Air France Crash

Poor Training.

27 held aviation licenses-deemed threat

Commuters.

Right this Way.

Aircraft Emissions Trading Schemes

Bill to Prohibit Compliance by American Carriers.

Air France Airbus Accident Update

Pilot Error.

BEA findings.

Mark Bavis Wrongful Death 9/11

Flight 175, second plane into World Trade Center Complex.

IRS on refunding ticket tax

See it.

Pretty

Air Fare Rise Chart.

M-Class Solar Flares

Everybody put on your shades.

UnitedContinental Pilot Sick Calls

Injunction still in effect.

Doc.

Carbon Emissions Fees in Europe

Open your wallet.

Future Crime

Checkpoint of the Future. Wait a minute, didn't they make a movie about this. . .something . . .I know, it was Minority Report.

How Catherine Zeta Jones and Sean Connery beat the Iris Scann.

MORIS Iris Scan for the iPhone.

There's a reason various races share facial features, it's called shared genetics and is thus a stop and search on the basis of racial profiling.

United's Frequent Flyer Card, After Merger

From the NYTimes.

State Dept Travel App

Tracking.?

NPRM

DOT 88-11
Friday, July 15, 2011
Contact: Dave Smallen
Tel: 202-366-5568

U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Rule to Require Airlines to Report More Data on Fees, Baggage and Mishandled Wheelchairs

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed a new rule that will require airlines to report more information on the amount and types of fees collected from passengers, as well as the number of checked bags and mishandled wheelchairs. The proposal would revise current reporting requirements to improve data collection on the amount airlines receive from different, specific types of fees.

“Our goal is to improve the quality of data we collect from airlines and make airline pricing more transparent,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “In an era of rising fees, passengers deserve better information about how airlines are performing, particularly when it comes to fees, baggage and accommodating passengers in wheelchairs.”
Airlines currently submit quarterly reports on revenue from baggage fees and reservation change fees to DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Airlines received $3.4 billion from baggage fees and $2.3 billion from reservation change fees in 2010.

However, under current rules, revenue from seating assignments and on-board sales of food, drink, pillows, blankets, entertainment, or any other ancillary items are reported in larger, combined categories and cannot be identified separately.

Today’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes to require airlines to report 16 additional categories of fee revenue in addition to the baggage and reservation change fees. Identification of all ancillary fees and the amounts collected by each airline would improve information available to the public and help determine the impact of the increasing use of these fees on the Airport and Airways Trust Fund. Collection of data on fee revenue was recommended by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a July 2010 report.

The proposed changes to baggage reporting requirements will improve information useful to airline passengers. Currently, DOT compares the number of mishandled baggage reports to the number of passengers enplaned. With passengers checking fewer bags as a result of higher baggage fees, DOT tentatively believes passengers would have better information on airline service if the comparison is based on the number of checked bags. In 2010, carriers reporting on-time and mishandled baggage numbers posted a mishandled baggage rate of 3.57 per 1,000 passengers, an improvement over 2009's rate of 3.99.

Finally, many air travelers who use wheelchairs have indicated to the DOT that they are reluctant to travel by air due to concerns that their wheelchairs or scooters will be delayed or the equipment may arrive damaged. For this reason, the DOT is proposing to require more information about how well airlines meet the needs of passengers with mobility disabilities in order to understand and better address any problems.

The rulemaking proposed today is a part of the Department's broader effort to strengthen airline passenger rights and improve information available to the public. It is also consistent with the recommendation of the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee to bring greater transparency to airline pricing, including ancillary fees. In December 2009, the DOT finalized a rule that, among other things, prohibited lengthy tarmac delays, which in its first 12 months nearly eliminated extended tarmac delays. DOT also issued a final rule in April 2011 that expands the current ban on lengthy tarmac delays to non-U.S. carriers, requires airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provides consumers involuntarily bumped from oversold flights with greater compensation, and requires carriers to disclose hidden fees.

Comments on the NPRM can be submitted to the Federal Docket Management System.

Use Docket ID No. RITA-2011-0001.

