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I’m headed off to the West Coast for a week; in the meantime, a few of the aviation blogosphere’s top writers have graciously agreed to offer some policy perspectives in this space. I hope… more »
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Happy (con)trails
Evan Sparks wrote 2 days ago: I’m headed off to the West Coast for a week; in the meantime, a few of the aviation blogospher … more »
Heathrow, Europe, and more
Evan Sparks wrote 2 weeks ago: First, some news about Heathrow and BAA: British Airways would rather see a third runway built at H … more »
Bad-apple FAA manager "retires," and more
Evan Sparks wrote 3 weeks ago: Douglas Gawadzinski, one of the apparent problem personnel in the FAA office overseeing Southwest A … more »
Doing something, anything
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: The airline lobby is urging Congress to “do something” about the price of oil — n … more »
Taiwan thaw, Heathrow hell, ailing Alitalia, and more
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: In one of the first signs of the slightly warming relationship of China and Taiwan under new Taiwan … more »
Daily-ish departures: antitrust, lawsuits, and more
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: Here’s the latest in Daily Irregular Departures: Save the cookie redux. Midwest Airlines pilo … more »
United-US Airways talks break down: report
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: AP is reporting that merger talks between United and US Airways have broken down. At least one disas … more »
Daily departures, while I was out edition
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: I’ve spent a long weekend with family out of town, but it’s good to be back. Here’ … more »
Slot auctions at Newark, JFK? and more
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: The Department of Transportation has announced a plan to “introduce market forces” by a … more »
Airport slots as assets, and more
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: Our leading Daily Departure is an item from the Wall Street Journal (hidden behind the firewall). D … more »
Slots at O'Hare, China's planes, and more
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: If it can get slots, Virgin America’s next destination will be Chicago O’Hare. [Today i … more »
Continental content to go it alone, and more
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: The big news of the day is that — contrary to many expectations — Continental Airlines … more »
Berlusconi cuts of Alitalia's nose to spite face
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: Because he doesn’t approve of the Air France-KLM bid for Alitalia, incoming prime minister Sil … more »
The WSJ takes up airline mergers, and more
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Evan Sparks wrote 3 months ago: Today’s Wall Street Journal has several articles on the FAA, the Delta-NWA merger, and other i … more »
Roughing it at BWI
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Evan Sparks wrote 3 months ago: I’m traveling this weekend, so cross your fingers that US Airways doesn’t need to pull i … more »
FAA reassigns Stuckey
Evan Sparks wrote 3 months ago: According to an AP report, the agency is reassigning Southwest Region Flight Standards Director Thom … more »
Silvio's silliness, and more
Evan Sparks wrote 3 months ago: The world’s most buffoonish democratic leader, Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi, may soon retu … more »
Upcoming House hearings on aviation
Evan Sparks wrote 4 months ago: April 3: “Critical Lapses in FAA Safety Oversight of Airlines: Abuses of Regulatory ‘Pa … more »
Daily Departures, top of the week edition
Evan Sparks wrote 4 months ago: The FAA’s aviation industry forecast conference is today. Check out what Adrian Schofield has … more »
