What Does 2017 Hold For KCI?

What Does 2017 Hold For KCI?

2016 was a year of mixed signals regarding the ongoing discussion concerning the future of Kansas City International Airport. In other words, it was just like 2015, 2014, 2013… Southwest Airlines executives and TSA flip-flopped from their “Keep KCI the way...
KCI “Saved” For Now. What’s Next?

KCI “Saved” For Now. What’s Next?

The mayor’s surprise announcement this week that new terminal discussions would be put on hold was a welcome one. It was clear that despite millions of dollars paid to a litany of consultants and tens of thousands in free promotion via the news media, the public...
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...
Reality Finally Lands At Our KCI Discussion

Reality Finally Lands At Our KCI Discussion

Today was a big day. Today we finally learned from the airlines themselves that not only would a shiny new terminal not attract flights, it might cost us some of the non-stop service we now enjoy. Ron Ricks and Bob Montgomery, the two executives at Southwest Airlines...
Correcting The Narrative About The Southwest Gate Area

Correcting The Narrative About The Southwest Gate Area

I admit it. I screwed up. I assumed when Aviation Dept officials and others said or implied that there were no dining options past Southwest security, that they were telling the truth. After all, why would you say something that is so easily proven false? Moreover, of...

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