by Charlie Leocha | Feb 20, 2019
Airline sick passenger rules allow diseases to spread This winter, airlines and hundreds of passengers suffered serious delays because of sickness aboard planes landing in the US. These kinds of incidents are shining a light on the airline practice of not allowing...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 14, 2019
The Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019 will provide protection for aviation through any future government shutdowns. A lot is happening behind the scenes in Washington, DC. While some committees in the Capital City were working to come up with funding for...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 14, 2019
The real airline antitrust world is complex when it comes to travelers. Consumers believe that the most important actions in terms of airline antitrust protection come from the Department of Justice (DOJ) when it reviews major mergers such as the United/Continental...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 13, 2019
Don’t expect any Valentine’s day sweets from DOT or the airlines I’m expecting no airline love this Valentine’s Day. After taking a look at the world of airline and DOT customer service I’ve come up with 10 ways that airlines and DOT,...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 7, 2019
Passengers already pay taxes to support all airport operations – enough is enough! The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is holding its first full committee hearing today. Chairman Peter Defazio (D, OR) has already proposed a “solution” to funding...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 4, 2019
U.S. commercial and general aviation remains vulnerable to drone misuse On January 22, all flights at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport were briefly grounded by an FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) ground-stop, after pilots near the airport...
