Rough landing for runway move? Negotiations could head off suits over airport redesign.(Los Angeles International Airport ) From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: June 21, 2004| Author: Bronstad, Amanda | COPYRIGHT 2004 CBJ, L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The compromise plan to overhaul Los Angeles International Airport runs the risk of bogging down over a provision to move the southernmost runway 50 feet to the south to provide a centerline taxiway.

Airlines long have lobbied for a taxiway to accommodate the jumbo-sized Airbus A-380 fleet that will begin using LAX in 2006, as well as to prevent incursions--taxiing planes coming dangerously close to other aircraft, vehicles or people.

But before signing off on ...