Publications, 1989 - 2011

Articles

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2014

“It Was Worth the Wait”, Railfan & Railroad, January 2014
“In Full Glory Reflected”, Trains, January 2014

2013

“All American Becomes Just…American", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", December 29, 2013
““Still Elegant After All These Years”, ATWOnline "Observation Deck", December 3, 2013
“Underloved but Dependable", Trains, December 2013
"Double Heresy”, ATW Online "Observation Deck”, October 22, 2013
“Cutting Edge”, ATWOnline “Observation Deck”, September 25, 2013
"Recent Observation Deck Additions”, ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, August 29, 2013
"American...in Helsinki?", ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, July 26, 2013
Commentary: "Do Size and Longevity Equal Success?”, Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 2, 2013
"Three-Holer Disappearing Act", ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, June 26, 2013
"Pros at Work", Railroads Illustrated, June 2013
"Airline Royalty; Regal Connections", ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, May 28, 2013
"The Peach, the Apple, the Captain and the Flying Colonels”, ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, April 29, 2013
"Airline History's Loss", ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, March 27, 2013
Viewpoint: "Bigger is Not Always Better”, Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 18, 2013
"Midway Airport -- Second Act Success”, ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, February 8, 2013
"Flightless Bird", ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, January 18, 2013

2012

"Three-Timer”, ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, December 3, 2012
"Look at those High Cars Roll”, railpictures.net, November 14, 2012
“A Very Interesting Booklet”, ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, November 5, 2012
“Music to our Ears”, ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, October 1, 2012
“Hail and Farewell”, ATWOnline "Observation Deck”, August 28, 2012
“Beverages for Airline Buffs?” ATWOnline "Observation Deck", July 24, 2012
“"Consolidation: Not Necessarily A Panacea For Airlines", Aviation Week, July 2, 2012
“"Yankee Alpha Takes to the Skies...Again", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", June 27, 2012
“One Size Fits, but the Size Changes Over Time", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", May 22, 2012
“Check Your Logbooks", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", April 23, 2012
“Who's Number One...and Who Will Be Next Year?", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", March 22, 2012
“"What's Old is New Again", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", February 24, 2012
“Aircraft Names", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", January 27, 2012
“When Flights Had Names", Aviation Executive Monthly, January 2012

2011

“"When Flights Had Names", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", December 28, 2011
“Musings on Mortality...", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", November 29, 2011
“Shuttles…and Lessons Learned", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", October 24, 2011
“Saskatchewan Sunrise", railpictures.net September 21, 2011
“Shuttles and Load Factors", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", September 21, 2011
“Once and Future Airports", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", August 20, 2011
“Window Seats", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", August 3, 2011
“Lose Sight, Lose the Fight", Aviation Executive Monthly, August, 2011
Lose Sight, Lose the Fight", Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 11, 2011
“Multi-Stops and Milk Runs--Part Two", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", June 17, 2011
“Multi-Stops and Milk Runs--Part One", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", June 1, 2011
“Mama Don't Take My Kodachrome Away", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", April 28, 2011
“Human Hubris", ATWOnline "Observation Deck", March 24, 2011
“Southern Hospitality”, Railfan & Railroad, May, 2011
“Brief Stop at Birmingham”, Railfan & Railroad, April 2011
“To Re-Engine…or Not?”, ATW Online “Observation Deck”, February 24, 2011
“The Wrath of Kahn?”, ATW Online “Observation Deck”, January 13, 2011

2010

“Amazing!”, ATW Online “Observation Deck”, December 20, 2010
“Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude?”, ATW Online “Observation Deck”, November 22, 2010
“Dip Job”, The Photographers' Railroad Page, November 15, 2010
“Another Name Bites the Dust”, ATW Online “Observation Deck”, October 25, 2010

“Another Emirates A380 Order: Kudos, but a Word of Caution”, August Guest Column, Speednews This Week #560, July 31, 2010
“Wretched Excess Demand”, Aviation Week, July 10, 2010
“Flying Colors”, Airways Classics No. 5 (Braniff), June, 2010
“Close But No Cigar”, The Photographers' Railroad Page, May 15, 2010
“Adjusting Operating Cost for Segment Length”, The Airline Monitor, March/April, 2010

2009

“Boarding the Cars at Guthrie”, Classic Trains, Winter, 2009
“Atlanta in the Eighties: Not Just Delta and Eastern”, Airways, November, 2009
“Capacity Cuts and Consolidation Hold Key to Healthy U.S. Airline Industry”, Aviation Week, July 13, 2009
“Put Congestion on Fast Track," The Journal of Commerce, June 1, 2009

“Those Were the Days…A Lovely Day at DAL”, Airways, June, 2009
“Departures; Freighters: A Cautionary Tale”, Aviation Daily, April 24, 2009
“Another World…in Another Time”, The Photographers' Railroad Page, April 15, 2009
“One Day at …Sanford, Florida”, Classic Trains, Winter 2009

2008

“The Genuine Article”, railpictures.net, July 17, 2008
Viewpoint: “A Modest Proposal”, Aviation Week, June 2, 2008
“More Storm Warnings”, Flightglobal’s “Left Field” blog, March 18, 2008