Public comments will be accepted through Sept. 13, 2011.

FAA faces shutdown

Airline Ticket Taxes to be Suspended.!

US Airways Pilot Removed from Duty

Pilots being forced to fly unsafe aircraft (claim).

Funny how the 'safety culture' of an airline gets really tight right around pilot contract time and the rest of your life, it's not an issue. Nevertheless, if a ship isn't good enough for the pilot, it shouldn't be good enough for you, either. Book Away. And don't go back.

More.

Regular as Clockwork

Teacher becomes unwitting smuggler. Sort of a model, don't you think, for planting items on KnownTravelers.

Hearings

Last line of defense.

Visa Lottery

Bill to Abolish.

Ancillary Fee Transparency

Bags, Pets, Etc.

Delayed Implementation of Fees. DOT says some rules will take effect Jan.24th, instead of Agusut 23rd.

A Naked Human Generic Form

TSA Scanners.

FAQs from the TSA.

Pilots vs CAL

ERISA does not allow inquiry into authenticity of pilot divorce.

Code Red

Reviving Trusted Traveler.

DOT Press Release

DOT 88-11

Friday, July 15, 2011

Contact: Dave Smallen

Tel: 202-366-5568



U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Rule to Require Airlines to Report More Data on Fees, Baggage and Mishandled Wheelchairs

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed a new rule that will require airlines to report more information on the amount and types of fees collected from passengers, as well as the number of checked bags and mishandled wheelchairs. The proposal would revise current reporting requirements to improve data collection on the amount airlines receive from different, specific types of fees.

See the DOT press release for Secretary Ray LaHood's statement.

Airlines currently submit quarterly reports on revenue from baggage fees and reservation change fees to DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Airlines received $3.4 billion from baggage fees and $2.3 billion from reservation change fees in 2010.

However, under current rules, revenue from seating assignments and on-board sales of food, drink, pillows, blankets, entertainment, or any other ancillary items are reported in larger, combined categories and cannot be identified separately.

Today’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes to require airlines to report 16 additional categories of fee revenue in addition to the baggage and reservation change fees. Identification of all ancillary fees and the amounts collected by each airline would improve information available to the public and help determine the impact of the increasing use of these fees on the Airport and Airways Trust Fund. Collection of data on fee revenue was recommended by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a July 2010 report.

The proposed changes to baggage reporting requirements will improve information useful to airline passengers. Currently, DOT compares the number of mishandled baggage reports to the number of passengers enplaned. With passengers checking fewer bags as a result of higher baggage fees, DOT tentatively believes passengers would have better information on airline service if the comparison is based on the number of checked bags. In 2010, carriers reporting on-time and mishandled baggage numbers posted a mishandled baggage rate of 3.57 per 1,000 passengers, an improvement over 2009's rate of 3.99.

Finally, many air travelers who use wheelchairs have indicated to the DOT that they are reluctant to travel by air due to concerns that their wheelchairs or scooters will be delayed or the equipment may arrive damaged. For this reason, the DOT is proposing to require more information about how well airlines meet the needs of passengers with mobility disabilities in order to understand and better address any problems.

The rulemaking proposed today is a part of the Department's broader effort to strengthen airline passenger rights and improve information available to the public. It is also consistent with the recommendation of the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee to bring greater transparency to airline pricing, including ancillary fees. In December 2009, the DOT finalized a rule that, among other things, prohibited lengthy tarmac delays, which in its first 12 months nearly eliminated extended tarmac delays. DOT also issued a final rule in April 2011 that expands the current ban on lengthy tarmac delays to non-U.S. carriers, requires airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provides consumers involuntarily bumped from oversold flights with greater compensation, and requires carriers to disclose hidden fees.

Comments on the NPRM can be submitted to the at Federal Docket Management System.
Use Docket ID No. RITA-2011-0001.
Public comments will be accepted through Sept. 13, 2011.

Smart Phone Apps

Is your privacy protected.?

Europe's Perfect Storm

Opportunities Lost.

AUS

Greatest City in Texas.

