Attention All Passengers (33 page)

IdeaWorks, “Five Frequent Flyer Programs Accrue Revenue of $7 Billion,” September 12, 2011.

IdeaWorks and Amadeus, “Review of Ancillary Revenue Results,” May 31, 2011.

Insurance Institute of America, “Odds of Death in the United States by Selected Cause of Injury,” 2007.

International Air Transport Association, “Financial Impact of Extending the EU Emissions Trading Scheme to Airlines,” January 9, 2007.

———, “Aircraft Accident Rate Is Lowest in History—Still Room for Improvement, Regional Concerns Remain,” February 23, 2011.

International Civil Aviation Organization/Environment Branch, “Aircraft Engine Emissions,” undated.

———, “Aircraft Noise,” undated.

Kasper, Daniel M., and Darin Lee, “Why Airline Antitrust Immunity Benefits Consumers,”
GCP:
The Antitrust Chronicle
, September 2009.

Khakh, M. Usman, “Alaska Airlines and Flight 261,” Harvard Business School, March 26, 2001.

Lardner, James, and Robert Kuttner, “Flying Blind: Airline Deregulation Reconsidered,” Demos, 2009.

Levine, Michael E., “Regulation, the Market, and Interest Group Cohesion: Why Airlines Were Not Reregulated,” New York University School of Law, 2006.

Lipinski, Rep. Dan, “Lipinski Slams FAA for Lapses in Airline Safety Inspections,” U.S. House of Representatives, April 3, 2008.

Mann, Robert, “One Industry, One Standard of Safety,” Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations, 2009.

———, “Uncertain Times for an Uneasy Industry,” American Bar Association Forum on Air and Space Law, 2009.

McKenzie, Dan, “Global Market Share Handbook,” Hudson Securities, February 15, 2011.

———, “Airline Industry Changes and the Corporate Travel Manager,” Hudson Securities, May 19, 2011.

Moss, Diana L., “Airline Mergers at a Crossroads: Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways,” American Antitrust Institute, December 14, 2010.

National Air Traffic Controllers Association, “NATCA: A History of Air Traffic Control,” undated.

OpenSecrets.org, “Lobbying—Top Industries,” 2011.

Oster, Clinton V., Jr., and John S. Strong, “Predatory Practices in the U.S. Airline Industry,” Indiana University and College of William and Mary, 2001.

PlaneStats.com, “Global Capacity Trends by Region and Equipment Type,” 2010.

PricewaterhouseCoopers/India, “Measuring Human Capital—Driving Business Results,” March 27, 2011.

Project on Government Oversight, “Breaking the Sound Barrier: Experiences of Air Marshals Confirm Need for Reform at the OSC,” November 25, 2008.

Public Citizen, “Delay, Dilute, and Discard: How the Airline Industry and the FAA Have Stymied Aviation Security Recommendations,” October 2001.

Quigley, Claire, et al., “Anthropometric Study to Update Minimum Aircraft Seating Standards,” ICE Ergonomics, et al., July 2001.

Regional Airline Association, “FAA Forecasts Regional Carrier Enplanements to Reach 295.9 Million by 2031,” February 16, 2011.

Shane, Jeffrey N., and Warren L. Dean Jr., “Alliances, Immunity, and the Future of Aviation,”
Air and Space Lawyer
, American Bar Association, 2010.

SITA, “Baggage Report 2011,” March 30, 2011.

Spafford, Chris, Roger Lehman, and Tim Hoyland, “Aviation MRO: The Next Place to Land for Private Equity Investors,” Oliver Wyman, 2008.

Spafford, Chris, Roger Lehman, and Brian Prentice, “In Airframe Maintenance, Building Real Partnerships Will Benefit Both Airlines and Suppliers,” Oliver Wyman, 2009.

Townsend, Corky, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, “Enhancing Crashworthiness,” 2011.

Transportation Research Board, “Entry and Competition in the U.S. Airline Industry: Issues and Opportunities,” 1999.

Vincent, Billie H., “Have Airports, Airlines, and Governments Done Enough (or Too Much) to Avoid Another Catastrophic Terrorist Event?” McGill University Worldwide Conference on Current Challenges in International Aviation, September 25, 2004.

World Health Organization, “Guidelines for Community Noise,” 1999.

