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evan sparks s aviation policy blog a wonk s eye view of everything in the sky home about evan sparks s aviation policy blog a wonk s eye view of everything in the sky feeds posts comments america vs europe who overrates whom august 24 2009 by evan sparks not an aviation related note but given that many of my readers are also plugged into the travel industry here s an interesting diablogue between bryan caplan and tyler cowen bryan when americans visit europe they see a lot to like charming boulevards delicious food and historic cities that feel safe when europeans visit the u s it s not so pretty while major american cities are impressive their inhabitants can be more than a little scary even after the sharp decline in crime rates from an american or european tourist s point of view europe seems not just more aesthetic than the u s but more hospitable he argues that american tourists see the quaintest and nicest parts of europe while most europeans live in less appealing suburbs and those who live in the attractive urban centers cannot afford to enjoy it much meanwhile european tourists see some of america s grungiest places nyc and sf are basically uglier scarier versions of the premiere european cities but avoid the attractive suburbs where most americans happily live europe is a better place for most people to visit he concludes but america is a better place for most people to live tyler with a dig at modernist architecture bryan gives some good reasons why america is better for 37 year olds with young children namely lots of living space and easy shopping but i view much of western europe as better for the elderly if only because it requires less driving and they are more likely to live close to their children and perhaps also they receive more respect western europe is probably better for children too for reasons related to safety and health care my alternative view is that americans rate european life so highly in part because the buildings from previous eras are so striking and attractive if all of the u s looked like u s postwar construction the country would still impress more or less as it does if all of europe looked like its postwar construction americans would be less likely to admire european policies and political institutions yes i know about lille and contemporary spanish architecture but in reality most americans would think of europe as some kind of dump what do you think posted in evan s news and quick takes tagged europe travel 6 comments scare headline not so scary in article august 23 2009 by evan sparks boo to hot air which posted this headline good news feds pulling workers away from faa to staff exploding cash for clunkers bureaucracy i found it via volokh the hot air post plays up the possibility that thin on the ground air traffic controllers are being taken from towers to process paperwork the article cited from the washington times however makes it clear that this is not the case but ms zuckman said that only support personnel such as in finance and operations were asked to work on the clunkers program nobody is being ordered to do anything we weren t asking air traffic controllers to leave their posts we re using budget and accounting people primarily she said it was made clear that no core mission activities of the faa are to be affected by this effort especially as they could relate to air traffic operations a union spokeswoman confirmed the account friday air traffic controllers are not being asked to do this said alex caldwell a spokeswoman for the national air traffic controllers association basically the actual story doesn t live up to hot air s scare headline you don t have to think that cash for clunkers was a good idea i don t to think it s a bad idea for federal support personnel to spend a few days helping to clear a backlog that shouldn t have existed in the first place unless something develops in this story there s nothing to see here posted in evan s fiskings tagged faa media 1 comment crew rest and training new atc contract and more august 21 2009 by evan sparks patrick smith has some thoughts on the airline safety and pilot training improvement act of 2009 he finds good unnecessary and controversial in the bill salon the faa and natca have a newly mediated contract it now goes to the controllers for ratification faa natca richard branson will be testifying before a house panel on september 16 looks like a good show aviation week burt rutan climatologist aero news net posted in daily departures the solution to nyc s airport woes july 24 2009 by evan sparks gothamist calls it almost certainly a swiftian satire but there s something striking about the manhattan airport foundation s plan to convert new york s long underused central park into the closest in on close in airports there are already aviation buffs out there saying oh please oh please if only to experience an approach that would rival runway 13 at hong kong s old kai tak airport posted in 1 tagged airports delays humor 1 comment and i m back july 21 2009 by evan sparks hi folks it s been a while one reason is that i have switched day jobs after three happy years as an editor at the american enterprise institute i am now managing editor of philanthropy magazine which is published by the philanthropy roundtable the transition and learning curve of the new job have limited my free time for blogging but i m ready to dive back in and i am grateful that i have the freedom to continue writing about aviation policy as a sideline as i note on my about page nothing i write here should be construed as an opinion of my employer or any other organization with which i am affiliated today i have an item on national journal s transportation experts blog have a look posted in evan s news and quick takes 1 comment nothing to see here june 18 2009 by evan sparks echoing terry maxon and cranky let me just say that the attempt by members of congress to limit carry on bag sizes by statute is a classic example of congressional kibitzing in the private business affairs of private sector businesses this is also however a bill that will go nowhere like many other minor pieces of legislation it is introduced to make a stand win the member some plaudits in the district and die silently because it is not actually an issue worth congress s attention posted in evan s news and quick takes tagged congress travel let your left hand not know what your right hand is doing june 17 2009 by evan sparks