The Hong Kong government announced that the new system of air traffic control will not operate until it is shown that it is safe and reliable. At the center of the dispute, the existing radar system would have to be…
In unusual news, the airline based in the Cape Verde Islands (TACV) started year round service to the United States and uses Providence, RI as its gateway. The 757 used by the airline can reach gateways with far better market…
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…
I had the unfortunate experience today of having a flight canceled due to weather. It happens, as its winter and I live in the north. But the impending cancellation was quite clear to anyone who watched a weather forecast that…
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…
Flying in the US has been getting less comfortable for years. Passengers focus their irritation on the flight attendants. The job of a flight attendant today is not the one it once was. There is no glamor any more. Flight…