U.S. Government Sources

National Transportation Safety Board, Accident Reports 1967–2011 (numerous).

———, “Emergency Evacuation of Commercial Airplanes,” June 27, 2000.

———, “Safety Recommendation: Revoked Repair Stations,” February 9, 2004.

———, “Safety Recommendation: Child Restraint Systems,” August 11, 2010.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Office of Inspector General, “Statement of J. Richard Berman Before the Select Committee on Homeland Security/ U.S. House of Representatives,” October 8, 2003.

———, “Audit of Passenger Processing Reengineering,” March 2004.

———, “Statement of Clark Kent Ervin Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Aviation/U.S. House of Representatives,” April 22, 2004.

———, “Audit of Passenger and Baggage Screening Procedures at Domestic Airports,” September 2004.

———, “Review of the TSA Passenger and Baggage Screening Pilot Program,” September 2004.

———, “Follow-Up Audit of Passenger and Baggage Screening Procedures at Domestic Airports (Unclassified Summary),” March 2005.

———, “A Review of Procedures to Prevent Passenger Baggage Thefts,” March 2005.

———,“Transportation Security Administration's Procedures for Law Enforcement Officers Carrying Weapons Onboard Commercial Aircraft (Unclassified Summary),” September 2005.

———, “Transportation Security Administration's Revised Security Procedures (Unclassified Summary),” September 2005.

———,“Review of the Transportation Security Administration's Use of Pat-Downs in Screening Procedures,” November 2005.

———,“Review of the Transportation Security Administration's Management Controls Over the Screener Recruitment Program,” December 2005.

———,“Review of the TSA Non-Screener Administrative Positions,” September 2006.

———,“Review of Allegations Regarding San Francisco International Airport,” October 2006.

———,“Improvements Needed in TSA's Federal Flight Deck Officer Program,” December 2006.

———,“Audit of Access to Airport Secured Areas (Unclassified Summary),” March 2007.

———,“Transportation Security Administration's Oversight of Passenger Aircraft Cargo Security Faces Significant Challenges (Redacted),” July 2007.

———,“A Follow-Up Review of the Transportation Security Officer Background Check Process,” August 2007.

———,“Transportation Security Administration Vetting of Airmen Certificates and General Aviation Airport Access and Security Procedures,” July 2011.

———,“TSA's Oversight of Airport Badging Process Needs Improvement (Redacted),” July 2011.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration, “TSA Makes Deep Cuts in Backlog of Checked Baggage Claims from Passengers,” September 20, 2004.

———, “Review of Alleged Actions by Transportation Security Administration to Discipline Federal Air Marshals for Talking to the Press, Congress, or the Public,” November 2004.

———, “Review of Department's Handling of Suspicious Passengers Aboard Northwest Flight 327 (Redacted),” March 2006.

U.S. Department of Transportation/Aviation Consumer Protection Division, Monthly Air Travel Consumer Reports 1987–2011 (numerous).

———, “Air Travelers: Tell It to the Judge/A Consumer's Guide to Small Claims Courts,” September 1994.

U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration, “Speech: The Spirit of December 14th,” February 20, 2003.

———, “Annual Runway Safety Report 2010,” 2010.

———, “Safety Considerations When Flying with Children,” December 9, 2010.

———, “Use of Child Restraint Systems on Aircraft,” December 9, 2010.

———, “Instrument Procedures Handbook,” March 9, 2011.

U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration/Air Traffic Organization, “Aviation Noise Effects,” March 1985.

———, “The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy,” December 2009.

U.S. Department of Transportation/Future of Aviation Advisory Committee, “Final Report,” April 11, 2011.

U.S. Department of Transportation/Independent Review Team, Report of a Blue Ribbon Panel Appointed by Secretary Mary E. Peters: “Managing Risks in Civil Aviation: A Review of the FAA's Approach to Safety,” September 2, 2008.

U.S. Department of Transportation/Office of Aviation Analysis, “The Southwest Effect,” May 1993.

U.S. Department of Transportation/Office of Inspector General, “Report on Travel Agent Commission Overrides,” March 2, 1999.

———,“FAA Oversight of Passenger Aircraft Maintenance,” April 11, 2002.

———, “Review of Air Carriers' Use of Aircraft Repair Stations,” July 8, 2003.

———, “Safety Oversight of an Air Carrier Industry in Transition,” June 3, 2005.

