Category Transport Issues
Remembering the 1996 Florida-based rebirth of Pan Am, the most famous name in aviation
In September 1996, less than five years after the original Pan American World Airways had made its last flight (December 4, 1991 from Barbados to Miami) a new airline with the classic name took the skies. The airline was a marriage of the estate of the defunct Eastern Airlines and Florida Businessman Chuck Cobb who […]
Commercial aviation in Florida, a flashback to 2005
Below is an analysis of the number of destinations served by each airline that had a major presence in the state and some analysis of what happened to each airline since in Florida. Tomorrow we will print a list of destinations from each Florida airport served at the time. Destinations served nonstop by airline (includes […]
1970’s Florida growth and how two Florida-based airlines contributed
The 1970’s were a glory era in Florida politically and economically. Tourism and job growth exploded while the economy diversified. With visionary leaders like Governor Reubin Askew, the state projected an image of efficiency, smart growth, environmental consciousness and most of all paradise to the rest of the country. One company that benefited from Florida’s […]
The Jacksonville Expressway System – a 1967 map of the toll areas
Really cool – Jacksonville by the way was the first city in Florida to fully embrace an urban expressway highway system. Tolls were removed from all Jacksonville roads in the 1980’s.
Eastern v Delta – the battle of the 1980’s Florida
Florida had two airlines that competed hard and dominated the aviation landscape of the state from the 1950s until the late 1980s. Those two airlines were Delta, based in Atlanta and Eastern which moved its headquarters from New York to Miami in 1975. Both airlines competed vigorously on routes to/from the Sunshine State and both […]
The US Air Florida Shuttle … Brightline’s forerunner
In early 1993, USAir (later known as US Airways) with newly-minted investment from British Airways launched the USAir Florida Shuttle to link cities within the state to one another. The shuttle featured hourly nonstops between Miami and Tampa/Orlando similar to USAir’s Northeast Shuttle which did the same between New York-LaGuardia and Boston/Washington-National. The shuttle also […]
October 2023 is Florida Aviation History Month on TFS
This month we’ll be focusing on various aspects on aviation history in the state of Florida on TFS. Stay tuned, we have some special features in store.
LEVEL launching Miami, jetBlue-Spirit merger news and more Florida commercial aviation news
IAG the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling (among others) is finally bringing its long-haul low cost subsidiary to Florida. Level will begin Miami-Barcelona nonstops on March 31, 2024. British Airways and Iberia currently serve the same route in a joint-venture with American Airlines. The two flights will compete with one another which […]
Northwest Florida Toll Road is a horrible idea
Last month, FDOT & Florida Turnpike Enterprise concluded a study to potentially build a toll road from I-10 in Jackson County to US 98 in Bay County. This toll road would plow through some most sparsely populated areas of the state. While I have sympathy for Bay County, who has no limited-access road connection to […]
Delta growing Miami, Porter reportedly starting several Florida cities and more
It figures the day after we did our last airline route update, news began popping again for new Florida service. Delta is slowly but surely growing Miami as part of its “four corners” strategy (Seattle, Los Angeles, Boston and Miami) now adding nonstops from Miami to Nassau. This is not a completely new route for […]
The Florida Squeeze 