Turn About

Woman Gropes TSA Agent and Gets Arrested.

New Expedited Screening from TSA for Frequent Flyer Club Members

ATL, DTW, MIA & DFW.

Yes, . . .we CAN

Filming at security checkpoints.

Body Scanners Improperly Adopted

Via BusinessWeek.

Wired's Coverage.


Read the DC Circuit Court's Opinion.

I can't live like this. . .

The only reason my marriage's lasted this long is because I was GONE all the time, I want to come back to work.! (pilot aged 60 out rule)

Emergent

Global Carriers.

Collecting Data

DOT 88-11
Friday, July 15, 2011
Contact: Dave Smallen
Tel: 202-366-5568

U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Rule to Require Airlines to Report More Data on Fees, Baggage and Mishandled WheelchairsThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed a new rule that will require airlines to report more information on the amount and types of fees collected from passengers, as well as the number of checked bags and mishandled wheelchairs. The proposal would revise current reporting requirements to improve data collection on the amount airlines receive from different, specific types of fees.

“Our goal is to improve the quality of data we collect from airlines and make airline pricing more transparent,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “In an era of rising fees, passengers deserve better information about how airlines are performing, particularly when it comes to fees, baggage and accommodating passengers in wheelchairs.”

Airlines currently submit quarterly reports on revenue from baggage fees and reservation change fees to DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Airlines received $3.4 billion from baggage fees and $2.3 billion from reservation change fees in 2010.

However, under current rules, revenue from seating assignments and on-board sales of food, drink, pillows, blankets, entertainment, or any other ancillary items are reported in larger, combined categories and cannot be identified separately.

Today’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes to require airlines to report 16 additional categories of fee revenue in addition to the baggage and reservation change fees. Identification of all ancillary fees and the amounts collected by each airline would improve information available to the public and help determine the impact of the increasing use of these fees on the Airport and Airways Trust Fund. Collection of data on fee revenue was recommended by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a July 2010 report.

The proposed changes to baggage reporting requirements will improve information useful to airline passengers. Currently, DOT compares the number of mishandled baggage reports to the number of passengers enplaned. With passengers checking fewer bags as a result of higher baggage fees, DOT tentatively believes passengers would have better information on airline service if the comparison is based on the number of checked bags. In 2010, carriers reporting on-time and mishandled baggage numbers posted a mishandled baggage rate of 3.57 per 1,000 passengers, an improvement over 2009's rate of 3.99.

Finally, many air travelers who use wheelchairs have indicated to the DOT that they are reluctant to travel by air due to concerns that their wheelchairs or scooters will be delayed or the equipment may arrive damaged. For this reason, the DOT is proposing to require more information about how well airlines meet the needs of passengers with mobility disabilities in order to understand and better address any problems.

The rulemaking proposed today is a part of the Department's broader effort to strengthen airline passenger rights and improve information available to the public. It is also consistent with the recommendation of the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee to bring greater transparency to airline pricing, including ancillary fees. In December 2009, the DOT finalized a rule that, among other things, prohibited lengthy tarmac delays, which in its first 12 months nearly eliminated extended tarmac delays. DOT also issued a final rule in April 2011 that expands the current ban on lengthy tarmac delays to non-U.S. carriers, requires airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provides consumers involuntarily bumped from oversold flights with greater compensation, and requires carriers to disclose hidden fees.

Comments on the NPRM can be submitted to the Federal Docket Management System.
Use Docket ID No. RITA-2011-0001.

Public comments will be accepted through Sept. 13, 2011.

Renew Your Passport

Before you have to give a DNA sample.

Too late.

Airport Lounges

Overcoming Scarcity in Power Outlets, lousy food and constant, personally irrelevant broadcasts.

Irreplaceable

American Lost Documentary Film.

BTS

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Contact: Dave Smallen

Tel: 202-366-5568





MEDIA ADVISORY

BTS Releases May Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption Data

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), today updated its Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption web page with preliminary May data.



