by Charlie Leocha | Jun 24, 2012
The Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protections (ACACP) meets for the first time next Thursday. This committee is charged with assessing how well the Department of Transportation (DOT) is enforcing current consumer protections and recommending new consumer...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 4, 2011
The above table illustrates the application of government-imposed taxes and fees on a hypothetical domestic itinerary. Taxes shown do not include those levied directly on the airline (e.g., income, property, franchise, sales/use, payroll, fuel). Now, the government...
by Charlie Leocha | Sep 27, 2011
If the President has his way, you will be sending TSA twice (soon to grow to three times) as much money with which to harass, scan and grope you. This is part of his “jobs program.” Believe it or not, President Obama wants to increase, immediately, the...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 9, 2011
Washington, DC, is a strange place, especially when politics get into play. I’m not sure why, but the FAA reauthorization bill has been held in political limbo since 2007 when it last expired. Even though every party involved seems to want to get this bill...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 9, 2011
The airlines, after enjoying two-weeks of collecting what should have been tax revenues, have dropped airfares as the FAA began taxing flights again. To passengers, who may not have been paying attention, it looks like airfares stayed level over the past month....
by Janice Hough | Oct 1, 2009
As fee increases go, this one is so small as barely to be noticeable. But when travelers are increasingly being hit for charges that can add hundreds of dollars to a family trip, well, every little bit hurts. This time, it’s not the airlines, but the U.S.D.A....
