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Will Allen: First Flights
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Brancatelli: First Hotel
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Roy Berger: First Flight
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Will Allen: First Road Trip
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Allen: Rethinking the Road
I've done four flights and a road trip since the pandemic rules eased. Now I'm convinced it's time to stay home.
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The Airport Report
The CARES Act earmarked $10 billion for airports. It didn't go smoothly.Reversal of Fortune: 6/21-27
Northeast states, once the Coronavirus epicenter, demand visitors from early-opening states quarantine.Numbers Games: 6/14-6/20
When Larry Kudlow says don't worry about Coronavirus, it's time to worry.Slash and Burn: 6/7-6/13
Cops cop to slashing tires on parked and unoccupied cars at protests. The second wave of Coronavirus arrives.Darkness and Pain: 5/31-6/6
Protests and riots divert out attention, but deaths continue. The nation begins to reopen as flying inches upward.Surge and Shut: 5/24-5/30
U.S. flying "surges," but so do deaths. Europe relaxes many rules. A holiday weekend without sports.Closed and Open: 5/17-5/23
As America reopens, the British and Irish impose a quarantine for travelers.Two Paths: 5/10-5/16
Europe begins to reopen gingerly. The United States reopens haphazardly. In Canada, airline layoffs cut deep.Open and Shut: 5/3-5/9
Some places begin to open, but New York shuts its subways overnight for the first time in history.Masked Matters: 4/26-5/2
If airlines require passengers to wear masks in-flight, but there are no flyers? You know how it goes ...Infected: 4/19-4/25
The U.S. virus deaths soar, but a bizarre comment about disinfectant infects the week with Presidential bile.Sad Numbers: 4/12-4/18
Coronavirus deaths double yet states begin to reopen. Aircraft around the world are parked by the thousands.America Burns: 4/5-4/11
A fire at Fort Myers Airport may as well be the metaphor for the virus burning through the country and the economy.Our No-Fly Zone: 3/29-4/4
U.S. air traffic is down 90 percent year-over-year. Airlines slash capacity.Shelter in Place: 3/22-3/28
When Waffle House closes stores you know there's a nationwide crisis. And states ban each others' travelers.Lockdown: 3/15-3/21
Airlines close. Hotels are empty. Most of the civilized world shelters in place.All Fall Down: 3/8-3/14
A botched travel ban. Airlines ground thousands of planes. America closes while Europe locks down.Closing: 3/1-3/7
The world (and airlines) begin to shut down. Israel's chief rabbi says be safe: Don't kiss the mezuzah.The Spread: 2/15-2/29
Japan, Korea and Italy hit hard and airlines end flights. Biz travel slows.Contagion: 2/1-2/14
China flights and tourists disappear. Trade shows cancel. Cruise crisis.It Begins: 1/23-1/31
We learn where Wuhan is located. The airlines bail on Hong Kong and China.
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