Airports
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A Brief Update From the Road
This is going to be a light posting week for me since I’m on the road until Friday, but I’ll be back…
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Bangkok’s New Airport Running Better Today
The first day of operation for anything as complex as an airport is bound to have problems. Surprisingly, Bangkok’s new airport –…
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Perimeter Rules (No, This Doesn’t Involve Math)
In this recent conversation on the Today in the Sky blog, I mentioned something about the perimeter rule at New York’s LaGuardia…
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Check Your Bags Before You Get to LAX
With the liquid ban still holding strong, the lines for checking bags can sometimes eclipse the security lines in length. The city…
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Expect Bangkok Delays Starting Sep 28
Bangkok is planning to open its new Suvarnabhumi Airport (say that three times fast) on September 28, but nobody expects them to…
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United/Trans States End the San Antonio Experiment
Back at the beginning of this year, United and Trans States decided to try a little experiment. United had been performing well…
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FAA Encourages Airline Steroids in New York
New York’s LaGuardia airport is not a big place. At least, it’s not big enough to handle all the demand that’s out…
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MAXjet Decides to Gamble
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of MAXjet. Then raise your hand again if you can tell me why airlines can’t just…
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Confirmed: Beirut Sees Flights Again
I mentioned yesterday that Beirut was ready to open again assuming the powers that be gave their blessings. Well, the first aircraft…
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London Getting Closer to Normal
As the news coverage has died down here in the US, most people have probably forgotten about the plight of London-bound travelers.…
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Nobody Knows Why LAX Keeps Having ILS Failures
In the last couple of weeks, LAX has seen failures on one of its instrument landing systems (ILS) on two separate occasions.…
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Beirut Airport Ready to Reopen
Now that the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah has held up for a couple of days, Beirut airport is getting ready to…