Charlotte-Douglas Airport (CLT) Expansion

[KJHburg]

I like this crown out front.  

[LKN704]

Frankly I am surprised it took them this long to add both. 

Still shocked that ICT (Wichita) hasn't been added. 

[TCLT]

On 12/16/2020 at 11:07 AM, csweet said:

I definitely agree with you, I don't think PHL is going anywhere. Just curious what it's domestic future looks like. The 787 base at PHL proves that these leisure destinations are not going anywhere, but the MUC shift to CLT goes to show that these business routes could switch. Thanks for your insight!

I looked at the DOT's approval of the partnership betweeb AA and JetBlue and it revealed some unexpected details, including the fact that there is at least some level of schedule coordination and revenue sharing permitted. I didn't realize the partnership was going to be that deep. That makes heavier usage of JetBlue at JFK for connections more likely.  I still think AA is going to prefer pushing customers to PHL, but I don't think that preference is going to be as strong as I thought before given what is going to be allowed with JetBlue.

[RANYC]

On 1/17/2021 at 8:42 AM, KJHburg said:

I like this crown out front.  

I find this to be such a grotesque use of public funds, so as to necessitate an investigation by the comptroller's office.  To me, this looks nothing like a crown.  It appears to be the feature at the base of my food processor that rotates and liquifies produce.  I bristle at the thought of how these funds could have been better spent.  

[atlrvr]

1 minute ago, RANYC said:

I find this to be such a grotesque use of public funds, so as to necessitate an investigation by the comptroller's office.  To me, this looks nothing like a crown.  It appears to be the feature at the base of my food processor that rotates and liquifies produce.  I bristle at the thought of how these funds could have been better spent.  

2 things on this

1 - 1% of City capital expenses for new infrastructure must be dedicated to public art at that project site 

2 - search the interwebs to see if you can find the "gumby" public art story regarding the original Hornets Coliseum on Tyvola

 

[CLT2014]

12 minutes ago, RANYC said:

I find this to be such a grotesque use of public funds, so as to necessitate an investigation by the comptroller's office.  To me, this looks nothing like a crown.  It appears to be the feature at the base of my food processor that rotates and liquifies produce.  I bristle at the thought of how these funds could have been better spent.  

I like it and think it fits the renovations at the airport. 

[navigator319]

It’s just ugly. Should have doubled the budget and made it better.

[LKN704]

I agree it is extremely ugly and frankly I don't see it as a crown. 

However, I love public art, and I wish the airport did something else for the entrance roadway rather this ugly sign. I love the light towers at LAX, and I also like the flag pole sculptures at Houston Intercontinental. I also like the big metal sculpture installed on BGP in 2012 for the DNC, and I wish they could have installed maybe 5 or so of those on the entrance roadway. 

I like the most recent commissions on the refurbished A/B/C gates. Public art in airports should be colorful and somewhat futuristic/utopian, and I think the recent commissions installed are both. Nellie Ashford's work (https://www.cltairport.com/airport-info/airport-art/art-installations/nellie-ashford) on the A Concourse is quite nice. 

I'm looking forward to projects by Dixie Friend Gay (International Arrivals hall) and Catherine Widgery (Underground Tunnels) in the terminal refurbishment project. 

[CltFlyer]

Affecting all PSA flights.  Very bad news for CLT.  

120 flights so far at CLT today and another 109 have lengthy delays.

 

Edited January 28, 2021 by CltFlyer

[xapostrophe]

19 hours ago, CltFlyer said:

Affecting all PSA flights.  Very bad news for CLT.  

120 flights so far at CLT today and another 109 have lengthy delays.

 

Turned out to be a gear door inspection.   Less serious but still an oops.  

[Mgelbach]

I kind of really like both the Crown and the CLT signs

[BarrenLucidity]

8 hours ago, Mgelbach said:

I kind of really like both the Crown and the CLT signs

Same, they did great. Look good even at night. 

[videtur quam contuor]

Someone, here I think, said the crown is partially to conceal an electric utility location. If true it is a solid win.

[BarrenLucidity]

Terminal and E gates are humming along. Looks like the concrete foundations for the canopy are ready for the next stage.

[KJHburg]

from the 1990s and from CLT twitter feed this morning.

who remembers this scene and skyline?

[Boricua]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

from the 1990s and from CLT twitter feed this morning.

who remembers this scene and skyline?

Growing up in Fayetteville this is the skyline I remember seeing on my way to catch a flight to San Juan to see my grandparents. Street of Champions, SpringFest, OG Hornets, Bob Inman, ancient Independence Blvd, The Hive. Good times

[CltFlyer]

Flights to Valdosta, GA (VLD) could be a possibility within the next year or so.

https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/airport-authority-applies-for-grant-to-bring-airline-hub-to-valdosta-airport

[kermit]

1 hour ago, CltFlyer said:

Flights to Valdosta, GA (VLD)...

The Paris of the Peach State!

[KJHburg]

the flight to Valdosta shows AA will compete and  to loosen Delta's dominance in the southeast in their ATL hub. 

[CltFlyer]

A few new things with this weekend's system update.

 

A continuation of Jackson Hole. WY (JAC) into the summer season.

Increased from Saturday only to daily Airbus A319 and will operate from June through Labor Day

 

Traverse City, MI (TVC) will be increased from Saturday only to daily.  Canadair CR9 will operate.

 

San Jose del Cabo, Mexico (SJD) will operate daily on an A319 June through August 16th.

 

Last, but definitely not least.  A new route!

Reno, NV (RNO)  will be served daily on an A319 June through Labor Day.

An 8pm departure from CLT and a redeye back.

 

This is setting up to be a very nice west coast Summer season.  Including daily flights to HNL, BZN, JAC, and RNO!

[Urban Cowboy]

Reno is a great addition! Easy access to Tahoe, Yosemite, and the eastern Sierra!! Without having to deal with SFO or Oakland. 

[LKN704]

RNO is an interesting add. I wonder how it will perform. Tucson and Albuquerque didn't work from CLT (Tucson was tried twice) and I would consider them to be peer-markets of RNO. I suppose its chances of succeeding are probably higher given that the US is going through a national park frenzy right now and folks are "discovering" that places like Glacier/Yosemite actually exist. 

Still beyond shocked that Kalispell/Glacier wasn't added, which to me makes more sense. 

[BarrenLucidity]

18 minutes ago, LKN704 said:

RNO is an interesting add. I wonder how it will perform. Tucson and Albuquerque didn't work from CLT (Tucson was tried twice) and I would consider them to be peer-markets of RNO. I suppose its chances of succeeding are probably higher given that the US is going through a national park frenzy right now and folks are "discovering" that places like Glacier/Yosemite actually exist. 

Still beyond shocked that Kalispell/Glacier wasn't added, which to me makes more sense. 

RNO isn't a bad add, it's the best entry point for Lake Tahoe. 

[elrodvt]

I was excited about JAC until I saw the ripoff pricing. 2K round-trip? 

[CltFlyer]

47 minutes ago, elrodvt said:

I was excited about JAC until I saw the ripoff pricing. 2K round-trip? 

That pricing is just temporary since it is a new add.  It should go down to reasonable levels by the end of the today/early tomorrow.