January 2010 Archives

Where is the TSA Chief?

This isn't the Farm Credit Administration we’re talking about here. It's the agency that is supposed to protect our citizens from another 9/11 attack. It's a critical post and needs someone with the expertise and political clout to get the attention of those who hold the purse strings.

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines Battle for the Skies

All Nippon Airways, which had typically played second fiddle to flag carrier Japan Airlines, could give JAL, United, and all the other players in the Pacific a run for their money.

Miracle on the Hudson Anniversary

Capt. Chesley Sullenberger--aka "Sully"--is reuniting in a few hours with co-pilot Jeff Skiles and many of other 155 people aboard flight 1549 aboard a NY Waterway ferry--which will cruise out to the same spot where the Airbus A320 went down...

Give the TSA Screeners a Break!

One of the biggest hazards of the screener job is the tedium. Searching for the tiny number of baddies among the millions of innocent fliers who transit airports is inefficient, expensive and ultimately, it won’t work

New TSA rules: Déjà Vu All Over Again

The news about the “new” security rules that were rushed into being thanks to the would-be bomber in briefs is depressingly familiar. There will be more random searches, more bags will be swabbed for explosives, etc. It's the usual ratcheting up after a foiled attack.

About On the Fly

Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler's aviation correspondent, has spent two decades reporting on the aviation industry. She has written two books: Blue Streak about upstart JetBlue, and Rapid Descent, about airline deregulation.