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Alfred Kahn, 'Godfather' of Airline Deregulation, Dies at 93
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsAlfred Kahn, the "Godfather" of airline deregulation whose championing of the free market made jet travel affordable for millions but also sent the industry teetering toward bankruptcy, died of cancer Monday at his home in Ithaca, N.Y. He was 93. The noted economist spent most of his academic career at Cornell University. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter picked Kahn to head the federal Civil Aeronautics Board, which then strictly controlled the fares and routes flown by airlines. The choice was not accidental. Wally McNamee / Corbis Alfred Kahn, shown in 1963, died of cancer Monday ...
Thanks, TSA: My Fear of Flying Is Crippling Enough Without You
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyFlying does not become me. That's why I'll be driving this holiday weekend. And a short distance at that. I was in second grade the first time I flew. It was a one-way flight on Delta Airlines to Chicago, where my dad traveled frequently on business. Our journey happened because my dad had driven to Chicago and a snowstorm struck. His only option: Fly home and return to get the car once the blizzard subsided. In the plane, I sat by the window, mesmerized by clouds and the pretty stewardesses who gave me a plastic wings pin. Oh, one day I could be a pilot, too. But I was a girl. Could girls ...
TSA Airport Screening: Come Die With Me
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyYou are witnessing the death of an industry. What the eco-freaks could never do -- drum up significant support for mass transit -- the TSA has done in just one decade. Hard to believe there was a time when flying was glamorous, but glamorous, exciting and sexy it was from the 1940s through the 1960s. Stewardesses wore cute little suits, and passengers dressed up too. Airline meals weren't great, but they sure beat the tiny bags of pretzels we get now. Back in the day, the word airplane conjured up images of passengers disembarking in Honolulu, welcomed by young women holding leis. An ...
Airport Security: Choose One
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Opinion: It's a Miracle There's Not a Steven Slater Every Day
By Dave George - AOL News(Aug. 10) -- When JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater spectacularly quit his job Monday, I wasn't shocked or surprised in the least. In fact, my first thought was, "Why doesn't this happen every day?" How are the airlines able to keep it together at all, when so many of their employees are tied for first place in the World's Worst Job competition? Courtesy Dave George Dave George dons his now-mothballed "FLYi Guy" outfit. I should know. For three years I worked for an airline -- starting out as a ramp agent (I'll get back to that), and working my way up to marketing -- eventually ...
Volcanic Ash Crisis Deepens in Europe
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyWhen the volcanic ash crisis struck Europe last Thursday, it seemed -- at first -- almost comical. But as we head into day five of what's been a near complete halt on air travel -- not to mention collateral damage in the areas of health, education and the economy -- this whole thing seems a good deal less funny. Few people could believe it when they awoke on Thursday to the news that a long dormant volcano had erupted on Iceland, spewing black clouds of ash that were sufficient to close all airports in the U.K. I mean, c'mon. An exploding volcano in Iceland, of all places? Isn't it supposed ...
Just What We Needed: An Airline for . . . Pets?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLook. I realize that it's been a difficult year. We've had major investment banks implode. Taxpayer-financed commercial bank bailouts. And on top of it all, the whole AIG debacle. But am I the only person who was troubled to learn that in the midst of the worse recession since the 1930s, a new airline has been launched to cater to . . . pets? ...
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