On several occasions in the past, we’ve referenced Schneier on Security, Bruce Schneier’s blog. In a recent post, Schneier referred to an interesting social engineering hack to ensure extra care is given to your expensive electronic equipment. One person puts a starter pistol into all of his expensive camera cases. A starter pistol is defined…
We got these tips for travelling for less from SeekingAlpha and thought them worthy of comment. Eat the local food – Now this applies more to international travel..but for domestic travellers wishing to save money…try getting a hotel room with a kitchen, or at least a microwave and a fridge. You can buy food at…
In a press release earlier today, Walmart announced that starting tomorrow, they will provide quart-sized Ziploc storage bags to passengers throughout the week at USAirways check-in counters in New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Charlotte. We tend to admire companies who find simple and nice ways to help the public…
We follow USAToday regularly, as they tend to cover airline issues daily. Today, for example, they had an Airport: Special Report we recommend you have a look it. We’ve linked to the various articles of interest below on the airport experience. In U.S. Airports by the Numbers, Dan Reed reports on intriguing airport numbers…For example,…
As USAToday reports as part of its Airport: Special Report, under a three year old program…Daytona Beach spends between three hundred and four hundred dollars a month for envelopes and postage to mail items confiscated by the TSA back to their owners. Other programs involve complementary clear plastic bags. Dallas-Fort Worth Airport recently launched monthly…
Another blogger, Tom Kyte, commented on his blog recently that he will never understand airline pricing. We can honestly say we don’t either. But we can shed some light on it to some degree. It is consistent in some ways, but ultimately inconsistent. Ralph Hood, an AirportBusiness columnist, commented that he was shocked that on…
We reported not long ago on the shutdown of Boeing Connexion, Boeing’s in-flight internet service, and further mentioned Aircell and LiveTV’s bidding on Verizon Airfone’s vacated bandwidth to work on implementations of their own. As WiFiNetNews reported on September 19th, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, may step in, using Boeing’s general approach to allow airlines who have…
Mass transit to airports is a hot-button issue, removing congestion from airport roads, as USAToday reminded us in their article yesterday. The most basic element of this has passengers taking a shuttle bus or train from the airport terminal to the nearest mass transit stop. Airports around the country have invested large amounts of money…
Upgradetravel reported in a post that according to the British press, the UK is poised to follow the US in allowing travel-sized toiletries to be brought through security…just proving that where the US goes, the world will follow. These regulations would limit containers to less than 100ml, carried in a transparent bag and presented for…
In addition to issues of liquid and gel bans, free speech apparently ends at the security checkpoint. As Upgradetravel reports, an individual seeking to make a statement wrote an inflammatory statement, “Kip Hawley is an idiot” on his clear plastic ziploc bag that he placed his toiletries in. The statement led to questioning by the…
Ryanair reported earlier this week in a press release that they have signed an exclusive five year deal with InviseoMedia to install seatback advertising across their entire fleet of 737s. This advertising will take the form of the “Inviseo Table,” a custom-made airline tray table with an advertising panel for printed advertisements. In the press…
The Crankyflier, one of the blogs we check in on regularly, had this great article with visuals on the perimeter rules at National Airport and LaGuardia Airport. These are the only two airports with perimeter regulations, limiting the distance a flight can travel to/from there. Love Field, which has its Wright Amendment, is not a…
We commented on the Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment in a post not long ago. The Travel Security blog had some interesting things to add in their post on the subject earlier this week. The most important thing the article they referenced had to say is this: “Our concern is that almost…
USAToday reports that a British businessman, Alan Watts, has traded in millions of frequent flyer miles on Virgin Atlantic to travel on the world’s first commercial flight into space with Virgin Galactic, scheduled to launch service in 2009. Test flights are planned for later this year. The Flights will cost $200,000 and require three days…
Reuters reported today that transatlantic air travel could be halted if European and U.S. Officials fail to replace a deal on sharing passenger information. The current deal is set to expire, and needs to be replaced by tomorrow. The United States will deny landing authorization to airlines that refuse to send that data. Without a…
Yesterday, Reuters reported that Congress voted to repeal the Wright Amendment which limits flights from Dallas Love Field. Assuming the President signs it into law…and he has no reason not to, the first benefits will be available as soon as the airlines update their reservations systems…through ticketing out of Love Field. Through-ticketing will allow passengers…