by Charlie Leocha | Jul 10, 2026
Do we need new rules for delayed and canceled flights? Will an EU system help in the US? I just returned from a trip to Spain. It seemed to me and my friends that the aviation system in Europe had avoided the horrible delayed and canceled flight experiences of the US....
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 3, 2026
Two years ago, the Transportation Sec. asked for funding to study the use of female crash dummies in car crash testing. Today we have one dummy. An extensive study by Consumer Reports concluded that crash testing is biased. The National Highway and Transportation...
by Christopher Elliott | Jun 24, 2026
A new cross-airline ban of a blacklist of problem passengers could also hand airlines a weapon against ordinary travelers. If you find yourself on a blacklist of problem passengers, you can usually walk over to a competitor’s counter and buy a ticket on another...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 18, 2026
Airline passengers are “worth” different amounts of money in various countries and states. The value of life varies depending on where the case is brought to court. The value of life is not what many would have guessed. Although the US is at the top of the...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 4, 2026
Baggage reporting rules protect passengers and handicapped mobility devices. The Department of Transportation (DOT) released new baggage reporting rules about a year and a half ago. Passengers are not very excited about the new rule, but they should be. The important...
by Charlie Leocha | May 28, 2026
Missed airline connections caused by system delays should be the responsibility of the airlines. Recently, a study using DOT data showed that airline delays that cause missed airline connections have been increasing at an alarming number of airports across the...
