Public policy is a blunt instrument. What we are seeing across the United States is yet another example of policy that deserves scrutiny. Airport security in the U.S. is not failing operationally—it is exposed structurally to political risk unrelated to…
With news that up to 40 US airports are likely to see flight reductions, expect some panicked news reports. These reports are going to cause travel chaos—the political class benefits from this, on both sides. What does the data show? …
Another updated data model for your evaluation. This is our daily US air traffic tracker. It runs three days late on flight information. Notes: Things are going somewhat better than they looked just a few weeks ago. This chart offers…
Our TSA and flight tracker is updated through the end of February and shows a softening in traffic. This new model layout is highly interactive. The two pie charts show the consistency of traffic by month and day of the…
We constantly seek ways to improve the way data tells its story, and this is one of those experiments. The source data is TSA daily counts. This model uses a more advanced interaction method. You can click on anything, and…
Here’s what we have for the domestic US air traffic through December 31, 2023. Remember to click the double-headed arrow at the bottom right of the model for optimal viewing. Notes: Page 1 – The 2019 numbers are quite different…