———, “Air Carriers' Use of Non-Certificated Repair Facilities,” December 15, 2005.

———, “Observations on FAA's Oversight of Aviation Safety,” September 20, 2006.

———, “Aviation Safety: FAA's Oversight of Outsourced Maintenance Facilities,” March 29, 2007.

———, “Key Safety and Modernization Challenges Facing the Federal Aviation Administration,” April 17, 2008.

———, “Air Carriers' Outsourcing of Aircraft Maintenance,” September 30, 2008.

U.S. General Accounting Office “Aircraft Maintenance: Additional FAA Oversight Needed of Aging Aircraft Repairs,” May 1991.

———, “Commuter Airline Safety Would Be Enhanced with Better FAA Oversight,” March 17, 1992.

———, “Effects on Changes in How Airline Tickets Are Sold,” July 1999.

———, “Impact of Changes in the Airline Ticket Distribution Industry,” July 2003.

———, “Federal Air Marshal Service Is Addressing Challenges of Its Expanded Mission and Workforce, but Additional Actions Needed,” November 2003.

———, “Aviation Safety: Better Management Controls Are Needed to Improve FAA's Safety Enforcement and Compliance Efforts,” July 2004.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, “Clear Policies and Oversight Needed for Designation of Sensitive Security Information,” June 2005.

———, “Aviation Safety: Oversight of Foreign Codeshare Safety Program Should Be Strengthened,” August 5, 2005.

———, “Aviation Safety: System Safety Approach Needs Further Integration into FAA's Oversight of Airlines,” September 2005.

———, “Federal Air Marshal Service Could Benefit from Improved Planning and Controls,” November 2005.

———, “Aviation Safety: FAA's Safety Efforts Generally Strong but Face Challenges,” September 20, 2006.

———, “Progress Made in Systematic Planning to Guide Key Investment Decisions, but More Work Remains,” February 13, 2007.

———, “Progress Report on Implementation of Mission and Management Functions,” August 2007.

———, “Efforts to Strengthen Aviation and Surface Transportation Security Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain,” October 16, 2007.

———, “Use of Covert Testing to Identify Security Vulnerabilities and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse,” November 14, 2007.

———, “Airline Industry: Potential Mergers Driven by Financial and Competitive Pressures,” July 2008.

———, “Federal Air Marshal Service Has Taken Actions to Fulfill Its Core Mission and Address Workforce Issues, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Improve Workforce Survey,” January 2009.

———, “Efforts to Validate TSA's Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program Under Way, but Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Validation and Address Operational Challenges,” May 2010.

———, “TSA Has Enhanced Its Explosives Detection Requirements for Checked Baggage, but Additional Screening Actions Are Needed,” July 2011.

U.S. House of Representatives/Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, “Critical Lapses in Federal Aviation Administration Safety Oversight of Airlines: Abuses of Regulatory ‘Partnership Programs,' ” April 3, 2008.

U.S. House of Representatives/Investigative Report by the Committee on the Judiciary, “Plane Clothes: Lack of Anonymity at the Federal Air Marshal Service Compromises Aviation and National Security,” May 25, 2006.

U.S. House of Representatives/Majority Staff of the Committee on Homeland Security, “The State of Homeland Security 2007: Annual Report Card,” 2007.

U.S. Intelligence Community/National Intelligence Council, “Mapping the Global Future,” December 2004.

U.S. Office of Special Counsel, “Department of Transportation Report Substantiates Allegations of FAA Oversight Failures,” July 22, 2010.

The White House, “Remarks by the President on America's Energy Security,” March 30, 2011.

The White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, “Final Report of the Gore Commission on Aviation Safety and Security,” February 12, 1997.

Supplemental

McGee, Bill, “On the Road/Behind the Screen” travel column, USAToday.com, 2003–2011 (numerous).

McGee, William J.,
Air Transport World
, 1990–1997 (numerous).

———,
Condé Nast Traveler
, 2003–2009 (numerous).

———, “Case Closed?”
Condé Nast Traveler
, January 2005.

———,
Consumer Reports
, 2000–2011 (numerous).

———,“An Accident Waiting to Happen?”
Consumer Reports
, March 2007.

———, “Air Security: Why You're Not as Safe as You Think,”
Consumer Reports
, February 2008.