You nailed it right on the head with the wingspan difference. Allowing 30 feet more per gate for a series of gates resulted in fewer gates and they had to make some serious modifications because they need "x" number of gates on the new terminal to make the hub work. Jose Prize Not a fan of AAsshole planners In a message dated 8/8/2003 4:29:22 AM Central Daylight Time, dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Subj: Re: [Sky-1] A318 vs B717 > Date: 8/8/2003 4:29:22 AM Central Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx";>dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Wingspan is likely the problem here. > > 777-200/300: 199 feet, 11 inches > MD-11: 169 feet, 10 inches > > Park two 777s at adjacent gates designed for MD-11s, and you have a problem. > > -- > David Mueller / HNL > dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx > http://www.quanterium.com > > --------- Original Message --------- > > DATE: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 00:25:14 > From: Alireza Alivandivafa <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: > > >In a message dated 8/5/2003 9:27:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > B787300@xxxxxxx > >writes: > > > ><<No because 747's probably never venture into this area but you would > think > >they'd at least make it tall enough for 757's to get under. They don't put > >747's on the gates closest to the terminal at most airports so why go to > >extremes > >with the bridge? > > > >I agree here, especially considering that UA has a bunch of 757s > > > >I still think planners screwed up on this one. > > > >Jose Prize > >Fan of executing planners who screw up, like the AA idiots who stupidly > >insisted years ago that the MD11 was the largest aircraft that AA would > ever > >have > >at MIA when they did initial gate layouts for the new terminal - a lot of > >redesign was done after AA bought 777's - duh.... >> > > > >Um, killing people for bad planning, good plan (shakes head). Aren't the > >MD11 and 777 about the same side? > > >