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Opposition to Opposition to LAWALAWA’’ss North Runway North Runway Complex Expansion ProposalComplex Expansion Proposal

Denny Schneider, PresidentDenny Schneider, PresidentAlliance for a Regional Solution to Airport CongestionAlliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion

DennySchneider@WeLiveFree.comDennySchneider@WeLiveFree.com WWW.regionalsolution.orgWWW.regionalsolution.org

David Voss, Former Airport Commissioner David Voss, Former Airport Commissioner Chair Chair –– Airport Relations Airport Relations CmteCmte., .,

Neighborhood Council of Westchester Playa del ReyNeighborhood Council of Westchester Playa del ReyChair Chair –– LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce, Airport LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce, Airport

Policy Policy CmteCmte..www.ncwpdr.orgwww.ncwpdr.org

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Moving North Runway Closer to Moving North Runway Closer to Westchester is UnnecessaryWestchester is Unnecessary

1) 1) LAWALAWA’’ss PROPOSAL HARMS WESTCHESTER/PDR AND PROPOSAL HARMS WESTCHESTER/PDR AND VIOLATES SETTLEMENT DEALVIOLATES SETTLEMENT DEAL

2) RUNWAY SEPARATION IS UNNECESSARY2) RUNWAY SEPARATION IS UNNECESSARY

3) 3) LAWALAWA’’ss HIDDEN AGENDA: HIDDEN AGENDA: ““LOAD BALANCINGLOAD BALANCING””

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Community Under Assault over 25 yearsCommunity Under Assault over 25 years1983 1983 –– CTA Second level added CTA Second level added --capacity about 40 million capacity about 40 million annual passengers (MAP) annual passengers (MAP) -- 1 million annual tons (MAT) cargo. 1 million annual tons (MAT) cargo. 1994 New Master Plan update started. 1994 New Master Plan update started. 19941994--2005 Small, incremental growth projects enacted2005 Small, incremental growth projects enacted——gate gate additions, taxiway updates, terminal remodels.additions, taxiway updates, terminal remodels.2005 Alternative D passed 2005 Alternative D passed —— flawed Plan and flawed flawed Plan and flawed EIRsEIRs. . 2005 Legal Challenge Settlement creates Specific Plan 2005 Legal Challenge Settlement creates Specific Plan Amendment Committee for cooperation in development of Amendment Committee for cooperation in development of new Master Plan.new Master Plan.

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1) HARMS WESTCHESTER/PLAYA DEL REY1) HARMS WESTCHESTER/PLAYA DEL REY

The Three Pillars:The Three Pillars:No No ““Ring RoadRing Road”” or design that pushes traffic into communityor design that pushes traffic into communityNo Further damage to business district or additional homesNo Further damage to business district or additional homesNo Western terminal with traffic access from westNo Western terminal with traffic access from west

No new study of noise contours from moving runway North No new study of noise contours from moving runway North andand making them longermaking them longer

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1)1) HARMS WESTCHESTER/PLAYA DEL REYHARMS WESTCHESTER/PLAYA DEL REY

Settlement Broken: Settlement Broken: LAWALAWA’’ss proposal violates the settlement by proposal violates the settlement by going beyond the Alt. D worst case scenario going beyond the Alt. D worst case scenario –– Requires new EIR!Requires new EIR!

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1) HARMS WESTCHESTER/PLAYA DEL REY1) HARMS WESTCHESTER/PLAYA DEL REYRPZ tears out the heart of the Westchester Business DistrictRPZ tears out the heart of the Westchester Business District

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2) RUNWAY SEPARATION IS NOT NEEDED2) RUNWAY SEPARATION IS NOT NEEDED

a. Airport improvements can be made that are not airfield a. Airport improvements can be made that are not airfield facility dominatedfacility dominated

Reduce air traffic and time bunchingReduce air traffic and time bunching--regionalize. (Added flights regionalize. (Added flights increases pollution and noise ensuring more health impacts for oincreases pollution and noise ensuring more health impacts for our ur area.) area.) More Complete Staffing of Tower. Controllers Union has called foMore Complete Staffing of Tower. Controllers Union has called for r more staff and less hours.more staff and less hours.Runway Status Lights and other collision avoidance systems.Runway Status Lights and other collision avoidance systems.InIn--Cockpit Voice Warning System.Cockpit Voice Warning System.Better air traffic control system equipment.Better air traffic control system equipment.Better taxiway and runway signageBetter taxiway and runway signage

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2) RUNWAY SEPARATION IS NOT NEEDED2) RUNWAY SEPARATION IS NOT NEEDED

a. Runway a. Runway ““IncursionsIncursions”” Not Solved by Centerline TaxiwayNot Solved by Centerline Taxiway

Stats of other airports are presently worse than our North runwaStats of other airports are presently worse than our North runway experience y experience without changes.without changes.An incursion is two aircraft or aircraft and another entity comiAn incursion is two aircraft or aircraft and another entity coming too close on ng too close on ground.ground.Types of Incursions range from imminent danger Types of Incursions range from imminent danger ““AA”” to minor infraction of to minor infraction of rules with low likelihood of any collision rules with low likelihood of any collision ““D.D.””LAX North runway accident in 1990s (or other examples raised by LAX North runway accident in 1990s (or other examples raised by LAWA) LAWA) were controller/pilot errors that would not have been averted bywere controller/pilot errors that would not have been averted by runway runway changes.changes.

