Full Upright and Locked Position Not-So-comfortable Truths about Air Travel Today

Name: Full Upright and Locked Position Not-So-comfortable Truths about Air Travel Today
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ISBN: 9780393349399

ISBN-10: 039334939X

ISBN-13: 9780393349399

Edition: 2014

Authors: Mark Gerchick

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Former FAA chief counsel and senior aviation policy official Mark Gerchick unravels the unseen forces and little-known facts that have reshaped our air travel experience since September 11, 2001. With wry humor and unique insight, Gerchick takes us past the jargon, technicalities, and all-is-well platitudes to expose the new normal of air travel: from the packed planes and myriad hassles of everyday flying to the alchemy of air fares, the airlines’ endless nickel-and-diming, and the elusive hope of escape from steerage. We find out what pilots do in the cockpit, what’s really worth worrying about when it comes to airline safety, and why we get sick on planes. Meanwhile, Gerchick ponders the…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/2/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 0.55" wide x 0.82" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

A former chief counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Department policy official, Mark Gerchick, now an aviation consultant, lives in McLean, Virginia.