Author Archives: Terry Norman

New Healthy Food Standards for Airport Food Courts?

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First Lady, Michelle Obama, announced today her plans to tour the nations largest airports in an effort to draw attention to the menus being offered to our traveling public. As a follow-up to her recent efforts to draw attention to and improve the menus of public schools, Obama is endeavoring to carry this momentum to…

Delicious Baked Treats or Deadly IED – The TSA Has Got Us Covered

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With one master stroke of analytic genius, TSA agents at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport swooped on a woman attempting to travel with a cupcake. Agents convened and concluded that the frosting on the cupcake could present a potential threat as it may contain gels or chemicals used in making improvised explosive devices. The woman was…

AccuConference-Air: An Open Invitation to Alec Baldwin

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Dear Mr. Baldwin, We were so sorry to hear about your unfortunate altercation with the flight crew of America Airlines Flight 4 that you attempted to use on Tuesday, December 6th. We at AccuConference-Air would like to extend to you an invitation to give us a try. Unlike that other carrier, our flight attendants won’t…

America’s Airlines Honors Our Veterans

Knee Defender – The Best Defense Against Seat-backs

At about 6′ tall, when I travel, I can bet my knees will be rubbing against the back of the passenger seat in front of me. I know this is a problem for many people, especially the unusually tall or long legged. Finding the right comfort zone or angle can frequently be managed, but when…

A Funny Commercial from Virgin Atlantic

Frontier Spokesanimals Popular Among Travelers and Airline Employees

Low-cost carrier, Frontier Airlines, announced a new ad campaign to bring their popular spokesanimals from aircraft tails to television, radio, outdoor, online, and email advertising.

AA says “Here Kitty Kitty…”

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It’s been 5 days and more than 60 hours since “Jack the Cat” went missing at JFK airport. The story goes that American Airlines lost Jack while they were scrambling to prepare for hurricane Irene. That’s right. Jack is roaming free at JFK and nobody can find him. But never fear! Mommy’s here! Jack’s person,…

The TSA Security Questionnaire

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Welcome to Boston Logan International Airport. I’ll be your TSA Officer today and will be guiding this passenger security interview. I will be asking you questions and will be measuring your responses for physiological changes, eye contact, mood changes, response quality, creativity, and timeliness. Please use your time wisely to consider your best response, so…

Top Stories From The TSA

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Probably the biggest news from the TSA is the recent implementation of the latest software for full-body scanners. If you haven’t seen it yet, this is a change that’s long overdue. While many travelers feel that the full-body scanner is invasive and potentially embarrassing, this latest innovation may make the full-body scan more comfortable for…