Few federal agencies are coming under the withering fire that the TSA finds itself subjected to. Perhaps, they are simply incompetent as an organization, staffed by lots of smart and well-meaning people but hamstrung by their bureaucracy. Perhaps it is the total lack of control on the agency. Something is wrong.
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They’re loud. They smell bad. And their clothes would make Mr. Blackwell blush.
What is it about travel that makes people jettison their manners?
Whether it’s the Ugly American or the Entitled Elite, travel has no shortage of unflattering stereotypes. They’ve always been with us. They’ll always be with us. But are their numbers growing?
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The TSA deadline for “Secure Flight” is two months away — November 1, 2010.
In the past, some government deadlines for travelers have changed, most notably for passport rules. But airlines are already asking for the data, (full name, gender and date of birth), and tour operators have been calling our office all week to get the information for anyone booked to travel in November or later.
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Delta’s Comair announces major downsizing
Delta’s Comair will be retiring 49 of its CRJs and “realign our staffing.”
The Cincinnati-based carrier, which is DL’s only wholly owned regional subsidiary following the sales this summer of Mesaba and Compass Airlines (ATW Daily News, July 2), said it will operate a fleet of 44 aircraft by the end of 2012, fewer than half of its current fleet of 93. It will retire 19 CRJ100/200 aircraft in 2011 and another 30 in 2012, leaving it with just 16 50-seat jets. It will retain its 15 CRJ700s and 13 CRJ900s.
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