About That Dallas-to-Houston Bullet Train …

​About a year ago there was some big back-and-forthing over the viability of a high-speed rail connecting Dallas and Houston. But since then, we’ve heard next to nothing. Except: Our sister paper in Houston directs our attention this morning to news of a Monday-morning meeting during which Yoshiyuki Kasai, the…

The Virtues of Gerard Arpey

Back in May, you may recall, JP Morgan analyst Jamie Baker kinda gave it to American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey during a first-quarter earnings conference call. Said Baker to Arpey, following a discussion of dwindling earnings and a vague “flight plan” for the future, “I guess you just don’t sound…

If Only He’d Been Seated Next to Larry David

On an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that aired, oh, about a year ago, Larry David lectured an airplane seatmate about what not to wear on a flight. “A little traveling tip: Try not to wear shorts. Not all that attractive to look at for five hours.” Which I mention…

Southwest Taking Its Kick in the Nuts Today

So, let’s see … Larry King now wants Kevin Smith to come on his show to talk about getting booted off a Southwest flight Saturday. Smith would rather go on Jon Stewart with a row of Southwest seats to prove, yeah, he can fit just fine, thanks. Meanwhile, the locally…