by Charlie Leocha | Oct 6, 2012
This weekend we take a look at dealing with growing flight delays, moving through security faster (for a price) and work being done to detect shoe bombs and liquid bombs. Sly ways to beat delayed flights With the delays and cancellations at American Airlines, the...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 5, 2012
Opening statement of Charlie Leocha, consumer representative to the Advisory Consumer for Aviation Consumer Protections. DOT, Washington, DC, October 2, 2012 As we start this, the third meeting of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections, I am...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 5, 2012
Passengers are being used as pawns in negotiations between powerful forces in the aviation industry. Over the past half a decade, two giant issues have affected passengers dramatically — the battle between airlines and their distribution system and the battle between...
by Charlie Leocha | Sep 29, 2012
The Consumer Travel Alliance has recommended the following for consideration by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections (ACACP). The third meeting takes place on October 2, 2012, to prepare recommendations to be...
by Charlie Leocha | Sep 29, 2012
This weekend we look at how smartphones may help avoid traffic jams, the return of pickpockets (although I don’t think they ever left) and an airline that wants passengers to gamble on changes in jet fuel costs to protect the airline’s bottom line....