2007 Incidents Mischaracterized: Only prove that South Runways a2007 Incidents Mischaracterized: Only prove that South Runways are re NOTNOTsafer and do not support centerline taxiway on Northsafer and do not support centerline taxiway on North

End Around End Around SolutionSolution

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2) RUNWAY SEPARATION IS NOT NEEDED2) RUNWAY SEPARATION IS NOT NEEDED

b. b. Health and Safety Improvements other than Moving Health and Safety Improvements other than Moving Runways NorthRunways North

Reduce air traffic and time bunchingReduce air traffic and time bunching--regionalize. (Added flights regionalize. (Added flights increases pollution and noise ensuring more health impacts for oincreases pollution and noise ensuring more health impacts for our ur area.) area.) More Complete Staffing of Tower. Controllers Union has called foMore Complete Staffing of Tower. Controllers Union has called for r more staff and less hours.more staff and less hours.Runway Status Lights and other collision avoidance systems.Runway Status Lights and other collision avoidance systems.InIn--Cockpit Voice Warning System.Cockpit Voice Warning System.

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LAWA Released 5 north runway LAWA Released 5 north runway ““studiesstudies”” at the end of last weekat the end of last week

Safety Risk Assessment (Washington Consulting)Safety Risk Assessment (Washington Consulting)Special Peer Review Special Peer Review Airline Pilots Assn commentsAirline Pilots Assn commentsNorthfield Assessment (URS)Northfield Assessment (URS)LAX North Airfield Alternatives (LAX North Airfield Alternatives (InternatInternat’’ll Aviation Mgmt Aviation Mgmt GrpGrp))

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Do the Studies Answer the Basic Question of Do the Studies Answer the Basic Question of Is the north complex safe? And if not, are a Is the north complex safe? And if not, are a

set of alternatives identified?set of alternatives identified?

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Safety AssessmentsSafety Assessments

Assumptions and questions not all relevant to basic question.Assumptions and questions not all relevant to basic question.All push for All push for ““operational efficiencyoperational efficiency”” and capacity enhancement and capacity enhancement rather than addressing if current conditions are unsafe.rather than addressing if current conditions are unsafe.None address inadequate taxiways along terminals and all dismissNone address inadequate taxiways along terminals and all dismissgoing south.going south.DonDon’’t consider t consider ““End AroundEnd Around””All dismiss impacts on local community as irrelevant.All dismiss impacts on local community as irrelevant.Where is OUR NASA Study???Where is OUR NASA Study???

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““Safety Risk AssessmentSafety Risk Assessment”” –– WCG, Inc.WCG, Inc.

Found that the Found that the ““The hazards and risks associated with the The hazards and risks associated with the current LAX North Airfield configuration current LAX North Airfield configuration ……have been mitigated have been mitigated to an acceptable level of risk based on present day usageto an acceptable level of risk based on present day usage……Substantial portion of assessment is on Substantial portion of assessment is on southsouth complex.complex.Assumptions Section states Assumptions Section states ““The The proposedproposed North Airfield North Airfield Runway configuration specifically facilitates these concerns.Runway configuration specifically facilitates these concerns.””

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Safety Risk Assessment Safety Risk Assessment ““RemoteRemote””Identified risks are deemed at worst Identified risks are deemed at worst ““remoteremote”” with 8 of 10 with 8 of 10 extremely remote or extremely improbable.extremely remote or extremely improbable.

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““Special Peer ReviewSpecial Peer Review””

REVIEW DONE IN ONE DAYREVIEW DONE IN ONE DAYGIVEN ONLY ONE ALTERNATIVE TO CONSIDER!GIVEN ONLY ONE ALTERNATIVE TO CONSIDER!BIASED INDUSTRY GROUPBIASED INDUSTRY GROUP

Assumes safety, operational, and efficiency problemsAssumes safety, operational, and efficiency problems……that required that required significant redesign to solvesignificant redesign to solve……LAWA provided assumptions that includes larger operational loadsLAWA provided assumptions that includes larger operational loadsand balancing requirement.and balancing requirement.Operational safety was only one of three major elements upon Operational safety was only one of three major elements upon which to base conclusions.which to base conclusions.No mention of inadequate taxiway size or spacing.No mention of inadequate taxiway size or spacing.

