Air Travel

Airline travel is a great way to see the world however, there are some dirty little secrets the airlines don't really want you to know about.

A federal judge has ordered the FAA to look into the "incredible shrinking airline seat". This ruling could mean more comfortable air travel for you and me.

The TSA says it has a good reason for you to expose what you're reading during a security check.

There's a reason airlines overbook flights. To the uninformed eye, it might look like they are stealing. To the trained eye, it's still stealing but they've changed the rules to make it legal.

Let's face it, when you're traveling by air you're really nothing more than cargo that can complain and read a magazine.

It's not exactly wrong, it's just not exactly right in the purest definition of the word. Here are 5 things that I have found to be true but they do require a little acting experience and the ability to keep a straight face to make them work.

The worst part about flying is getting on the darn aircraft. I have solved this problem for the world. It makes so much sense it's no wonder the airlines would hate it.

We've all had delays at the airport. Is there a delay or scenario that would make you say ' no way I am getting on this airplane"?

An iconic catalog files for bankruptcy protection. The world may never find another place to secure a Darth Vader Toaster again.

There are ways the savvy traveler can beat the crush of holiday crowds and actually save money on airfare for Thanksgiving and Christmas

$1.5 million and $222,222.00. That's how much grant money is being issued to the Lafayette Regional Airport and to the Acadiana Regional Airport for runway rehabilitation.

An air traveler from Lafayette found himself in a real life nightmare when he woke up alone in the dark on a commercial airplane.

Far more frightening that hitting the ground at a high rate of speed is spending several hours next to a sleep stranger. A stranger that thinks you are a great pillow. I am afraid I would have to get up and leave if this happened to me.

Jules Verne took readers around the world in 80 days, but you really need more time to savor the sites.

The controversial full-body scanners that the Transportation Security Administration has been using in airports to detect illegal objects being hidden by passengers will be removed from all airports.

A dashboard camera catches the carnage of a plane crashing on a highway in Russia.

Besides the long lines at security what is the biggest pain in the butt about flying? I would say for most of us, it is getting from the runway, through the terminal, then to baggage claim, then to our ground transportation. What if we could eliminate all those steps just by changing the design of the aircraft?

When I lived in Dallas many years ago our house was on the flight path in to DFW Airport. I spent many an afternoon sitting on my balcony watching the big jets take off and land. Here is an incredible time lapse video from San Diego capturing all the air traffic from one day into 30 seconds.

Even though the price of holiday travel is on the rise, nearly 24 million people will still be shuttling across the friendly skies this Thanksgiving weekend.

Who in the heck is Spirit Airlines? Well, they are officially the fourth airline to start charging customers to bring aboard carry-on luggage, in this case $100.