tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post7018829009774414811..comments2024-02-19T16:15:03.733-08:00Comments on View from the control tower: Construction updateCaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-27461460876212009042012-08-02T22:04:15.783-07:002012-08-02T22:04:15.783-07:00"The new terminal and the TBIT will be connec..."The new terminal and the TBIT will be connected by a sky bridge over Taxiway T." <br /><br />That will be a very impressive skybridge to span a taxiway used by Supers and Heavies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-14321957251611286822012-08-01T22:09:01.757-07:002012-08-01T22:09:01.757-07:00Anon 1: Yes, the long, long term plan is to put in...Anon 1: Yes, the long, long term plan is to put in another International Terminal. It will be parallel to the existing TBIT, and the future Taxiway Tango extension will run between them, connecting Taxiways C and D. The new terminal and the TBIT will be connected by a sky bridge over Taxiway T.<br /><br />Anon 2: Yes, that is the E-14 ramp, which is a Fedex heavy maintenance facility. They work on the DC-10s and MD-11s here; Airbuses go somewhere else. Red thing: no idea, although it looks like a vapor recovery containment vessel. At the southeast corner of the field, there is a service road that runs around the ends of the 25 runways, but no taxiway.<br /><br />CVCaptainVectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-45543240463287994872012-07-25T06:51:18.348-07:002012-07-25T06:51:18.348-07:00I thought the pic CV1020679 was about the MD-11 (o...I thought the pic CV1020679 was about the MD-11 (or possibly DC-10) being worked on with cherry-pickers. <br />Is that ramp called E14? <br />And what is that red thing by the smaller fuel tank? <br /><br />I might as well use the opportunity to ask about what appears to be an end-around taxiway between B1 and A1. Seen from Google Maps, the pavement seems functional. However, no taxiway appears on the airfield diagram (donwloaded from Airnav.com). Yet, no yellow cross or green shading is painted. The green paint there is seems a bit old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-45775659221763983502012-07-24T10:27:39.334-07:002012-07-24T10:27:39.334-07:00It's so sad to me that when we leave from the ...It's so sad to me that when we leave from the 24's the TWA hangar no longer bids us goodbye. When the first 747 from TWA came to LAX, my dad took me and some friends to the hangar, got permission from the mx people, and let us climb the ladder and take a tour. There were benefits to being a child of a manager who's seniority number was 361101 (November 1, 1936). <br /><br />LAX changes daily. The traffic situation will be untenable this summer. Saving my flying for fall.amulbunny's random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621932038345682056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-62397630557325426782012-07-23T22:17:58.897-07:002012-07-23T22:17:58.897-07:00Are they going to build a mid-field concourse wher...Are they going to build a mid-field concourse where the American Airline hangers currently are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com