2007

“Those Were the Days…Albany in the Sixties”, Airways, November 2007
“To the Airports, To Make Much of Time”, Aviation Daily, June 14, 2007
“The A380 Flies…But Will the Program?”, Airways, June 2007
“Merger Mania”, Airways, May 2007
“Salvaging the A380: A Pyrrhic Victory?”, Aviation Daily, March 19, 2007
“A Perfect Train”, railpictures.net, January 24, 2007

2006

“Splendor in the Grass”, railpictures.net, September 6, 2006
Guest Editorial, CTC Board Railroads Illustrated, June 2006
Viewpoint: “Hold the Red Herrings”, Aviation Week, July 24, 2006
“Dial ‘M’ For…Merger?” Aviation Daily, April 3, 2006
“Those Were the Days…Washington National, 1964”, Airways, February 2006
“Glamorous Embers”, Trains, January 2006

2005

“One Day at…Dorval, Quebec”, Classic Trains, Winter 2005
“Those Were the Days…Newark pre-1973”, Airways, September 2005
“One Day at…Bound Brook, N.J.”, Classic Trains, Fall 2005
Airways Classics No. 2: Remembering That Wonderful Airline (published July 2005)
-“That Wonderful Airline”
-“Final Flight”
-“Saarinen’s Soaring Structure”
-“Two Summers Behind the Ticket Counter”
-“A Day to Celebrate Wings of Pride”
“One Day at…Joliet, Ill”, Classic Trains, Summer 2005
“Those Were the Days: MIA Seventies Scrapbook”, Airways, April 2005
“Dual Milestones”, Aviation Daily, January 27, 2005

2004

“Let The Market Decide How To Address Competition”, Aviation Daily, June 14, 2004
“Evolutionary Changes“, The Railroad Press, Issue #62 (Jul/Aug/Sep 2004)

2003

“The Chosen Instrument”, Airways Classics No. 1, October 2003
“Powder River Parade”, The Railroad Press, Issue #59 (Oct/Nov/Dec 2003)
“Roanoke Revelation: RJ Revolution”, Airways, April 2003

2002

“Rethinking the role of human pilots”, Professional Pilot, December 2002
“Traveling the World Around”, Airways, December 2002
“It’s Not Rocket Science”, Aviation Daily, September 13, 2002
“Analyzing the US regional airline market in the aftermath of September 11, 2001”, Saab Aircraft Leasing Market Report, March 2002
“The Day Our World Changed”, Airways, January 2002

2001

“Dawn Patrol”, Airways, March 2001

2000

“100-Seaters—The Next Big Thing?”, Aviation Daily, June 8, 2000
“Model Home”, Airways, May 2000
“The Last Word: A Little History, and Some Prognostication”, Commuter/Regional Airline News, April 17, 2000
“Cincinnati: Triple Hub”, Airways, March 2000

1999

“An Evening in Lynchburg”, Vintage Rails, July/August 1999

1998

“Hidden Asset”, Airways, September 1998
“The Last Word”, Commuter/Regional Airline News, August 17, 1998
“Tails of Two Cities”, Saab Aircraft Market Report, Spring 1998
“The Last Word: Fundamental Values”, World Airline News, February 13, 1998
“Tails of Two Cities”, Global Aviation Associates, Ltd., February 1998

1997

“Regional Jets—Bonanza or Too Much of a Good Thing?”, Aviation Executive Quarterly, Fourth Quarter 1997
“Norfolk Southern’s corridor bypass”, Trains, May 1997

1996

“Just in Time For The Holidays”, Airways, November/December 1996
“Unexpected End of an Era”, Airways, January/February 1996

1995

“A Glance (Askance) at Deregulation”, Airways, May/June 1995

1994

“Manufacturer Perspective: Technology Enhances Aircraft Value”, ISTAT Jetrader, Summer 1994

1992

“The Chosen Instrument”, Airliners, Winter 1992
“Flying Colors”, Airliners, Summer 1992

1991

“Tracking the Green Machine”, Railfan & Railroad, September 1991
“Eastern Airlines 1928-1991: Falcons, Hockey Sticks and Whisperwhales”, Airliners, Summer 1991

1990

“Trains Hot Spots: Cartersville, Georgia”, Trains, September 1990
“Action at Inman”, Trains Illustrated, January 1990

1989

“Airliner Appellations”, Airliners, Winter 1989
“A Fond Farewell”, Airliners, Fall 1989
“Boosting Operations at Underused Airports Can Ease Congestion in U.S.”, Aviation Week and Space Technology, June 19, 1989 (Aerospace Forum)
“Beyond the Ramp Shot: An Introduction to Creative Photography”, Airliners, Spring 1989

Books

Chicago Railroad Scenes in Color, Volume 2. The Railroad Press, 2012
Skyliners, Volume 1, North America: Mainliners, Falcons and Flagships. World Transport Press, 1991
Skyliners 2. World Transport Press, 1993
Skyliners 3: A Journey to Asia. Airways International, 1995