Cost per gallon for U.S. airlines’ scheduled services:



May 2010 $2.32

April 2011 $2.99

May 2011 $3.03


The page provides scheduled service cost and consumption numbers. Use the “Select a Service” dropdown to see all services or non-scheduled.



The Fuel Cost and Consumption. Summaries by month are also available.

Preliminary fuel cost and consumption numbers are industry summaries only. Airline fuel costs may be affected by hedging. The next web update is scheduled for Aug. 9.



Individual airline numbers are available through December on the BTS website. Individual airline numbers for January, February and March will be available with the BTS first-quarter financial release with release date to be determined. Individual airline numbers for April and May will be available with the BTS second-quarter financial release scheduled for Sept 19.

GAO Reports

Explosives Detection.

Preventing Travel.

Facial Profiling

Not so far from recent science fiction, in any case, kiss your liberty good-bye.

Tracking 'Militants', aka identifiable races. Don't be so smug, you're next.

Air France Case Progresses

Paying Victims' Families.

Frequent Flyer Miles for Free

Coin Orders (audio) Report.

Print Report.

Biometric Passports

FAQ.

Unaccompanied Minor Fees

By Carrier.

TSA fees

Court upholds TSA calculation, via CourtHouseNews.

Cold Packs for Cardiac Victims

Probably need to change the procedures for on-board cardiac events to add cold packs after the heart is restarted with the AED.

You can read this for free by going to Google News and using the name of the author as a search term.

Globalization

The Economist.

FAA News

FAA News
July 11, 2011



FAA Proposes Civil Penalties Against Eight Companies



The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing civil penalties ranging from $66,000 to $133,950 against eight companies for alleged violations of FAA regulations. They include the following:



Apollo Aviation of Fruitland Park, Fla.: $77,300 for allegedly operating a Cessna 172 on nine flights between July 21 and 24, 2010, when it was not in compliance with FAA regulations. The aircraft crashed near Waynesboro , Va. , on July 24. The pilot was not injured. The FAA alleges Apollo failed to accomplish the required tests and inspections of the altimeter, static system and transponder in the aircraft within the 24 months leading up to the accident.

JetSmart, Inc., of Rochester, N.Y.: $133,950 for allegedly operating a Hawker Beechcraft 125-800 business jet aircraft on 63 flights between Oct. 3, 2009 and Dec. 15, 2009, when it was not in compliance with FAA regulations. The FAA alleges JetSmart failed to inspect handheld fire extinguishers every 30 days, as required under the company’s approved inspection program. The aircraft also made two additional flights on Dec. 10 and Dec. 15, 2009, when the passenger public address system was inoperative, but the company failed to post the required placard in the airplane confirming that fact.

26 North Aviation, Inc. of Allentown, Pa.: $81,000 for allegedly failing to inspect overwing emergency exits after opening them as part of crew evacuation training on several of its aircraft. The company’s FAA-approved general maintenance manual mandates the inspections that must be completed and documented before the aircraft can be returned to service. The alleged violations occurred at multiple points beginning on June 2, 2009 and continued through Feb. 17, 2010.

Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc., of Boise , Idaho : $77,000 for allegedly installing a night vision system on a helicopter used for emergency medical services when it was not authorized to perform that modification. The FAA further alleges that Aviation Specialties failed to perform the modification correctly and used unacceptable technical data to guide the work. The alleged violation occurred Nov. 24, 2009.

Liberty Jet Management Corporation of Oyster Bay, N.Y.: $75,000 for allegedly using a pilot who had failed his most recent checkride as second-in-command on approximately 25 charter flights. FAA regulations require all crewmembers to have passed checkrides (or other appropriate evaluations) before they may fly as required crew. The flights operated between Aug. 4 and Nov. 11, 2010.


For information on the cases above, please call Arlene Salac or Jim Peters at
718-553-3015



American Eagle Airlines of Fort Worth : $77,500 for alleged violations of the company’s operations specification for its ground de-icing/anti-icing program. The FAA alleges American Eagle’s line maintenance contractor at Richmond. , Va. , used uncalibrated tools to test the anti-freeze used for de-icing aircraft, and that the tools were not specified for use by the airline’s FAA-approved general maintenance manual and its ground deicing program. Under FAA regulations, a carrier is responsible for overseeing a contractor’s maintenance. FAA inspectors discovered the problem and said the violations took place between Feb. 13 and March 9, 2010.


