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- Jan 6, 202790% CONFIDENCEfrom yahoo.com · possible Dec 8, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027
LAX's SkyLink Now Aims to Carry Passengers From January 6, Past Its December 8 Deadline
- In a 16 September disclosure filing, LINXS said it will need time beyond the 8 December completion deadline; if all goes well the train could be running by 6 January 2027, though "there can be no assurances" the date will not slip further[4]
- Before opening, the train must pass 30 consecutive days of testing, an independent review and an assessment by Los Angeles World Airports, and a utility agreement with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power must be completed[4][6]
- Recent testing was paused twice to fix track components that "accommodate movement resulting from temperature changes, seismic activity and normal structural behavior"[5]
- Bondholders agreed to push the lender longstop date on the SkyLink bonds back to December, lining it up with the construction longstop and averting a technical default that would have been triggered in October[1]
- Fitch's Seth Lehman said the best case is a 30-day commissioning test starting by the end of September, a utility agreement and public service beginning by December 8, "but it's very tight"; a delay beyond December would need LAWA's consent[1]
- The project is more than 99% complete, and a dispute over the interconnection agreement with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which LAX has not signed, remains; the developer has money for debt service only into early to mid-2027[1]
- The California Municipal Finance Authority issued $1.2 billion of bonds for LINXS in 2018; Fitch cut them to BB in July 2026 after LINXS sued the city on July 9[1]
- Construction was first due in March 2023; systems demonstration testing began on April 21, 2026, and the project longstop date is December 8, 2026[3]
- An August 2026 report had the $3.34 billion system targeting passenger service in October 2026[7]
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- [1]75%bondbuyer.com/news/bondholders-agree-to-ease-key-deadline-for-lax-people-moverbondbuyer.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Dec 8, 2026· 13% of score
The Bond Buyer (September 21, 2026): bondholders moved the lender longstop to December, and the best case is to "reach a utility agreement by Dec. 8 and service to the public begins on that date"; Wikipedia[3] gives "the project longstop date of December 8, 2026".
- [2]40%LAX's SkyLink People Mover Could Open to Passengers on January 6youtube.com· Added Sep 25, 2026· Starts Jan 6, 2027· 13% of score
The Los Angeles Times (via Yahoo[4][7], 24 September 2026) reports that LINXS's Sept. 16 filing says "the train could be running by Jan. 6" if all goes well, while "there can be no assurances that achievement of the Passenger Service Availability Date will not be delayed further"; LAist[5] gives the contractor's latest estimate as January.
- [3]85%SkyLink (Los Angeles International Airport)en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 13% of score
Construction was due in March 2023; systems demonstration testing began April 21, 2026; LINXS sued the city on July 9, 2026; Fitch downgraded the ~$1.2 billion LINXS bonds on July 21, 2026 citing the lenders' longstop of Oct. 8 and the project longstop of Dec. 8, 2026; on September 20, 2026 the lender longstop was aligned with the Dec. 8 project longstop.[1]
- [4]90%Troubled LAX People Mover delayed again — and it might not be the last time (Los Angeles Times)yahoo.com· Published Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jan 6, 2027 ✓· 13% of score
LINXS's Sept. 16 filing says it will need time beyond the Dec. 8 deadline and "the train could be running by Jan. 6"; "There can be no assurances that achievement of the Passenger Service Availability Date will not be delayed further"; 30 days of consecutive testing, an independent overview, a LAWA assessment and a DWP utility agreement are still needed.[1]
- [5]90%More delays: LAX train contractor buys more time for testing (LAist)laist.com· Published Sep 24, 2026· 13% of score
The contractor's latest estimate has the train opening in January; lenders extended the Oct. 8 deadline by two months to Dec. 8; testing paused twice to fix track components; the project is about 99% complete and $880 million over budget; deadlines extended five times before.[1]
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