3 important aspects to proposed new DOT rules

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is in the final throes of staffing a proposed rulemaking. Reports are surfacing that it is having trouble in bureaucracyland. That’s the home of dozens of lawyers and specialists who push and pull at the rulemaking and try...

Consumers Union presses tranparency in cell phone charges

One of the most important a tools we all use when traveling is our cell phone. This has become a de facto computer on the road, airline boarding passes in some cases, a link back to work and family and our address book. Changes to cell phone charges are some of the...

Free facebook access via GoGo WiFi in February

Seven domestic airlines have agreed to a promotion with GoGo Inflight that offers free Facebook access during the month of February. Virgin America, Delta, AirTran, American, US Airways, United and Alaska Airlines have all signed on. Facebook will be free for all WiFi...

The sad state of the FAA reauthorization bill

At the end of last week and early this week the FAA Reauthorization bill has been manhandled by the Senate leadership. A press conference yesterday was a display of the absolute lack of leadership on this issue in the Senate. One might be forgiven if the thought that...