Controllable Delay
Clark EdwardsControllable Delay is an exploration of airport life and the aviation world from a first-person perspective. I publish two articles per week (Monday and Thursday) on aviation-related topics.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 30 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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The Logic (and Illogic) of Airplane Boarding
Airplane boarding is a frustration that feels inexplicably inefficient. You stand in a crowded gate area, clutching your boarding pass, while announcements call groups in what often seems like arbitrary order.
Priority passengers first, t...
The Golden Age of Skyjackings
Air travel in the mid-20th century stood for something. Typically freedom, glamor, and modernity. Passengers dressed in suits and dresses, enjoyed meals served on china, and boarded planes with minimal fuss.
Between the late 1960s and ear...
Why the Deadliest Pre-9/11 Aviation Terror Attack Was Forgotten
On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182—a Boeing 747-237B bound from Montreal to London and onward to Delhi—disintegrated at 31,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 110 miles off the coast of Ireland.
All 329 people on board were kill...
Why Are Airline Tickets So Expensive?
In the wake of the recent deep dive into hidden city ticketing—the clever (and controversial) hack where savvy travelers book a cheaper connecting flight and simply “disappear” at the layover city instead of continuing to the final destinat...
Hidden City Ticketing
As a former gate agent, a difficult part of the job was handling passengers who thought they had scored an incredible deal on a flight, only to discover at check-in or the gate that their ticket violated airline regulations. These situation...
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I work in operations for a major airline at Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Writing about all things aviation-related, as well as my aviation journey.
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