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- Travel Tips from a Million-Mile Flier
- Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? Business travel sucks. It's always been difficult. Today it's horrendous. In the next few years it could be unbearable as airlines consolidate routes and pile on fees. So veteran business traveler Marshall Goldsmith checks in to Harvard Business with...
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Which Airport Has the Most Luggage Theft?
- Traveling on business soon? Be sure to keep an iron grip on those bags of yours! The burning question: Which airport has the fattest chance your luggage will be pilfered? The answer: Los Angeles International LAX. A 2004 report by the Transportation Security Administration reported 1,458 luggage theft claims...
- Blog posts 2007-09-06
- The Future of... Passport Control
- Customs officials describe it as your ticket to get out of line. BNET correspondent Sumi Das looks at the Global Entry Trusted Traveler program, which uses automated kiosks to help get you out of the airport and to your destination faster.
- Videos 2009-07-26
- 10 Tips for Safely Leaving a Dangerous Airport
- If you're doing business in an emerging market, don't look like a clueless Westerner — and an easy target for crime — right off the plane. ...
- Articles 2009-07-15
- The future of... Boarding passes
- Fed up with long check-in lines before you fly? Tired of trying to remember where you tucked away your boarding pass? BNET correspondent Sumi Das explains how paperless mobile boarding could help solve these problems and speed you through the airport.
- Videos 2009-06-22
- Too Many Korean Airports Are Being Built
- Here in the US, the thought of building brand new airports all around the country is a pipe dream that will never happen. Simply getting a new runway at an existing airport takes decades, and the only way you'll see a new airport is if it's way, way out...
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Branson Announces Fourth Destination, Still Short of Plan
- Branson's new, privately-funded airport has been on a roll. The airport just announced that Sun Country will begin serving Dallas/Ft Worth, the fourth destination for the airport which opens in just over a month. This is great news for the airport, though it is still going to end...
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Ontario's Spiral of Doom Results in Less Traffic and Higher Fees
- Ontario is just one of many airports that has entered what I like to call the spiral of doom. The airport has seen traffic drop by nearly a third and now it's raising costs to fly there. Seem crazy? Yeah, but sadly it's the state of affairs...
- Blog posts 2009-03-04
- Abandoned Airport Looks to Solar Energy
- A friend sent me a note this morning with a story that Palmdale Airport is looking to turn itself into a massive solar energy farm. I guess if you have nothing better to do with an airport that gets 300+ days of a sun a year, this is a...
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- LAX Modernization is On the Wrong Track
- I've been critical of LAX overspending on terminal projects to make them architecturally significant before, and this week the airport has effectively confirmed that they're happy with this misguided strategy. California Home and Design magazine has stated that the LAX Bradley expansion project is one of the "ten most...
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
- Who Will Fill Delta's Space at Chicago/O'Hare?
- Those hoping to see airline expansion at Chicago's O'Hare airport should be eagerly anticipating November 3. That's the day that Delta is targeting for its consolidation with Northwest at the airport, and that means a lot of gates are opening up at an airport where that doesn't happen too...
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Sample Airport Engineer Cover Letter
- The applicant in this airport engineer cover letter acknowledges his training and experience planning and designing airports and landing fields and directing construction work including leveling fields, laying out and surfacing runways, and creating drainage. All airport engineer cover letters should display the applicant's ability to do this work. Use...
- Tools & templates 2009-01-01
- Boingo Bets Passengers Will Engage with Sponsors for Free Wifi in Airports
- When it comes to wireless internet, there are two kinds of airports. One gives away internet access for free while the other charges for it. (I'm going to ignore the very small number of US airports that still have no internet at all.) Boingo is now trying...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Airfare Shopping Made Tougher by Demand for Economy Seats
- If you’re planning airline travel in the months ahead, you’ll need to work a little harder and smarter to snag the lowest possible fares. Figures released today showed a sharp drop in business-class bookings for September and a concurrent rise in economy-class travel amid continued belt-tightening by both corporate...
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- 1,000 Pieces of Luggage Stolen at Phoenix Airport
- A 61-year-old man is accused of stealing around 1,000 pieces of luggage from the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and hiding them at his home. Three weeks ago, police arrested Keith King, of Waddell, Ariz., for grabbing a bag off one of a baggage carousel. He was given a citation...
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Ontario Airport's High Costs Showcase Missed Opportunity
- Just last week I wrote about the anger increasingly being directed toward LA World Airports by Ontario Airport stakeholders. Now, it appears that Ontario is getting more serious as the city looks at potential alternatives for the airport, something that might involve taking management away from LAWA. Looking...
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Some Airports Say It's OK to "Get High" With Medical Marijuana
- While local laws may vary from state to state, some airports in the San Francisco Bay Area allow up to eight ounces of marijuana for card-carrying medical marijuana patients. Police say the policy at San Francisco International Airport echoes the city guidelines used in San Francisco proper. The same goes for Oakland...
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- Ontario's Air Traffic Glut Draws Anger Toward LA
- It has now been over a year since ExpressJet shut down its branded operation and JetBlue walked away from Ontario, but the airport's traffic keeps dropping. I wrote about this death spiral back in March, but the year-over-trends trends are starting to look positive at other airports while Ontario...
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- A Guide to Healthy Airport Eating
- With airlines cutting back food service, traveling executives are suddenly spending more time thinking about airports as potential on-the-go restaurants. And that can be a bad thing for the waistline, not to mention various internal organs that sustain life. The good news: Many airports have, if...
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- Another Reason Airports Should Love Allegiant
- There's no question that there's a love-hate relationship between airports and Allegiant. See, Allegiant makes it clear that costs have to be incredibly low for them to consider flying to an airport. That certainly puts pressure on the airports, but it also comes with some huge rewards. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
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