Obviously, Americans are returning to the airports; consider all the direct and indirect support/supply businesses that benefits from this.

(Written on 16/04/2021)(Permalink)

Is the point of this article to critique the solicitation/procurement means and methods of America's commercial airline industry? If so, these alleged "knowledgeable sources" should be, more than willing, to identify themselves for such altruism (i.e. promotion of the common good).

(Written on 09/04/2021)(Permalink)

My point being, raising your voice with vitriol and slander does not advance an argument, or constructively promote a level-of-awareness to a differing view/opinion. When the debate is lost slander becomes the tool of the losers.

(Written on 02/04/2021)(Permalink)

I thought this was a venue for open topical discussion; I don't see the benefit of irrelevant personal insults and attacks by a few "members" on this site. The design intent of free speech in America was to allow civil discussion of differing opinions not restricted by consensus, oversight permission, threat, and/or intimidation by others. Sadly, it seems civility is a dying, and/or already deceased, virtue in America.

(Written on 02/04/2021)(Permalink)

There is no question the former Bergstrom Air Force Base's 12,000 and 9,000 feet runways and ancillary land area infrastructure, accommodated the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) conversion and expansion. In turn, the 130 Tollway highway, located just east of the (KAUS), facilitates airline passenger ingress/egress traffic from a large market area around Austin. Texas Department of Transportation ("TXDoT") has and continues to do a great job overcoming the absence of large east/west thoroughfares across Austin and loops around Austin. Back in the seventies Austin had an environmental-controlled city council that would not participate with (TXDoT") and/or listen to long-range development proponents who anticipated Austin's growth. Now, Austin is handcuffed with traffic congestion and inherent limitations on roadway right-of-way acquisition/expansion. Fortunately, the aviation and airline industries can alleviate some surface travel restrictions caused by shortsighte

(Written on 19/03/2021)(Permalink)

Your logic is interesting, but if your reasoning is valid, how do you “judge” businesses like Nike, Apple, the NBA etc., etc., who “make a profit” off the indentured servitude system in China. Why can’t we mandate an American business standard, both foreign and domestic, of treating others the way we would like to be treated?

(Written on 06/03/2021)(Permalink)

This disappointing news highlights the level of decline in the moral and ethical character of American businesses. What happened to the idea of simply abiding by the terms and conditions of a bilateral agreement (i.e. simply doing what you agreed to do)? I want to believe this generation of corporate America has a percentage of individuals with enough character and personal integrity to speak up against obvious wrongdoing. If a person doesn't stand for something they'll fall for anything. Has America's business and graduate schools stopped teach standard business integrity, morals and ethics? There is a universal ethical standard of behavior that facilities orderliness in the daily operation of business specifically and society in general.

(Written on 05/03/2021)(Permalink)

Flights into ("IMC") with fatal results, usually have funerals performed in ("CAVU") conditions. Takeoffs are voluntary, landings are mandatory; this was a very sad and tragic event for all concerned.

(Written on 12/02/2021)(Permalink)

I find it very disturbing that a presumably educated, normal federal government employee reached such a state of callous insensitively for the safety of others and FAA immediate employee supervisors didn't notice any strange behavior for over twenty (20) years. Perhaps some FAA supervisors should also be loosing their pensions. If a private-sector contract business/employee been involved with this incident, the FAA would pursue every legal means available to punish both the business and employee.

(Written on 05/02/2021)(Permalink)

Perhaps you're too young to remember how legacy airlines, like AA operating at DFW, were protected by route restricting SWA's non-stop flight operations out of DAL. "The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." SOCRATES We need a new day of government "hands off", let the airline customer straighten out unfair fare structuring, by allowing competing airlines to compete on a level playing field.

(Written on 29/01/2021)(Permalink)