by Charlie Leocha | Feb 12, 2010
Here are a few short videos to whet your appetite for the Winter Olympics. These are commercials for the Olympics seen in Canada, Britain, Germany and Austria most Americans won’t see. The mountains surrounding Vancouver and the city itself will be showcased to...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 12, 2010
In their relentless quest towards the world of zero fares, American Airlines after adding standby charges has moved to charge a fee for blankets and pillows on domestic flights starting May 1. They join JetBlue and USAirways who already charge for pillows and...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 11, 2010
With all of the privacy concerns being registered regarding the whole-body scanners, we don’t even know if the machines work … we’re just taking the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) word. And TSA doesn’t really know...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 11, 2010
As of February 22, American Airlines passengers (except elite fliers) won’t be permitted to stand by for a different flight for free. American Airlines, under their current system, allows all of its paying passengers free standby privileges for a different...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 11, 2010
During a House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology and innovation hearing last week, Homeland Security Undersecretary Brad Buswell and Dr. Penrose Albright, Principal Associate Director for Global Security at the Livermore National...
by Karen Fawcett | Feb 11, 2010
On a day when all of the airports are closed in the Washington, DC area, OpenSkies announced it’s inaugurating service between Dulles Airport and Orly Airport in Paris. It’s safe to assume that before May 3rd, the snow-covered runways in our Nation’s...
by Janice Hough | Feb 11, 2010
As awful as it is when a flight is canceled due to a storm, in some cases it can be even more frustrating when a flight doesn’t show canceled and it’s nearly impossible to figure if it will fly or not. While changing weather has created chaos all week,...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 11, 2010
During a House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology and innovation hearing last week, Homeland Security Undersecretary Brad Buswell and Dr. Penrose Albright, Principal Associate Director for Global Security at the Livermore National...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 10, 2010
Have no doubt about it, in the current “negotiations” between American Airlines and its flight attendants, the flight attendants union, Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), have already shot themselves in the foot. The the airline knows...
