Mar
25
2021
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
[Roundup] Spruce Up Your CDC Vaccination Card
Cop Tasers Passengers At Atlanta Airport Security As Fight Breaks Out Over Man Without ID
Mar
25
2021
Around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning a fight broke out at an Atlanta airport security checkpoint. Three teenagers were trying to get through TSA screening while one of them lacked I.D.
There’s a simple procedure for confirming your identity without ID. It takes a little longer but the TSA accesses privately compiled databases with personal information and you confirm details about yourself. Instead video shows how things deteriorated.
If You Work For An Airline, Don’t Bring Your Musical Instrument To Mexico
Mar
25
2021
As easy as most travelers have it going through immigration and customs – most U.S. citizens, anyway, I wouldn’t want to be Indian arriving in Japan – flight crew are usually given even more flexibility. That’s one reason why flight crew make attractive smugglers.
Airline employees aren’t always given a free pass, though.
American Airlines Group Told Pilots To Delay Covid-19 Vaccination, Just Keep Flying
Mar
25
2021
Piedmont Airlines, an American Eagle carrier owned by American Airlines, told pilots they needed to wait to get vaccinated against Covid-19 because of increasing passenger demand for flights. Airlines argued that huge federal subsidies were necessary ‘to be ready’ for flying to return. Even at the absolute peak of flying days demand has been off at least 30% compared to before the pandemic. Yet despite subsidies, while airlines have pocketed the cash and paid employees as well, they haven’t kept those employees trained and ready to fly. So American’s subsidiary told pilots to delay vaccinations in order to work. In the memo sent last Wednesday, Piedmont Airlines Chief Pilot John Pursell told the regional carrier’s 500 pilots, “Piedmont will be unable to release any additional pilots for COVID vaccination for the weekend of March 19-21…
A Lesson About Cost Controls That Airline Executives Need To Learn From Bob Crandall
Mar
24
2021
What Crandall intuitively understands is that passenger airlines are a low margin business (outside of areas where government limits competition). As a result it’s crucial to guard against cost disease and expense creep. He used sometimes apocryphal stories to make his point about attention to detail to keep costs low without noticeably sacrificing quality.
[Roundup] Class Action Lawsuit Targets Credit Reporting Agency For Not Investigating Errors
Mar
24
2021
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Why Long Haul Low Cost Carriers Fail
Mar
24
2021
French long haul low cost airline French Bee plans to outfit two new Airbus A350s they’ll take delivery of this year with 488 seats, about 50% more seats than most airlines put on the plane. This plan is likely to fail. Here’s why low cost carriers work on short flights, but fail when trying to fly long haul.
Marriott Hotel Tries To Charge Guests 2% For Paying With A Credit Card. Will It Fly?
Mar
24
2021
The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort has been charging guests a 2% fee for paying their bills by credit card.
Capital One Will Launch New Travel Rewards Booking Portal, Leads Hopper’s $170 Million Funding Round
Mar
24
2021
The Hopper app is a flight and hotel booking tool that helps you find the best prices, including making predictions about when to buy to get the best deal. Capital One is leading a $170 million funding round for Hopper, and partnering with them to launch a new travel portal for cardmembers.
Here’s what’s wrong with most online booking tools, and how Capital One and Hopper could beat them.
Biden Administration Considering Adding More U.S. Citizens To No Fly List
Mar
23
2021
The ‘No Fly List’ is the government’s pre-crime profiling that keeps people off of U.S. airlines and airlines flying to the U.S. without having been convicted or even charged with a crime.
It’s a secret list that people haven’t been entitled to know how they got on or to confront the evidence relied upon to put them on it. Legally there is very little recourse, and when challenged the government claims ‘state secrets.’
