You shelled out 80 bucks and got approved for the TSA Pre-check, but so did most of the people flying today. In fact, it seems as though there are more people in the pre-check line than in the one for everyone else. And either line is stressful. There are people behind you and they’re…
There is a move afoot to replace the ATC system in this country—that’s our Air Traffic Control system—and those who know about these things say it’s long past time for doing so. It’s hard to believe, but the current system dates back to World War Two, with controllers tracking flights by radar and issuing verbal…
Reuters news service has a story out today that includes a shocking number: so far this year, delays in security lines have caused 70,000 American Airlines passengers to miss their flights. That’s 14,000 people a month on average and—God help us!—that’s just one airline! Here are a couple more numbers to consider: The TSA estimates…
Two uneventful flights … the best kind … both landing ahead of schedule. Hawaiian Airlines from Maui to San Francisco; American from there to Chicago. The Hawaiian plane had the flight information displayed on the screen in the first class section for the entire time and I always find it interesting. In particular, we…