Jet Blue a take-over target

Say what you will, Boards rarely protect themselves from nothing.

The Universal, International Kiosk for RegisteredTraveler

Austrialian Requirements.

Explosives Detection on Passengers

From the Congressional Research Service.

Bill to Amend Family Medical Leave Act to apply to Flight Crews

HR 2744.

NWA vs Imams

What duty is owed?

The Poisoned Chalice

Choice within Scarcity.

Oversight of foreign repair shops

From Government.

Near Mid Air Collisions in NY area

Report from DOT.

Industry Numbers

BTS.

Carbon Footprint & Aviation

September shapes the future.

Osama among bin Ladens that were allowed to flee US after 9/11

We all remember that George Bush allowed members of the bin Laden family to call in their own charter jets to escape the country after 9/11. The theory was: if we don't allow that, they may be lynched and we have no evidence that they are connected to the attacks in any way. But what if, as Judicial Watch contends, Osama was among those allowed to leave? Was the most wanted man in history watching TV, in Florida, along with the rest of us?

Recent documents made available via JudicialWatch.org.

Baseless Laptop Searches at Borders

Pity the Poor Author who is writing a thriller.

Denied Boarding

Complaint Form.

Air Travel Consumer Report

June, 2007.

Sippy Cup Video

As my boss used to say, "There are two sides to every story. Let's hear yours.".

Wipe your feet!

Aviation's Carbon Footprint.

And then, there's this:

Big Brain Roundtable.

777 in flight entertainment system

Air Worthiness Directive. Concerns lithium ion batteries which have been known to catch fire.

International Registered Traveler

Big Problem for Soverign Nations of Europe. Especially those with some memory of Hitler.

gulf of mexico outlook during hurricane season (oil)

The price of jet a.

New Bill mandating reporting for delayed and cancelled flights

I guess the carrier's (those puntative free market captialists) will come unglued over this one.

Or, here's another way of looking at it, though not as pristine:

I
110TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2662
To require the Secretary of Transportation to collect certain data pertaining
to cancelled and diverted flights of air carriers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 11, 2007
Mrs. SCHMIDT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Transportation to collect certain
data pertaining to cancelled and diverted flights of air
carriers.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. MONTHLY AIR CARRIER REPORTS.
4 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the
5 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor6
tation shall require under section 41708 of title 49, United
7 States Code, each air carrier that submits to the Secretary
8 airline service quality performance reports to also submit
9 to the Secretary a monthly report on each flight of the
10 air carrier that is diverted from its scheduled destination
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•HR 2662 IH
1 to another airport and each flight of the air carrier that
2 departs the gate at the airport at which the flight origi3
nates but is cancelled before wheels-off time.
4 (b) CONTENTS.—A report under subsection (a) shall
5 include, at a minimum, the following information:
6 (1) For a diverted flight—
7 (A) the flight number of the diverted
8 flight;
9 (B) the scheduled destination of the flight;
10 (C) the date and time of the flight;
11 (D) the airport to which the flight was di12
verted;
13 (E) wheels-on time at the diverted airport;
14 (F) the time, if any, passengers deplaned
15 the aircraft at the diverted airport; and
16 (G) if the flight arrives at the scheduled
17 destination airport—
18 (i) the gate-departure time at the di19
verted airport;
20 (ii) the wheels-off time at the diverted
21 airport;
22 (iii) the wheels-on time at the sched23
uled arrival airport; and
24 (iv) the gate arrival time at the sched25
uled arrival airport.
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1 (2) For flights cancelled after gate departure—
2 (A) the flight number of the cancelled
3 flight;
4 (B) the scheduled origin and destination
5 airports of the cancelled flight;
6 (C) the date and time of the cancelled
7 flight;
8 (D) the gate-departure time of the can9
celled flight; and
10 (E) the time the aircraft returned to the
11 gate.
12 SEC. 2. PUBLICATION.
13 The Secretary of Transportation shall compile the in14
formation provided in the monthly reports filed pursuant
15 to section 1 in a single monthly report and publish such
16 report on the Web site of the Department of Transpor17
tation.

Discouraging terrorist travel

New Book.

Excellent observations by Mike Boyd

Me thinks thou doest protest too much. (It's only when the airlines get a bill for incompetent performance that they start complaining, otherwise, its all good, as Boyd points out in his aviation hot flash column. If you can't get to the column via the direct link I've provided here, simply go to:

http://www.aviationplanning.com

and link to the HOT FLASH column from the front page after entering the site.

Its very convenient that a bill for $40 million was ommitted from one airline's blance sheet prior to dispersing the profit sharing checks, wasn't it?

Airbus Airworthiness Directive

Fire danger from APU, heads up.

And then there's this: Airbus parking brake failure.

Passenger Data (that means your privacy)

Getting to know you, getting to know all about you. . ..

Aviation Safety, the dance card

Take a look.

Drug Resistant TB and air travel

From the Congressional Research Service. Vectors for terrorism.

Security vs Privacy

The gross miscalculation which leads to all manner of tragedy.

You really don't need one, yet.

Passport deadline suspended.

The Real ID Act

Background.

Passport Frustration

via NYTIMES.

Most wanted safety improvements

From the House.

Pilots indicted in Brazil Accident

Done Deal.

complaint in JFK JETA fuel tank case

Via the Counterrorism Blog.

Update, July 25, 2007.

Belgian passport

Belgian Passport vulnerable.

TB and air travel, from the World Health Organization

History & Current Alerts.

TB and implications for bioterrorism, hearing from the Homeland Security folks in Congress, June 10, 2007, see webcast.

observations on registered traveler

essay.

IATA speech

Minimizing your carbon footprint.(leave your shoes at the door)

Air Travel Consumer Report

From the Dept of Transportation, June, 2007.

Security Lapses

From the BBC.

Establishing Jurisdiction for denied boarding

CIVIL PROCEDURE – When Gupta attempted to board a Bangkok plane bound for Los Angeles, Thai Airways employees refused to allow Gupta to board because they determined his U.S. visa was invalid. The 9th Circuit found that Gupta had a full and fair opportunity to establish the jurisdiction of United States courts over Thai Airways. Judge Bea wrote, “He failed to do so. He does not now get a do-over.” SEE Gupta v. Thai Airways International via Courthousenews.com.

Or go here for the pdf of the opinion:

Gupta v Thai Airways.

The Year of Living Dangerously

More than one wife, who gets the proceeds when the husband dies in a plane crash?

Explosives Detection on Passengers

How effective is it? Congressional Research Service Report.