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ATL new eGates. Employees celebrate the milestone.

Press Release: Hartsfield-Jackson first to launch TSA automated eGates

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has become the first airport in the nation to launch automated electronic gates (eGat... Continue Reading

American Airlines aircraft inflight above the clouds

Press Release: American Airlines pilots One Stop Security in US

American Airlines is revolutionizing the international travel experience by becoming the first airline in the United States to offer seamles... Continue Reading

White paper airplane with white dotted line following it on a blue background.

Press Release: Taipei Songshan reimagines check-in with SITA

Passengers departing from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) will soon benefit from a lightning-fast, fully streamlined check-in experience thank... Continue Reading

The hand-held unit on the left has translated “Please take off your shoes” in Spanish. The unit on the right has it translated into Vietnamese. These devices are being tested by TSA

Press Release: TSA tests language translation devices at PHL

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are testing the use of new hand-held language translation-interpretation devices in an... Continue Reading

Flair Airlines aircraft parked with passengers enter via a staircase at the back entrance. International

Press Release: Four international air carriers join TSA PreCheck

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today the expansion of its TSA PreCheck program with the addition of Air Europa, ... Continue Reading

United sounds positive notes about network, #PaxEx improvements

For any other industry at any other time, a first quarter net loss of $1.4 billion would be bad news. As a US airline emerging from the COVI... Continue Reading

Press Release: TSA to conduct gender-neutral screening at checkpoints

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced new standards for screening transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming airl... Continue Reading

Allegiant A319 cabin interior shows greyish blue seats in sets of 3 and 3. The view is from the back of the aircraft.

Cheap flights, skinny seats: welcome to no-frills Allegiant

On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I decided to get adventurous when booking my travel home to Seattle, Washington. Allegiant Air doesn’... Continue Reading

Heathrow Airport is busy with passengers in the distance but many empty seats remain in the forefront of the image.

Op-Ed: Aviation’s COVID problem isn’t airplanes: it’s airports

How much money has the aviation industry invested in keeping passengers safe from catching COVID-19 in the air — and in explaining everythin... Continue Reading

Press Release: FAA-fined unruly passengers to lose TSA PreCheck

Unruly airline passengers may face additional consequences for bad behavior under a new partnership between the Transportation Security Admi... Continue Reading

Almost private: JSX makes flying easy and enjoyable

For those who could afford it, flying private during the pandemic quickly emerged as a desirable alternative to first class on a legacy airl... Continue Reading

Looking out the window of Alaska Airlines 737-900 over snowy mountains of Anchorage

Alaska Airlines’ service and soft product pull through again

Sometimes plans change. Originally I was to fly out and back from Seattle to Portland, Oregon during a single day, stay at home for a night,... Continue Reading

Interior of Alaska Airlines' A321neo with passengers onboard.

Alaska Airlines offers compelling transcon option with A321neo

While an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 is not at the top of my preference list for a transcon flight, the airline regularly schedules one of it... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines 767 in-flight, with a view of the engine from the window

Delta’s domestic widebody flights are a treat

With international travel still largely off the table for most people, 2021 has seen the resurgence of highly sought after US domestic wideb... Continue Reading

Tailwind seaplane at the dock prepping for flight.

Taking Tailwind for a spin before it begins NYC-BOS seaplane operation

Seaplane operations are not a new idea for New York City. Small airlines have been utilizing the East 23rd Street Skyport since the 1930s. W... Continue Reading