Wind map
This image comes from this site. We captured today’s map because of the storm system over New Orleans. We find this map fascinating because it shows how the wind patterns nationwide are impacted by the storm. This is clearly a…
Category Airports
UK to look at Thames Estuary Airport plan
An airport at the Thames Estuary has moved a step closer with confirmation the UK government would hold a consultation into the proposals. Having ruled out expansion at the existing airports in the south of England, the government is seeking…
JFK Taxi Times – by block hour
Our earlier post on this matter elicited a good suggestion. So we went back and took a look at the data by block hour for 2009, 2010 and 2011 through August. The charts are shown below. We selected JFK because…
JFK Taxi Times – a rejoinder
We have been developing our On-Time database and wanted to share an insight with our readers. Our source data is the US DoT On-Time data. The charts below are for the three big airlines at JFK in New York. We…
Even more taxes?
Yes its true. The Obama Administration’s proposed tripling of the passenger security tax is on the table. Will Congress go along? After all there is a real need to cut the deficit. As one can imagine this new tax is…
Heathwick?
Willie Walsh, former CEO at BA and now IAG’s CEO, warns that the proposal to link Heathrow and Gatwick via a high speed rail could be inefficient and costly. He expressed concerns about how the high speed rail link would…