This is a draft letter-to-ed or op-ed that I can’t seem to edit down enough to get it printed:
The panhandle airport’s hired ghost-writers have taken to personal slurs on their critics. In quick-response letters drafted for the airport chairman, we see politicians, government agencies, and Chamber of Commerce publicists as deliberative and wise, while editorial […]
The official traffic report is here.
February’s report is due March 27 - it will depend on Spring Break traffic…
Bay County air traffic continued to decline in 2006, totalling 176,640 enplanements and 354,949 total passengers. Historically, we have almost reverted to year-2000 traffic (357,000). The official report here. Nonetheless, plans for a $331 Million pork-port are progressing nicely…
The airport has spent almost $40 Million (and incurred a mitigation obligation of $6 Million) […]
We are well on the way back to year-2000 traffic levels. Here is the Official Traffic Report for November.
The trend continues toward a six-year low of about 179,000 enplaned passengers. The official traffic report is here.
This WordPress blog is an experiment in transferring content from another blog system. Unfortunately the experiment did not bring over the full text. If you are seeking the full text, here’s the link:
http://www.ecoastlife.com/weblog/index.html
The content has not been updated for a while, but if you want more on the recent FAA decision and the current airport […]
Delta's Restructuring
It looks like a “big bang” is in store for Delta
in January, but will it be done with or without bankruptcy? Delta
will probably have to go through Chapter 11 to achieve the cost
reductions necessary for survival.
What about the restructuring plan? No airline has ever shrunk to
prosperity, and the Delta plan looks promising by […]
On Politics and the War
As we approach the election season, Britt Blaser
has some cutting insights on politics and the war on terrorists.
He also points to John Robb, who poses the most coherent view I have seen of
the assymetric war.
I can't improve on their points, so read on…
Airtran Quits Tallahassee - Whither Bay County?
AirTran announced this week
they are quitting Tallahassee, both north to Atlanta and south to
Tampa. I thought AirTran had survived the competition in TLH, but
apparently Delta swamped the market and made it too painful to
continue. Back in April 2002, I expressed doubt in this blog that
AirTran could make money in […]
Musings on Air Force Two (A Boeing 757-200 Today)
The Vice President visited Bay County today, which put the new-airport crowd into absolute contortions to explain why the 757 could visit our present airport and yet we must have a new one to accomodate fullsize jets. Amy Ausley, “Partner in Progress”, stuck her neck out the furthest, “explaining” […]