by Charlie Leocha | Oct 22, 2015
US Highway Trust Fund tax proposals criticized Travelers United has joined with other travel organizations to protect proposals that will raise fees on airline passengers to pay fees that will go to the highway fund. That sounds like a tax to me, not a fee for...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 21, 2015
Jetblue, Southwest and Spirit are increasing Latin American flights JetBlue, Southwest and Spirit are flying where the major airlines have weak alliances; that means South America. But the going isn’t always easy, especially in Mexico City, where Delta and...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 20, 2015
Public officials, just remember the airlines are always worse This story would be funny (and I hope it was written, to some extent, tongue in cheek), if it weren’t true. The story, published in a government-affairs publication, ends with a discussion about the...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 19, 2015
American Airlines passes first reservations test: next one comes today Last Saturday, October 17th, I was flying with American Airlines on formerly-US Airways flights from Washington, DC, to London. All went well, though I was expecting long lines and problems at the...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 16, 2015
Another U.S. airline flies into the sunset Saturday is the day that US Airways disappears. From October 17th onward, the brand will officially be folded into American Airlines. For consumers, the damage has already been done. The three mega-, legacy, network carriers...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 15, 2015
Here’s why wine tastes different when you’re on a plane With wine becoming one of the hallmarks of great first-class service, the airlines are trying to find wines that taste good inflight and at altitude. Some sommeliers claim that taste buds are dulled...
