An aside

Just for some flavor, here's a snippet of a recent conversation between a couple of LAX controllers, inspired by the arrival of this particular airplane (LC = Local Controller; LA = Local Assist):

LC: Hmm, both [gates] 41 and 48B are occupied; I wonder where they're parking

LA: Maybe 43x?

LC: I thought they couldn't put a B777 on that one if there was one on 41

LA: Yeah they can - but only if 45 is unoccupied

Shots of the day

Today, a couple of somewhat unusual B747-400s seen here recently.

It was a flock of RJs

I was working on the south side (runway 25 complex) this morning when I happened to notice this:


This is a list on our radar display of the last six arrivals on the south complex. It gives the aircraft callsign and type. What made it stand out is that they were all CRJ7s. Then I noticed this:


The next aircraft on final for 25 Left was another CRJ7. And then, at the same time, just to complete the series, we also had this:


Yet another CRJ7 was departing off runway 25 Right. And lest ye think that all I do is look at the radar displays, here's what a CRJ7 looks like out the window:

A Delta Connection (Skywest) CRJ7 taxis in as an Emirates B773 departs

Shot of the day: 4-in-1

It's not easy to see, but there are four, count 'em four, A380s in this shot - and each in the colors of a different carrier. Quite possibly the first time that LAX has had this many all on one side of the airport.