There were nearly 7 billion global flight passengers last year, and these were the busiest airports: Overall, volumes are up 54% compared to 2021 (not surprising). But we are still down about 26% compared to pre-pandemic levels (2019). The one exception — at least when… Read More
The New Consumer has just published its 2022 mid-year update. Some of you might remember that I wrote about their inaugural consumer trends report at the end of last year. It’s interesting, but not surprising, to see a lot of things returning to their means.… Read More
Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) has one runway. It is 6,300 feet long by 150 feet wide and it was originally constructed in 1959. In 1965, the first of many proposals was put forward to lengthen the runway to 8,000 feet so that jets could fly… Read More
This is a terrific set of maps published by The Washington Post (2015) using data originally collected and published by Peter Kerpedjiev: What they show is how far you can travel in a 24 hour period using only trains and brisk walking from a collection of… Read More
I am a big fan of the UP Express train that runs from downtown Toronto to Pearson Airport. I love the station architecture, the branding and identity, the trains themselves (with wifi), and the local retailers they house at Union. I also happen to live… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 