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ALPA ReviewALPA Review

““Expect virtually every B747Expect virtually every B747--400 to be replaced with an A400 to be replaced with an A--380 380 [Group VI] [Group VI] …… in the next ten years.in the next ten years.”” –– NOT CREDIBLENOT CREDIBLE““Severe operational penalties, restrictions, and human factors Severe operational penalties, restrictions, and human factors issues will occur if the south field is used for Group VI aircraissues will occur if the south field is used for Group VI aircraft ft operationsoperations””““Because of South Side problems, Group VI aircraft must be Because of South Side problems, Group VI aircraft must be accomplished on the North Sideaccomplished on the North Side””““Human factors errors will likely increaseHuman factors errors will likely increase””Suggests 623Suggests 623’’ increase separation for max efficiency did not increase separation for max efficiency did not discuss south separation.discuss south separation.

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““URS URS -- North Airfield AssessmentNorth Airfield Assessment””

Never states that existing cannot operate safelyNever states that existing cannot operate safelyExpressly notes many airports including LAX are given waivers Expressly notes many airports including LAX are given waivers from FAA from FAA ““standardsstandards””Never considers moving south due to cost of moving Never considers moving south due to cost of moving terminalsterminalsRecommends largest possible movement for operational Recommends largest possible movement for operational factors.factors.

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IAMG IAMG ““North Airfield AlternativesNorth Airfield Alternatives””

Never says that current airfield is unsafeNever says that current airfield is unsafeCalls for wider spacing for operational efficiency Calls for wider spacing for operational efficiency Enhanced Technologies: ASDEEnhanced Technologies: ASDE--X airfield surface detection X airfield surface detection equipment as equipment as ““partpart”” of any solution.of any solution.

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Advantages of Moving SouthAdvantages of Moving South

Safety on the AirfieldSafety on the Airfield–– Runways separated by Runways separated by additional additional 100 ft would allow for a 100 ft would allow for a desired desired

centerline taxiway centerline taxiway –– Fixes the substandard taxiways on the North Airfield Fixes the substandard taxiways on the North Airfield –– this this reduces reduces

controller activity andcontroller activity and provides the controllers with a greater margin of provides the controllers with a greater margin of errorerror

Modernized Facilities / Improved Customer ServiceModernized Facilities / Improved Customer Service–– Consolidates TSA and FIS activitiesConsolidates TSA and FIS activities–– Only the Unified Plan addresses the dilapidated terminals in theOnly the Unified Plan addresses the dilapidated terminals in the CTACTA–– The Unified Plan minimizes the distances between connecting fligThe Unified Plan minimizes the distances between connecting flightshts

Efficiency in OperationEfficiency in Operation–– The Unified Plan minimizes the distances between connecting fligThe Unified Plan minimizes the distances between connecting flightshts–– New linear design of terminals 1, 2 and 3 eliminates the need foNew linear design of terminals 1, 2 and 3 eliminates the need for towing r towing

on the north sideon the north side–– Flexibility in gate design reduces idling while waiting for gateFlexibility in gate design reduces idling while waiting for gatess–– Allows for extending and widening 24L to balance aircraft loads Allows for extending and widening 24L to balance aircraft loads on on

runwaysrunways

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Advantages of Moving SouthAdvantages of Moving South

Accommodate the A380 and other Accommodate the A380 and other NLAsNLAs–– The Unified Plan proposes backThe Unified Plan proposes back--siding TBIT siding TBIT –– this is a green light this is a green light

project that can be implemented today project that can be implemented today –– allows quicker buildallows quicker build--out of out of NLA gatesNLA gates

–– The Unified Plan never requires the use of remote gates to serviThe Unified Plan never requires the use of remote gates to service ce NLAsNLAs–– The Unified Plan reconfigures terminals 1, 2 and 3, which providThe Unified Plan reconfigures terminals 1, 2 and 3, which provides more es more

flexibility in handling the flexibility in handling the NLAsNLAsMinimize Impacts to Community and EnvironmentMinimize Impacts to Community and Environment–– Only the Unified Plan proposal moves the noise and pollution awaOnly the Unified Plan proposal moves the noise and pollution away from y from

the communitythe community–– Does not destroy additional local businessesDoes not destroy additional local businesses–– New linear design of terminals 1, 2 and 3 eliminates the need foNew linear design of terminals 1, 2 and 3 eliminates the need for r

towing on the north side, thereby reducing pollutiontowing on the north side, thereby reducing pollution–– Flexibility in gate design reduces idling while waiting for gateFlexibility in gate design reduces idling while waiting for gatess

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3) LOAD BALANCING3) LOAD BALANCING

Assumptions all include Assumptions all include ““Load BalancingLoad Balancing”” as a goalas a goal

El Segundo and LAWA want airport operations changed so that moreEl Segundo and LAWA want airport operations changed so that more of the very of the very large aircraft traffic/noise is shifted from the South side of tlarge aircraft traffic/noise is shifted from the South side of the airport to the North he airport to the North side of the airport.side of the airport.

