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Breaking the Mold: Gender Discrimination in the Airline Industry Apr. 01, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
As a child in New Jersey, I grew up hearing stories of my mother's flight attendant days in South Ko... Read More
What's Happening to People? Aug. 17, 2023
America is the land of plenty, but to many, it's become a world of envy and anger. Nowadays, malcont... Read More
To Reduce Airline Ticket Prices, Expand Washington's Reagan Airport Jun. 13, 2023
Those who live in or near the nation's capital, or routinely travel there, know that the Washington,... Read More
Better Flying Mar. 15, 2023
Your flight is delayed? Blame your government. OK, it's not always government's fault. Sometimes it'... Read More
Proposed Airline Merger Would Bring More Competition and Lower Fares Jan. 31, 2023
If you want to see a classic case of how President Joe Biden's regulatory tendencies are strangling ... Read More
Government Delays Flights May. 25, 2022
Planning to fly this summer? Good luck. Delays are up. Cancellations, too. Why? Because of the pilot... Read More
Hijabs, Face Masks and Oppression Apr. 21, 2022
Had I been midair when the Florida court struck down the face mask rule on public transportation, I'... Read More
Mask Politics Apr. 21, 2022
If you're reading this on an airplane, or even in an Uber, you may or may not be wearing a mask. Tha... Read More
The Masks Are Off Apr. 20, 2022
The federal mask mandate on planes, trains and public transportation never was about "the science." ... Read More
Inconvenient Truth: Ending Mask Mandates Protects the Environment Apr. 20, 2022
A federal judge has ruled on Monday masks are no longer required on airplanes and other public trans... Read More
Welcome to Southwest Airlines and Enjoy Your Canceled Flight! Oct. 16, 2021
Hi, and welcome to your Southwest Airlines flight 2021 to nowhere. Please gather at the gate accordi... Read More
The Vaccine New World Dec. 15, 2020
What a relief that at least a few of us are getting the coronavirus vaccine. I would have liked my a... Read More
Airlines Once Again Approach Congress With Captain's Hat in Hand Sep. 10, 2020
As the saying goes, "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." This advice applies to the hol... Read More
Traveling in the Time of Pandemic Jul. 26, 2020
By Fyllis Hockman "So I'm planning on flying up to Portland, Maine, next week," I told my friend. De... Read More
What Airlines Post-Coronavirus Procedures Can't Mask May. 08, 2020
In 2018, lawmakers passed legislation calling for regulators to set more constricting rules regardin... Read More
Don't Put Uncle Sam in Corporate Boardrooms Apr. 07, 2020
There is nothing worse than the government bailing out private industries. I've spent a career oppos... Read More
The Trillion-Dollar Bailout May Change Our Politics Forever Mar. 21, 2020
As members of Congress debate the terms of the trillion-dollar-plus coronavirus relief package for b... Read More
Don't Regulate the Rail Industry Feb. 04, 2020
President Donald Trump rightly touts the economy-wide savings from his deregulation initiatives. But... Read More
Uncomfortable for all Passengers Jun. 10, 2019
Dear Annie: When did airplane seats become so small? I hadn't flown in six years until this past spr... Read More
Death to the DIY Society Jan. 04, 2019
I admit it: My bias derived from self-interest. I was a bag boy. But that didn't make me wrong when ... Read More
