The British Are Coming!

Nonstop flights between San Diego and Europe. How does that sound? British Airways announced today that, in cooperation with American Airlines, nonstop service between San Diego International Airport and London Heathrow Airport will start June 1, 2011. The announcement was made moments ago at a special news conference at Airport Authority headquarters attended by San [...]

From Mobile Lounge to Aero Train

Recently I traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in an Airport Cooperative Research Panel for the Transportation Research Board. When I arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), I was pleased to see that just a few days prior to my arrival, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) unveiled its latest terminal improvement, which has [...]

Top of the Tower

Do you ever have one of those days when you just can’t believe what you have to do for your job … or have you ever walked into work, sat at your desk and asked yourself, “Why Me?” Well, there isn’t enough room in this post to describe what my job duties were one day [...]

Aviation and the United Nations Climate Change Conference

Here’s a link to a handy, one-page summary of major results for the aviation industry from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last month. It’s from the current (January 2010) edition of Green Sky magazine. It also serves as a concise overview of how the aviation industry is aiming to be more sustainable [...]

Maho Beach

Last month I spent seven glorious days in the southeast Caribbean. One of my favorite parts of the trip was viewing all the different airports on the islands. In fact, on Maho Beach in St. Maarten (the Dutch side of the island), two of my favorite activities — relaxing on the beach and watching airplanes [...]