the senate is set to vote on a bill that would establish a nonprofit corporation to run a nationally coordinated travel promotion program senate majority leader harry reid said the corporation would market the u s around the globe as a tourist destination reid told reporters earlier in the week that the bill could create 40 000 new jobs in the u s b s ed initially the corporation would receive 10 million in federal funding from money collected from travelers under the electronic system for travel authorization esta system currently being established by the department of homeland secretary after fiscal 2010 the corporation would have to raise matching contributions to qualify for additional federal funding radley balko comments that this is all because tourism is down due all the money we ve spent on post 9 11 efforts to make it more difficult for foreigners to come here reason piles on too i m sympathetic to that line of reasoning want to talk about winning hearts and minds around the world then try making it not so much of a hassle to get through our ports of entry but the numbers just don t back balko up according to a 2008 report with data up to 2007 from the department of commerce after dropping off sharply post 9 11 foreign tourism began to rebound not from every country but a slight upward trend is clear it wasn t until after the financial crisis last year that foreign arrivals began to tank year on year continuing to post steep declines in the first part of this year the fact is regardless of the effectiveness of u s border security policies the downturn in tourism is primarily due to the current economic contraction not post 9 11 security procedures now whether it s helpful for the government to get involved in the tourism marketing business is something else altogether but i guess with all the work the administration has done to discourage u s companies to bring tourist dollars to places like vegas it might as well make up the balance by bringing in some foreigners posted in evan s fiskings tagged congress dhs tourism travel evan around the web june 10 2009 by evan sparks i ve written a couple posts recently for other blogs filling in for a vacationing dan webb welcome back dan and congratulations on the new airplane geeks gig and looking at airport competition on aei s new you should subscribe enterprise blog posted in evan s news and quick takes this is just ridiculous june 10 2009 by evan sparks an obnoxious letter to the editor of usa today it would be irresponsible to get ahead of evidence in the af447 investigation but important factors are emerging first some experts blame global warming for the increased severity and frequency of hurricanes most of which originate at latitudes within 5 to 15 degrees of the equator second the flight appears to have passed through a band of equatorial megastorms finally levels of turbulence in such storms are being investigated in the crash perhaps the memorial service in paris will be recognized as the first for airline victims of global warming hat tip to cafe hayek posted in evan s news and quick takes tagged misc liveblogging randy babbitt s confirmation hearing may 19 2009 by evan sparks the senate commerce committee is holding a hearing today to review several nominations in its purview including faa administrator designate j randolph babbitt and dot deputy secretary designate john porcari opening statements are going on now babbitt is as you know the former president of the air line pilots association and a pilot at eastern according to mark warner d va who is chairing the hearing at the moment babbitt is the right person to lead the faa at the moment wow tough crowd porcari is maryland s secretary of transportation opening statements by babbitt and porcari have been posted on the committee s website i m not on the hill today but i am watching the hearing s live webcast i ll bring you aviation related highlights of the hearing throughout the day so refresh this post for the latest updates stay tuned babbitt 11 43 interesting item from babbitt s testimony i have worked with members of congress on major aviation safety issues including one of which i am most proud one level of safety i led this project in 1993 while i was president of alpa this program resulted in required regional carriers to operate under the same rules and at the same level of safety as their major carrier counterparts of significant relevance given the attention paid to small lift provider safety standards in the wake of the ntsb s colgan air crash hearings 11 48 frank lautenberg d n j was principally responsible for torpedoing the confirmation of robert sturgell former president bush s faa nominee he s much happier with babbitt today about whom when he slips up and says if you are confirmed he adds if you re not it will be a miracle lautenberg asks about the new york new jersey philadelphia airspace redesign would babbitt put a hold on the redesign until frontline air traffic controllers ha had a chance to weigh in i m not exactly certain where that process stands at this time babbitt replies on a personal basis i would really like to solicit input from all the stakeholders in that area i think it s very important that controllers have input in this process lautenberg then raises a parochial concern that is more than parochial given the airport s role in the system reported controller shortages at newark liberty international airport can you assure us that the newark tower will be staffed to the volume of performance we require there babbitt it s my hope that every tower in this country will be staffed and manned to the highest degree he refers to the bubble of controllers being in a similar age a band of age who are going to retire soon and already are ed continue reading posted in evan s commentary tagged air traffic control antitrust congress dot faa general aviation labor safety 6 comments older posts search for recently on the apb america vs europe who overrates whom scare headline not so scary in article crew rest and training new atc contract and more the solution to nyc s airport woes and i m back nothing to see here let your left hand not know what your right hand is doing evan around the web this is just ridiculous liveblogging randy babbitt s confirmation hearing 2008 aerospace airports air traffic control alitalia american asia ata atsb australia pacific aviation08 baa british airways budget airlines business canada competition 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