Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Fear of Flying

  Jerry H. Trachtman | April 19, 2012 10:26 AM | 2 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  Although it has been more than 100 years since the Wright brothers opened the door to heavier than air powered flight, some people still board the most technologically advanced airliners...

• Breathe Easy On Your Next Airline Flight - Or Maybe Not

  Jerry H. Trachtman | December 07, 2011 2:38 PM | 3 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  Airline travel is truly one of the safest, most efficient, and fun forms of transportation. Even with the airport security screenings we must endure, no other form of public transportation...

• Time to Spare? Go By Air

  Jerry H. Trachtman | April 21, 2010 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  TIME TO SPARE? GO BY AIR Twin Cities-Bound Passengers Stranded on Tarmac at JFK For 6 Hours “It was a nightmare,” said one passenger. “I pleaded with an airline...

• How Safe is Airline Travel?

  Jerry H. Trachtman | April 05, 2010 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  Although it has been more than 100 years since the Wright brothers opened the door to heavier than air powered flight, some people still board the most technologically advanced airliners with a...

• Kids in the Control Tower

  Jerry H. Trachtman | March 03, 2010 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  The recent report of an air traffic controller's son in the JFK Airport control tower has the aviation alarmists in an uproar. The TV networks have broadcast recordings of the boy clearing airliners...

• Three Teens Killed By Train In Melbourne

  Chrissie Cole | February 23, 2010 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  Three teenage girls were tragically killed by a train while trying to cross a bridge in Melbourne last night. The girls tried to move from the path of the train once they saw it coming, but could...

• Northwest Flight 188: A Heated Discussion or Pilot Fatigue?

  Jerry H. Trachtman | October 26, 2009 1:49 PM | 8 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  Everyone has heard about the Northwest Airlines flight that departed San Diego bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP), and flew 150 miles past its destination before turning back and landing....

• Is the Air You Breathe on an Airline Flight Harmful?

  Jerry H. Trachtman | September 10, 2009 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  Ever since the advent of the jet engine, bleed air has been used to supply the air that pressurizes and ventilates an airliner's cabin. Essentially, bleed air is air that is syphoned from the engine...