A global jet fuel shortage is driving up the cost of air travel

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American airlines that have been smarting from airport security lines are about to be shocked again. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive content. A global jet fuel shortage is expected to drive up air travel costs and reduce flight times, as airlines look to cut rising prices. On Monday, … Read more

America’s air travel crisis

America's air travel crisis

I am scheduled to take a 1 year old on a three hour flight a week from now. Maybe a headache, under normal circumstances, but it’s a real nightmare in the modern airport bedlam. So, I was relieved – very happy – to learn that security hassles are decreasing at most airports. But that doesn’t … Read more

Debt Digest | Make TSA a Member to Protect Air Travel from Budget Problems

Debt Digest | Make TSA a Member to Protect Air Travel from Budget Problems

Here are links to this week’s readings and financial information: Self-check TSA to prevent air travel from malfunctioning budget. Chris Edwards of Cato he writes that the TSA ran out of money and followed the long lines at security shows a recurring problem:Federal budget wars have caused financial damage to the airline industry. The solution … Read more

Trump signs order to pay TSA workers after House GOP rejects deal to end shutdown. ‘America’s air travel system has reached its end’ | Good luck

Trump signs order to pay TSA workers after House GOP rejects deal to end shutdown. 'America's air travel system has reached its end' | Good luck

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order promising to pay Transportation Security Administration workers after a request to end the sudden shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security failed in Congress. Trump signed the act with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of the nation’s airports. “America’s air travel system … Read more