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- Dec 8, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
LAX's SkyLink Reaches Its December 8 Deadline to Carry Passengers
- 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[2]
- An August 2026 report had the $3.34 billion system targeting passenger service in October 2026[3]
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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 ✓· 28% 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[2] gives "the project longstop date of December 8, 2026".
- [2]85%SkyLink (Los Angeles International Airport)en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 28% 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]
- [3]75%LAX people mover sets opening date as YouTuber exposes behind-the-scenes chaosyahoo.com· Published Aug 8, 2026· 23% of score
Reported the $3.34 billion project targeting passenger service in October 2026, after missing the World Cup, with officials aiming for Super Bowl LXI and the 2028 Olympics.[1]
- [4]80%LAX Automated People Mover developer suing city of Los Angelesyoutube.com· Published Jul 15, 2026· 21% of score
KTLA 5: the developer of the LAX Automated People Mover is suing the city of Los Angeles over disputes tied to the delayed system.[1]
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