I thought this too, until a Soutwest friend of mine mentioned they make a lot of money from air freight. They prefer to have as much luggage as possible crammed into carry on to maximize space for paid air freight.

(Written on 2021年 02月 19日)(Permalink)

CBS sighted studies by Australia's national science agency, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan, with data published or Oxford's Jourunal of Infections Diseases. https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1517/5917611 So, you can either follow the research, or believe BS politicians and Facebook. Your choice. Provide a credible source that the "virus does not survive more than a few seconds on a surface". At the moment, your claim is baseless, it is well known for decades that most flew like virus, which COVID-19 is, can survive on surfaces, and are generally easily transferred by touch. I've provided multiple references, you provided none.

(Written on 2020年 10月 24日)(Permalink)

Not true, it can last for a long time... WebMD: "The coronavirus can live for hours to days on surfaces like countertops and doorknobs. How long it survives depends on the material the surface is made from." https://www.webmd.com/lung/how-long-covid-19-lives-on-surfaces CBS News siting a study: " The scientists found that at 68 degrees Fahrenheit, SARS-CoV-2 was "extremely robust" on smooth surfaces — like cell phone and other touch screens — surviving for 28 days on glass, steel and plastic banknotes. At 86 degrees Fahrenheit, the survival rate dropped to seven days and plunged to just 24 hours at 104 degrees Fahrenheit." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-can-survive-28-days-on-glass-plastic-steel-surfaces-11-hours-on-skin/ So yes, COVID-19 infection from surfaces that have been touched is a major concern. The airlines themselves say the "disinfect the planes EVERY NIGHT", so plenty of time for an infection to spread.

(Written on 2020年 10月 23日)(Permalink)

I find it interesting that they concentration on "airborne" but completely avoid the physical contact aspect. Someone sitting next to you that is sick, likely has the virus on their hands... and then transfer to everything they touch, arm-rests, tray tables, seat, bathroom, etc... Then other passengers will touch these items and potentially get infected. No amount of airflow will prevent that.

(Written on 2020年 10月 23日)(Permalink)

Suposidly the transition to Chicago (and the drop in quality) occured once they purged the last of the engineers from corporate positions and replaced them with MBA types. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/how-boeing-lost-its-bearings/602188/

(Written on 2019年 12月 06日)(Permalink)

I'm willing to pay more for a comfortable seat... The problem is the airlines want a fortune for the 'better' seat, usually $500 to $1,000 more. What is now 'economy plus' is what use to be regular coach. 'Business class' is absurdly expensive, don't mention 1st.

(Written on 2018年 07月 20日)(Permalink)

The issue I have is I don't mind paying more for a comfortable seat, but when that seat is a $1,000 more than 'Economy' I just can't afford it. Economy Plus is a joke, it is what basic economy used to be.

(Written on 2017年 08月 18日)(Permalink)

Thanks for the clarification. Still sounds like the FAA is going after proof of 'commercial' activities, possibly to make penalties worse?

(Written on 2016年 07月 30日)(Permalink)

I think you got out right! Per congressional mandate the FAA can't regulate hobbyist RC aircraft, but as soon as it's is a'commercial' venture then they can regulate any and all aircraft.

(Written on 2016年 07月 29日)(Permalink)

One well timed solar event can take out GPS from minutes to days, or in the case of an unlucky direct CME (Coronial Mass Ejection) hit permanently (most satellites would be out of commission). When working at NASA we would discuss the threats to GPS from solar activity, but I never hear it discussed in political/public forums. One occurred in 1859 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859) that was would of easily killed GPS satellites and taken down power grids. In such a case ground based navigation would be much easier to recover since it would take a lot of time to build and launch an entire new constellation of GPS satellites.

(Written on 2016年 07月 29日)(Permalink)