by Charlie Leocha | May 23, 2016
This video brilliantly shows why airfares cost what they cost. At the end of the video, it also discusses the effects of competition on airfares. New York to Los Angeles flights sometimes end up costing less than $300 round trip. But, very short flights from Denver to...
by Edward Hasbrouck | Mar 10, 2016
Deregulation of domestic US airline ticket prices wasn’t supposed to give airlines permisison to lie, cheat, and steal, but the failure of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to police the deregulated airfare marketplace for fraud and deception has often...
by Charlie Leocha | Nov 10, 2015
Transaction Would Entrench United’s Dominant Position at Newark, New Jersey, Airport – Eliminating Competition and Resulting in Higher Fares and Fewer Choices for Consumers The Department of Justice today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit seeking to block a proposed...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 14, 2015
As I have been reading aviation magazines and blogs about airline seats, I came to a realization — if coach passengers are in search of guaranteed, humane seats, they need to fly on Southwest. The airline that may be denigrated by some business fliers for...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 21, 2015
The Senate and House are in the midst of reorganization related to the changeover created by the last election. There are several issues that remain unresolved and some big ones coming up with the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration bill that will...
