Originally Posted by srilm

1. FAA Headquarters personnel (non-union)

2. They are slightly converging runways (no conflict) centerlines about 5000 or 6000 feet apart at the closest point.

3. FAA tower

4. What happened is that the definition of converging and parallel runways contains the word "airport". Since Hawthorne is not the same airport as LAX, the FAA says the rules pertaining to converging and parallel runways do not apply, and therefore we must use standard separation criteria. If Hawthorne were declared as "runway 26 at LAX" on a piece of paper somewhere, the operation would be perfectly legal.

The union thinks the whole issue is silly and we are embarrassed that our customers are getting delayed and/or denied service.

SR