What’s Going On With Southwest?

What’s Going On With Southwest?

Southwest Airlines is a great brand known for consistency and straightforwardness. So it’s confusing as a resident and concerning as a customer to see them apparently talking out of both sides of the airplane. Most recently Southwest’s spokesperson and...
Time Flies, But Ill-Conceived Terminal Proposals Do Not

Time Flies, But Ill-Conceived Terminal Proposals Do Not

(Originally published March 30, 2014) Today marks the one-year anniversary of starting this website. A year of my life that I will never get back, but one that has filled with new friends and has been rewarding, enlightening, at times frustrating and one for which I...
Our New Terminal Dreams Can Be Fulfilled On Wednesday

Our New Terminal Dreams Can Be Fulfilled On Wednesday

With the Powerball jackpot now projected to be over a billion dollars, we finally have a way to pay for our new terminal! If fact, if the Aviation Department buys a ticket and it wins, I pledge to be there politely applauding at the ribbon cutting. I’ll even...
Resolve To Avoid Spaghetti And Ask More Questions in 2016

Resolve To Avoid Spaghetti And Ask More Questions in 2016

Now that we’ve made it past the media’s new year predictions about KCI, we can get back to reality. Nothing has changed. The past few weeks have featured presentations by extremely well-paid consultants. Consultants hired to tell the Aviation Department...
I Pledge Allegiant To The Gate

I Pledge Allegiant To The Gate

Belated congratulations are due to the Aviation Department for “landing” Allegiant Air recently. During the ATAG’s behind the scenes tour of KCI in 2013, Director VanLoh made it a point to say that they could not get Allegiant Air to fly here because...
TSA’s KCI Prediction Comes True

TSA’s KCI Prediction Comes True

Today’s incident with the partial shutdown and evacuation of Terminal C due to an unruly passenger on an American Airlines flight, was noteworthy for what did not happen as much as it was for what did. And predictably, also what was reported vs what was...
The Pitch Throws A Revealing Tight Curve On Eve Of ATAG Report

The Pitch Throws A Revealing Tight Curve On Eve Of ATAG Report

I’m told that the Airport Terminal Advisory Group co-chairs and our consultants have completed or are nearing completion on the official report that will be given to the mayor. Meanwhile, Steve Vockrodt at The Pitch published an article last night that is a...
And So Ends The Scripted ATAG Show

And So Ends The Scripted ATAG Show

Today’s announcement of the ATAG vote is newsworthy as much for the misreporting as for the announcement itself. The group is officially recommending a single terminal – but subject to cost. 25% of the group felt we could not make any recommendation...

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