As a strong supporter of trains over planes it pains me to say it but the so-called first class in the Amtrack train was so crappy that it made flying in Economy a joy and a pleasure.
TSA included.
his illustrated advertisement shows a winter night scene in a rural setting. A twin-engine propeller airliner flies across a dark, star-filled sky, its forward light shining brightly like a star. Below, a snow-covered farmhouse and barn sit among bare trees, with warm yellow light glowing from the windows. Snow blankets the ground and a curved set of tracks leads toward the house. The lower portion of the advertisement contains the headline “Star in the Night” in large script lettering, followed by a block of printed text describing air travel’s role in connecting people. It is credited to the Air Transport Association of America, Washington, D.C., and includes the slogan “Fly the Planes That Fly the U.S. Flag – The Airlines of the United States.”
After months of reporting from
@404mediaco and pressure from lawmakers, a data broker owned by major airlines will close a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of flight records to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, ATF, SEC, TSA and State Department. Here's more.