by Charlie Leocha | Aug 2, 2010
While we passengers are all but dropping our drawers to get on a airplane in the name of security, the passport office is issuing passports to bogus citizens with obvious ID problems. It was all part of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) sting. The U.S. has an...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 2, 2010
Can 30 families make a difference in Washington? The answer is yes, when we are discussing the families of those killed in the Colgan Air/Continental Express flight #3407 crash in Buffalo on February 12, 2009. Their vigil in Congress finally resulted in the safety...
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 30, 2010
Back on December 30, 2009 the Department of Transportation published a rule, “Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections” that encompassed what we now know as the three-hour tarmac delay rule. The new DOT rulemaking strengthens that original rule in four ways. • Extends...
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 29, 2010
The Alphorn Championships take place in the Valais region of Switzerland I am working my way through Western Switzerland, taking the train down a valley in the Valais region of Switzerland. Visiting hotels and restaurants that are covered in the guidebook and on the...
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 29, 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced this week, that “international traffic on North American airlines grew nearly 11 percent in June.” At the same time virtually every airline reported earnings surprises to the upside in this still...
