Regardless of how you feel about the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) they agency serves a defined purpose, that of securing transportation security in the United States, primarily in airports. Working along side the TSA in airports are police officers, who are supposed to enforce the laws within the airports, ensuring airport security regulations are properly…
It isn’t often that I repost old blog posts from my archives but today it only seems fitting. On the 2nd of December 2009 my Dad turned 70 years old, and so did the very first airline lounge. This is the first time I have known my Dad’s birthday without my Dad among us, as…
Anyone who knows me knows that I love three-holers, that is to say I love the Boeing 727, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and MD-11 and of course the Lockheed L-1011. As a native New Yorker, growing up next to JFK International Airport and a few miles from LaGuardia Airport, I grew up not only watching three-holers…
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has battled many public relations gaffs as the young agency finds its feet overseeing transportation security in the United States. The agency promotes its career opportunities on its careers website as “From law enforcement to technology and from security operations to management, we are looking for dedicated people with the…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/07/09 – CAUTION : Airport Thieves At Work…and how they do it… I have written about airport thieves many times on Flying With Fish, I’ve been quoted in major newspapers and magazines and even appeared on national television regarding airport thefts…but its been a while since I wrote about this…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/05/2009 – Should US Senators Step In When An Airline Stops Service To An Airport? This past week Continental Airlines announced it would be halting its service between New York’s Ithaca-Tompkins County Airport (ITH) and its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), in New Jersey. Continental Airlines only entered…
Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 9/01/2009 – What Is The World’s Largest Airport? (you won’t believe its size!) There are a lot of statistics travelers like to know, some are basic, some more advanced, and some have answers that are just staggering. A common curiosity is what is the busiest commercial airport. This distinction goes…
