A little-noticed section of the latest FAA legislation pays attention to the development of drones and consumer groups like the Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA) have their antennas tuned to coming changes and how they will affect airline passenger safety.
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Once, airlines were at the cutting edge of technology. Flying was the first step to outer space. Autopilot controls let aircraft captains relax across vast oceans. Radar allowed planes to fly through clouds with no visibility. Can you remember the last “gee wiz” moment you had while flying?
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Today is Earth Day. A day to focus on the environment. It has been 40 years since the Congress passed and the President signed the National Environmental Policy Act. This act mandated that as a nation, we study before we act; that we weigh actions against impact on our environment. Ironically, these laws are standing in the way of helping the environment.
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A study conducted by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress noted that U.S. air traffic delays in 2007 alone cost the economy as much as $41 billion. This figure included $12 billion worth of lost time costs for passengers and $19 billion in increased operational costs for the airlines. Over time, these losses { 1 comment }
One wouldn’t think that warnings of too much money to spend would be heard during a House Subcommittee on Aviation hearing in Washington, DC; but they were. The passing of the stimulus bill means there is a lot of money, but the U.S. and the stated don’t have the mechanisms in place, nor the controls, to efficiently spend that much.
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Ned has a new year’s wish list for President Elect Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan and legislative suggestions to improve air travel and cruise ship safety.
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The meltdown of the nation’s financial infrastructure over the past two weeks has generated a fix or bailout that may cost a trillion dollars. That is trillion with a “T” — a whopping amount of money. The cost to fix the air traffic control system and fully modernize it? Fifty two billion. A drop in the bucket.
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