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Full Upright and Locked Position: The Insider´s Guide to Air Travel

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Description for Full Upright and Locked Position: The Insider´s Guide to Air Travel Paperback. "Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight," our pilots still intone. But who are they kidding? Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 302.

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 ... Read more

With sympathy for both fliers and airlines, Gerchick shows how the new "business-all-business" airline industry has finally learned to make money, even in the face of crushing fuel costs, and get millions of travelers where they’re going every day safely and quickly.

From his singular vantage point as former aviation regulator and policymaker, Gerchick gives us a straightforward insider’s view of how hard it is for government to improve the traveler’s lot by explaining the vagaries of consumer protection rules as well as the political realities and the economic forces at work. While Gerchick offers reasons to hope for a better future in air travel, he presents an unvarnished look at what we can expect—good and bad—when we take to the skies. Some of it will reassure you, some will make you cringe, but all will open your eyes to what it means to fly today.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393349399
SKU
V9780393349399
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-30

About Mark Gerchick
Mark Gerchick, an aviation consultant, has advised some of America’s largest airlines and busiest airports over the past fifteen years. A former chief counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration and senior Department of Transportation aviation official, he lives in McLean, Virginia.

Reviews for Full Upright and Locked Position: The Insider´s Guide to Air Travel
"Fact-packed and engaging."
Wall Street Journal "Anyone who wonders why they are always in the last boarding group—regardless of seat assignment—should read Full Upright and Locked Position."
Patricia Harris - Boston Globe "Intriguing… Resonant… a narrative that is part lifting of the veil and part condemnation of commercial airlines’ loss of soul."
Christine Thomas - Miami Herald ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Full Upright and Locked Position: The Insider´s Guide to Air Travel


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