Kristin
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Kristin (The Aviatrix)
Well, UAL TechOps claims 3500 employees at their SFO facility, so it appears they are alive and well.
It's not obvious that a runway built entirely in the Bay is "feasible." Lots of things are feasible with infinite money. Money is not infinite. And recent history along those lines has not been good, for instance fill subsidence at Osaka. The runway won't do much good if it buckles.
All I know is what I was reading in the papers 15 years or so ago about the plan that was being proposed and that the FAA was keen on it. It was also reported that the environmentalists were have a fit. I do know that it didn't happen.
I am not a civil engineer and don't play one on TV so I can't comment on the feasibility, costs, technical challenges, etc. I will leave that to you as you seem to have some geotechnical expertise.