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America vs. Europe: who overrates whom?2 comments

Evan Sparks wrote 2 months ago: Not an aviation-related note, but given that many of my readers are also plugged into the travel ind … more →

Tags: Europe, Travel

And... I'm back1 comment

Evan Sparks wrote 4 months ago: Hi folks. It’s been a while. One reason is that I have switched day jobs! After three happy ye … more →

Nothing to see here

Evan Sparks wrote 5 months ago: Echoing Terry Maxon and Cranky, let me just say that the attempt by members of Congress to limit car … more →

Tags: Congress, Travel

Evan around the web

Evan Sparks wrote 5 months ago: I’ve written a couple posts recently for other blogs, filling in for a vacationing Dan Webb (w … more →

This is just ridiculous

Evan Sparks wrote 5 months ago: An obnoxious letter to the editor of USA Today: It would be irresponsible to get ahead of evidence [ … more →

Tags: Misc

Okay, this is fascinating: more on airlines and the flu

Evan Sparks wrote 6 months ago: Matt Phillips digs up a 2006 PLoS Medicine article by John S. Brownstein, Cecily J. Wolfe, and Kenne … more →

Tags: health, Travel

Babbitt: White House makes it official2 comments

Evan Sparks wrote 7 months ago: Here’s the White House press release announcing the nomination of Randy Babbitt as the next ad … more →

Tags: FAA

Back from Arizona

Evan Sparks wrote 8 months ago: I’m back in Washington after a good couple of days in Phoenix. Thanks to US Airways for hostin … more →

Tags: Misc

"World's Most Alienating Airport"

Evan Sparks wrote 8 months ago: I couldn’t resist sharing this gem of a video from The Onion: Prague’s Franz Kafka Inter … more →

Breaking: Randy Babbitt picked for FAA2 comments

Evan Sparks wrote 8 months ago: TEMPE — Just heard from one of the other bloggers here that former Air Line Pilots Association … more →

Tags: FAA

Continental's Kellner (and US's Parker) revisit reregulation

Evan Sparks wrote 8 months ago: TEMPE — US Airways’ media day program is about to begin, but I wanted to share this non- … more →

Tags: regulation, Business, Continental, US Airways

Evan on the road

Evan Sparks wrote 8 months ago: I’m writing from Tempe, Arizona, where I’ll be attending US Airways’ media day tom … more →

FAA funding taking a hit from falling travel demand

Evan Sparks wrote 8 months ago: Matt Phillips at the Middle Seat Terminal points to a recent GAO study of the FAA Airport and Airway … more →

LaHood's DOT: second-fiddle and proud of it1 comment

Evan Sparks wrote 9 months ago: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, one of Obama’s token cabinet Republicans, isn’t goi … more →

Fatal crash in Buffalo1 comment

Evan Sparks wrote 9 months ago: News reports indicate that a fifty-seat Dash 8 operated by Colgan Air for Continental Airlines, trav … more →

In the Middle East, which comes first: growth or airports?

Evan Sparks wrote 9 months ago: A new paper from the Center for International Private Enterprise at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce exa … more →

Tags: Airports, middle east/africa

You know, there's an easier way. . . .

Evan Sparks wrote 9 months ago: I saw this item earlier today, but it was linked on Drudge tonight, so I figure it’s going vir … more →

What's in the stimulus for aviation?2 comments

Evan Sparks wrote 9 months ago: Let’s take a look at the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” passed … more →

Try, try again: McCain introduces bill to lift DCA perimeter

Evan Sparks wrote 10 months ago: On Tuesday, Senators John McCain and John Ensign introduced the Abolishing Aviation Barriers Act, wh … more →


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