminal 0?? Whoa!! That's hot! I'm wondering since we are getting newer quieter planes if we are able to appease the community and allow unlimited expansion. I know that Boeing Dreamliner is super quiet and smooth

Quixote · #**900** Posted **Jun 6, 2017, 8:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by hughfb3

Terminal 9 and Terminal 0?? Whoa!! That's hot! I'm wondering since we are getting newer quieter planes if we are able to appease the community and allow unlimited expansion. I know that Boeing Dreamliner is super quiet and smooth

A settlement between LAWA and Playa del Rey/Westchester residents was reached last year, the agreement being that LAWA would not move the northernmost runway any farther north in exchange for removing the airport's gate limit. That was more than a fair deal, if you ask me.