For information on the case above, please call Lynn Lunsford, 817-222-4455



Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) of Atlanta : $132,000 for allegedly operating a Bombardier CRJ regional jet on 22 passenger-carrying flights between May 14 and May 18, 2010, while it was not in compliance with FAA regulations. The FAA alleges that ASA performed maintenance on the aircraft on May 13, 2010, but did not execute a maintenance release or appropriate aircraft logbook entry releasing the aircraft for service.

Jet Aircraft Maintenance of Miami : $66,000 for allegedly failing to perform tire changes properly on various United Airlines A320 airliners. The alleged violations occurred between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2, 2010 at Washington ’s Reagan National Airport . Jet Aircraft Maintenance performs line maintenance for United at the airport. The FAA specifically alleges the company did not use the proper tools and specified lubricants during the tire changes.

For information on the cases above, please call Kathleen Bergen, 404-305-5100



The companies have 30 days from the receipt of the FAA’s enforcement letter to respond to the agency.

Pilots' Bill of Rights

Senator Inhofe's Rage.

Save Fuel, reduce emissions

Iridium.

HNL

36 hours in paradise.

Atlantic Southeast Fined

DOT 84-11
Monday, July 11, 2011
Contact: Bill Mosley
Tel.: (202) 366-4570

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Fined for Violating Rules Protecting Air Travelers with Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) for violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities. The carrier was assessed a $200,000 civil penalty of which up to $75,000 may be used to improve its service to disabled passengers above levels required by DOT rules.

“Passengers with disabilities have rights and they have a right to be treated fairly and with respect by the airlines,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “We will continue to take enforcement action when our disability rules are violated.”

The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 requires airlines to provide assistance to passengers with disabilities in boarding and deplaning aircraft, including the use of wheelchairs, ramps, mechanical lifts or service personnel where needed.

During June 2010, the Department’s Aviation Enforcement Office conducted a review and inspection at ASA’s Atlanta offices and airport operations of the carrier’s compliance with Department consumer protection requirements. The Enforcement Office reviewed, among other things, disability-related complaints received by the carrier from January 2009 through May 2010. That review revealed a number of violations of the rules requiring assistance to passengers with disabilities who use wheelchairs.

Of the $200,000 penalty, up to $35,000 may be used to relocate passenger lifts that have been acquired by ASA to airports that the carrier serves in order to supplement and improve enplaning and deplaning services. Up to $40,000 may be used by the carrier to conduct audits and surveys to ensure that its employees are complying with the airline disability rules.

The consent order is available on the Internet at
Regulations.gov.
docket # DOT-OST-2011-0003.

Public Housing Searches

First it was the airport;

Indiscriminate, non-particularized suspicion, via courthousenews.

You really should check out the 4th amendment book:

The Rights of the People, by David K. Shipler. It was wonderful. Highly Recommended.

Search Incident to Arrest. (via OpenCRS)

Israel Blocks Air Travelers

We call that a NO FLY list.

Virtual Travel

Previewing Destinations via the Net.

New Madrid Fault Line & Shut Down

New Madrid Fault Line & Nuclear Reactors.

Full Text of Notice.

Relevant Part:

Notice is hereby given that by petition dated March 12, 2011,
Thomas Saporito (petitioner) has requested that the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) take action to order shutdown of all ``nuclear power
reactors in the USA [United States of America] which are known to be
located on or near an earthquake fault-line.''

Japan's Quake and Effect on U.S..

E pluribus unum

"out of many, one"

Deep Holes in Immigration Courts.

Stay OUT of Mexico:

Americans Traveling Abroad at Risk.

The story from courthousenews.

