STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16260 posts, RR: 52 Posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1692 times:
Quote: AA fleeing Miami airport project
Airline, Dallas contractors leave expansion half-finished, 'in severe crisis'
Two big Dallas-based general contractors are out millions of dollars, and Fort Worth-based American Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay $105 million, in connection with what some are calling the bungled expansion of Miami International Airport.
Dade County, Fla., officials have said the massive, 3 million-square-foot expansion of the airport's north terminal is "in severe crisis."
Construction started in 1998 and was set for completion this year, but instead is only half finished. The cost of the mile-long, $900 million project has escalated to an estimated $1.94 billion, and scores of subcontractors claim they haven't been paid for completed work.
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16260 posts, RR: 52 Reply 1, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1675 times:
N62NA From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3681 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1624 times:
Quoting STT757 (Reply 1): What's going on down there?..
Well, what's going on down here is this:
We have an almost completed new terminal where construction was not managed by AA (and completed at or below budget I believe) for the Star Alliance with their underwhelming 19 (yes, just 19) flights per day
And we have a section of the new and very nice Concourse D on the north side done. Between that nice new section and the old A Concourse it is a total mess, thanks to AA.
The "well respected African American" airport manager mentioned in the article, Angela Gittens, was not at all responsible for this mess. She was in a no win situation, yet fought it out until the end. I really do respect her (and wish her the best in whatever new job she takes).
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31118 posts, RR: 73 Reply 3, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 1510 times:
N62NA got it pretty head-on.
On one side, literally, we have a terminal project on time and on budget, managed by MIA, and opening next spring. Beautiful terminal.
On the other side we have a terminal project that AA insisted they must manage, which has crated a terminal that is three years overdue and $1B overbudget because of AA's poor overseeing and MIA and the local government's poor decission making and lack of taking more responsibilities.
Ckfred From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 4654 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 1481 times:
Why is it that AA's terminal at MIA is behind schedule and way over budget, while the AA terminal at JFK, from what I've read, is in much better shape in terms of budget and schedule?
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31118 posts, RR: 73 Reply 5, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1456 times:
Quoting Ckfred (Reply 4): Why is it that AA's terminal at MIA is behind schedule and way over budget, while the AA terminal at JFK, from what I've read, is in much better shape in terms of budget and schedule?
A large part of it was the constant squaballing between AA and MIA. They didn't work well together.
The JFK project hasn't been a picnic either. The finalized project is smaller than originally planned, but still the same $1.1B cost. Not sure exactly how that project is being managed though...is AA doing the whole thing?
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16260 posts, RR: 52 Reply 6, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1374 times:
Quoting Ckfred (Reply 4): Why is it that AA's terminal at MIA is behind schedule and way over budget, while the AA terminal at JFK, from what I've read, is in much better shape in terms of budget and schedule?
With regards to the JFK project it was to be completed entirely by '06, they are now pushing for '07. It was originally envisioned to have 55-58 gates, the entire scope was reduced so when completed it will have approximately 33 gates.
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