Somethings new, something old

For my US readers, hope you had a good and safe Thanksgiving. For those of you who have not spent the last week feasting and shopping, you haven't missed much. Thanks to the on-going painting, plumbing, and deliveries at the house, I haven't got much for you this time, although I am working on assembling an upcoming series on wake turbulence. Updates during the month of December are going to be sparse, as I'll be off for the next couple of weeks and getting the move done (I hope).

This time around, I've got some more new LAX stuff:

AeroMexico and AeroMexico Connect have just moved from Terminal 6 to Terminal 2, making Terminal 2 now almost another international terminal. Hawaiian and Sun Country are the only domestic carriers using Terminal 2; all the rest are international: Air France, Virgin Atlantic, Air China, WestJet, Air Canada, KLM, Air New Zealand, LACSA, TACA, Volaris, and Avianca.

Speaking of Avianca, they've shifted their schedule around: instead of arriving late in the evening and departing that night, Avianca now arrives first thing in the morning and leaves a little before lunch time.

I've mentioned winglets appearing on more models of aircraft before, and here are the latest:

This Continental was the first B757-300 I've seen with winglets. Nearly everyone who operates the -200's has been retrofitting their fleets over the last several years. At LAX, that includes American, Continental, Delta/Northwest, and United. The only other operator of B753's at LAX is Delta/Northwest; I don't know yet if theirs are getting them too.

In addition to the B753's getting winglets, I've also mentioned that a number of carriers have started retrofitting their B767-300's with winglets. American was the first, and I think I've shown you Delta and LAN aircraft as well. Here are the latest additions:

Air New Zealand, who uses B763's to/from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands (the only carrier going directly between LAX and Rarotonga; flight time is around nine hours)

Hawaiian, who unlike most of the other carriers that offer service from LAX to the 50th state, only goes into Honolulu from LAX. American, Delta, and United also serve Kona, Lihue and Maui.

While researching for a previous entry, I ran across a press release announcing the latest Horizon special paint scheme - 'Comfortably Greener' - and the next day, it showed up at LAX.

And finally, something old - this Northwest B744 arrived from Japan last week on its last revenue flight in Northwest livery. After unloading, it left for the paint shop in Victorville. The next time we see it, it'll be wearing Delta colors.