On page 11 in On page 11 in LAWALAWA’’ss ““Concept Development GoalsConcept Development Goals”” #3 is #3 is ““Balance longBalance long--haul haul departing aircraft operations between North and South Airfield.departing aircraft operations between North and South Airfield.””

Load balancing in laymanLoad balancing in layman’’s terms means moving more take offs and landings s terms means moving more take offs and landings -- and and in particular in particular ““Long Haul Heavy Aircraft DeparturesLong Haul Heavy Aircraft Departures”” -- from the South Airfield, to the from the South Airfield, to the North Airfield. Despite the fact that on p.17 they point out thaNorth Airfield. Despite the fact that on p.17 they point out that currently t currently ““existing existing North and South Airfields are generally in balance based on TotaNorth and South Airfields are generally in balance based on Total Operationsl Operations”” on on p.18 they point out that 75%p.18 they point out that 75%--80% of the Long Haul Heavy Aircraft Departures 80% of the Long Haul Heavy Aircraft Departures occur on the South runway complex. This is because the South runoccur on the South runway complex. This is because the South runways are longer.ways are longer.

There is no safety need for There is no safety need for ““Load BalancingLoad Balancing””

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LAWALAWA’’ss PlanPlan—— DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION

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ARSAC Concept ARSAC Concept ---- DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION

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ConclusionConclusionModernize LAX Modernize LAX –– YES YES Improve Mass Transit!Improve Mass Transit!Reject Expansion/Building for own sake Reject Expansion/Building for own sake Perform proper reviews! Determine inexpensive Perform proper reviews! Determine inexpensive LAX fixes that can be done and get on with itLAX fixes that can be done and get on with it……If LAWA or FAA feels strongly about unsafe north If LAWA or FAA feels strongly about unsafe north runway conditions then CLOSE THE RUNWAYS runway conditions then CLOSE THE RUNWAYS IMMEDIATELY until changes are enacted or revert IMMEDIATELY until changes are enacted or revert to a one runway configuration.to a one runway configuration.

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Alt D Alt D NorthsideNorthside RunwaysRunways

From LAWA drawing: Note extensions of North 24 R to the west and both ends of 24 L to west and to Sepulveda

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Runways Not Shown to be UnsafeRunways Not Shown to be Unsafe

North runway complex incursion rate history is superior to North runway complex incursion rate history is superior to similar airport complexes that have already been similar airport complexes that have already been ““fixed.fixed.””Neither LAWA nor the FAA can identify any north complex Neither LAWA nor the FAA can identify any north complex incursion that would have been averted by runway separation incursion that would have been averted by runway separation that could not be addressed by less expensive measures.that could not be addressed by less expensive measures.

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Is North Runway Complex Is North Runway Complex ““safe?safe?””

When the FAA felt that the south runway complex was unsafe they When the FAA felt that the south runway complex was unsafe they were were vocal calling for changes. On the north side the FAA is unwillivocal calling for changes. On the north side the FAA is unwilling to mandate ng to mandate changes, but says they will changes, but says they will ““evaluate any LAWA proposals presented.evaluate any LAWA proposals presented.””NTSB and LAWA says NTSB and LAWA says ““One incident is too many!One incident is too many!”” but no runway can be but no runway can be ABSOLUTELY SAFE; what is the incremental improvement of a runwayABSOLUTELY SAFE; what is the incremental improvement of a runwaymovement cost over lower cost alternative improvements?movement cost over lower cost alternative improvements?No Separation/taxiway improvement data has ever been presented. No Separation/taxiway improvement data has ever been presented. FAA NASA FAA NASA AamesAames 20022002--4 south runway simulation studies do not correlate 4 south runway simulation studies do not correlate to north side; no north simulations have been planned.to north side; no north simulations have been planned.Many factors impact safetyMany factors impact safety……i.e. North / South sides are both dual, parallel i.e. North / South sides are both dual, parallel runways, but 80% of incidents occur on South!runways, but 80% of incidents occur on South!55--6 6 ““PeerPeer”” reviews were promised, but not delivered. None will be formal reviews were promised, but not delivered. None will be formal analysis, but will be full of analysis, but will be full of ““educated opinion.educated opinion.””Runway protection zone issue on north.Runway protection zone issue on north.

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Runway Protection Zone Runway Protection Zone –– As isAs is

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SPAC Advisory CompromiseSPAC Advisory Compromise---- DRAFT FOR DISCUSSIONDRAFT FOR DISCUSSION

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El Segundo El Segundo –– Inglewood ConceptInglewood Concept---- DRAFT FOR DISCUSSIONDRAFT FOR DISCUSSION