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Kansas City weighs airport light rail
…and finds that it’s not really a local priority. “We have other issues that are far more compelling,” says visitors bureau president Rick Hughes. And little wonder: Kansas Cit… more »
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Kansas City weighs airport light rail
Evan Sparks wrote 1 week ago: …and finds that it’s not really a local priority. “We have other issues that are f … more »
When airlines can't escape the EAS straitjacket
Evan Sparks wrote 2 weeks ago: Matthew Swibel has a great story in the current issue of Forbes on another flaw of the very flawed E … more »
North by Southwest
Evan Sparks wrote 2 weeks ago: Posts like this remind me of why I love the Southwest Airlines blog: It’s official, WestJet wi … more »
What's Dutch for "told you so"?
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Evan Sparks wrote 3 weeks ago: The Dutch “green tax” on aviation, which I’ve blogged about here and here, is alre … more »
Who says airlines can't make a profit?
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Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: One of the most-voiced complaints about deregulation is that airlines have been consistently unprofi … more »
Chortling all the way to the tank
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: The Government Accountability Office is expected to rule by Thursday on Boeing’s protest over … more »
Of course IATA wants to have it both ways
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: The International Air Transport Association, the worldwide trade association for airlines, issued th … more »
"No wonder there are shortages"
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: Congestion at major airports at peak travel times (and the consequent inability of passengers to who … more »
The vapidity of hope
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Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: When stories like this come through my reader, I tend to ignore them — after all, opening mili … more »
Would a Northwest Chapter 11 filing help its merger case?
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: J. P. Morgan has updated a report assessing the liquidity and balance-sheet health of U.S. airlines, … more »
"United — $25 seatbelt rental fee for passengers who didn't bring their own"
Evan Sparks wrote 1 month ago: See this and other revenue-generating strategies airlines might employ in this week’s edition … more »
Don't know much about geography. . .
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: In only the most marginally aviation-related news, the final round of the twentieth annual National … more »
Quote of the day
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: Maybe it’s sex appeal, but there’s something about an airline that drives investors craz … more »
1978, 2008
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Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: [Alfred] Kahn and the [Civil Aeronautics Board] were facing not just one but three airline mergers i … more »
Swiss route map is full of holes
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Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: One of my favorite blogs, Strange Maps, posted an entry I submitted — Swiss International Airl … more »
U.S. cuts aviation emissions by 13 percent?!
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Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: According to an article in USA Today, an EPA report indicates that the U.S. commercial aviation indu … more »
Podcast on the FAA reauthorization collapse
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: I recently recorded a podcast with Addison Schonland of IAG. Click here to listen! … more »
Quick update: FAA reauthorization still logjammed
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: At 2:30, the Senate voted down a cloture motion on the FAA reauthorization bill amendments offered b … more »
Flying on instruments
Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: The Senate amendments to the FAA reauthorization bill include Section 714, which updates the law on … more »
