
TSA Changing Its Policy on 11 New Items

we are confident that the worldwide costs of airline security checks are underestimated because they are not monetized, which is often the case for sludge.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition

Air Travel Design Guide
airtraveldesign.guideGrowing intercontinental trade required new modes of specialized shipping. Bulk carriers with large compartments and massive watertight hatches were designed to transport coal, grain, ores, cement, and fertilizer, and they could be rapidly loaded and unloaded. But the greatest shipping innovation came in 1957, when a North Carolina trucker Malcolm
... See moreVaclav Smil • How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
The airport is also a lightning rod for societal fear of terrorism, where the public accepts costly and intrusive measures despite their inefficacy. How do we convince people that airport security is not a necessary stage in a middle-class adventure but, instead, a space one pays to have one’s liberty stripped off and replaced with illusionary safe
... See moreSetha Low • Trapped: Life under Security Capitalism and How to Escape It
Cargo. Carrying goods in aircraft underbellies is a billion-dollar revenue source for large airlines, especially on major trade routes across the Pacific. One knock-on effect of global trade is that airlines make so much money on things like premium seats and freight that economy seats are sold cheap to fill up the plane. It’s like when you drive h
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