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Category Airports
Chicago’s air traffic recovery still struggling
This morning the FAA reported that it had “restored full air-traffic operations at the high-altitude facility in suburban Aurora, Ill.” See here for more details on what was done. Well can we see this in the data? Not yet is…
Chicago O’Hare Operational Interuptions
Last week a “contract employee” at the Aurora, Illinois radar facility set fire to his workplace. The fire caused chaos at Chicago’s airports. The larger, O’Hare, is a pivotal point in the global air transport business. Disrupting its operations causes…
Airport Security Theater
We’ve always thought that the TSA security process at airports was cumbersome and ineffective, and to a great degree “theater” aimed to increase the fear that terrorists might be caught, rather than to actually solve the problem. For a number…
The Pilot Shortage
A major theme at the 2014 RAA convention was the looming pilot shortage. Given the crucial role regional airlines play in the industry, a pilot shortage among regionals points to a coming shortage among the majors. Given the erratic cycles…
Taxing times
Air travel is becoming more stressful in the US – fuller flights than ever and airline consolidation virtually assures things are not going to get better for travelers. Indeed the economic laws of oligopoly teaches us that non price competition…