by Charlie Leocha | Sep 20, 2011
The American Federation of Government Employees has claimed that it negotiated reduced punishment for some of the TSA workers found to have not been doing their jobs. Is this good? Plus the union claims that it is now appealing all of the firings. Do we need this?...
by Charlie Leocha | Sep 17, 2011
This weekend, we seem to be a bit hard on the airlines. Then again, these stories focus on airline actions. Firstly, Delta fights to take away FF miles from a traveler who they say, “Complains too much.” Secondly, the airline association is fighting safety...
by Charlie Leocha | Sep 16, 2011
Lots of readers and friends ask me how I deal with TSA checkpoints at airports. They know I don’t approve of all of the searches and have privacy concerns. But, the airport checkpoint is not the place to argue the issues you don’t like. TSA officers have...
by Charlie Leocha | Sep 15, 2011
During the past two years, an airline drama has been playing out in Washington, DC, between Delta Air Lines, US Airways and the Department of Transportation regarding a proposed swapping of slots between the two airlines that would give Delta virtual control of...
by Charlie Leocha | Sep 15, 2011
The Consumer Travel Alliance has filed comments with the Department of Transportation and the FAA regarding the question about the request from Delta and USAirways to swap take-off and landing slots between them to enhance their relative positions at New York...