Coming Out as Undocumented

See this story from NPR

See also, below, the June 25th post of this blog for more on the inequities of our treatment of non-citizens. Everyone of us is descended from someone who came here, immigrated here, except the American Indian population. Not many can claim a tribal number.

Problem is, it seems to me, that the immigrant population does the labor Americans routinely refuse, like digging ditches without supporting structures to prevent cave ins, or cutting stone without a mask or goggles to filter the dust, all jobs that run around the safety laws, and employers continue to hire illegals because its cheap, and if they get hurt, too bad. They are SOL.

Do we really want to be this kind of country?

On Time Performance via DOT

DOT 80-11
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Contact: Bill Mosley
Tel: (202) 366-4570

Airline On-Time Performance in May Improves from Previous Month but Down From Last Year

The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival mark in May that was an improvement from April’s showing but down from the performance recorded in May 2010, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Information filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, shows that the 16 carriers reporting on-time performance recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 77.1 percent in May, down from the 79.9 percent on-time rate of May 2010 but up from April 2011’s 75.5 percent rate.

The monthly report also includes data on lengthy tarmac delays, on-time performance, chronically delayed flights, flight cancellations, and the causes of flight delays filed with the Department by the reporting carriers. In addition, the report contains information on reports of mishandled baggage filed by consumers with the carriers, and consumer service, disability and discrimination complaints received by DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division. This report also includes reports of incidents involving pets traveling by air, as required to be filed by U.S. carriers.

The Air Travel Consumer Report can be found on DOT’s World Wide Web Site.


The Bureau of Transportation Statistics today released May airline on-time numbers. Here is a summary of tables posted on the BTS website

Thursday, July 7, 2011 Contact: Dave Smallen

Tel.: (202) 366-5568

david.smallen@dot.gov



BTS airport rankings on flight delays and other summary tables.

Tarmac Times.

The tables posted on the BTS website are:

Table 1: On-time arrival performance during the first five months of 2011 was the 11th highest for the January-May period in the 17 years with comparable numbers and the lowest since 2008. Note that the number of reporting carriers has varied.



Table 2: May was the 109th highest month of the 195 months with comparable records with on-time performance of 77.06 percent. On-time performance in May 2011 was the third lowest of the last 17 years and below the average of 79.80 for May in the past 16 years.



Table 3: Salt Lake City (87.31) had the highest and Newark (61.87) had the lowest on-time arrival performance of the 29 busiest airports in May.



Table 4: Salt Lake City (82.44) had the highest and Newark (65.35) had the lowest on-time arrival performance of the 29 busiest airports for the five-month January-May period.



Table 5: Salt Lake City (88.83) and Portland (88.80) had the highest and Chicago O’Hare (67.48) had the lowest on-time departure performance of the 29 busiest airports in May.



Table 6: Seattle (85.86) had the highest and Chicago Midway (67.55) had the lowest on-time departure performance of the 29 busiest airports for the five-month January-May period.



Tarmac Times: There were 16 tarmac times of more than three hours in May: 14 taxi-ins (wheels-on to gate arrival), one taxi-out and one cancellation. The 14 taxi-ins were all operated on May 29 by American Eagle at Chicago O’Hare. The May flight with the longest tarmac time was American Eagle Flight 3873 from El Paso to Chicago O’Hare on May 29 which was on the O’Hare tarmac for 223 minutes before arriving at the gate, the longest tarmac time since the DOT rule went into effect.



Longest 2011 Tarmac Time: American Eagle Flight 3873 from El Paso to Chicago O’Hare on May 29 was on the O’Hare tarmac for 223 minutes before arriving at the gate.



Chronically Delayed: The most delayed flight in May was Frontier Flight 804 from Kansas City to New York LaGuardia, which was 81.25 percent not on-time, averaging 93 minutes late.



The Tables.

For other airports and more detailed information.


Causes of delay.

Tarmac Times.





Chronically-delayed flights.

CDC's 2012 YellowBook

Traveler's Health Risk By Country.

Implant Bombs

Hey, are those things real.?

EPIC.

EU Emissions Trading

U.S. Airlines deny the rules apply to them.