by Charlie Leocha | Mar 26, 2015
Wednesday March 25, 2015 Charlie LeochaCharlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first...
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 26, 2015
Whenever a passenger pays Delta Air Lines to fly, they are putting money in the corporate pockets of an airline that seeks to deceive, confuse and mislead its customers. Let me count its evil ways. Refuses to disclose extra fees. Consumers don’t know the full...
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 24, 2015
When the Big 3 US airlines — American, Delta and United — claim that foreign carriers are being improperly subsidized and that treaties negotiated over the past two-plus decades need to be revoked or renegotiated, the American public needs to be wary. Believe the...
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 18, 2015
An impending fight in Congress this spring over the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill could affect your next flight, for better or worse. Trade associations call the appropriations bill the most important piece of legislation in the travel industry....
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 7, 2015
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are coming. They are already here. The only problem is that your government seems to be surprised by them. The industry has been growing exponentially, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had its head in the sand. We...
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 4, 2015
The FAA reauthorization bill is coming up for a vote in about 200 days. Between now and then, there are a lot of issues that will be considered and that will impact airline passengers, airlines and airports significantly for the next half-decade. The bill includes...
