by Charlie Leocha | Oct 12, 2015
ViaSat: Virgin America/Netflix deal is further proof of an IFEC revolution In-flight entertainment is changing rapidly. No longer is the only entertainment from a screen above the passengers or played through an airplane video system that shows programs on seatbacks....
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 9, 2015
Just about everyone in the United States has come out in favor of increasing the amount of overseas air traffic coming into the country. That is, everyone except the Big 3 airlines and their workers’ labor unions. But, the complaint of unfair competition should...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 9, 2015
With FAA’s new kid seat safety rule, will kids fly safer? After years of debate and another six months allowed for implementation, the FAA has succeeded in producing a new rule that will not protect children. It doesn’t require enforcement. It...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 8, 2015
A Netherlands parade celebrates Vincent van Gogh with giant floats made of flowers From creativeboom.com This amazing parade, called Corso Zundert, has been going on since 1936. Click on link to see wonderful photos of this event. If you’ve not yet heard of...
by Janice Hough | Oct 6, 2015
Leo Tolstoy famously wrote, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Similarly, one might say that all on-time flights are alike; every delayed flight is delayed in its own way. Anyone who travels even semi-regularly...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 6, 2015
Ridesharing goes where taxis won’t The battle between the taxi industry with its pricey medallions and big unions and the ride-sharing world are brutal and taking place across the country, state by state, city by city. When the taxis win, the average consumer loses....
by Ned S. Levi | Oct 5, 2015
US citizens and residents generally use their state driver’s licenses or state issued non-drivers IDs to board US domestic commercial airline flights. Looming in the near future for air travelers is the Real ID Act of 2005. The law sets requirements for ID cards...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 5, 2015
Google to make driverless cars act more like humans after complaints they are too polite When trying to fit technology into the human world, one of the biggest issues is making the technology “act human.” That’s what the next challenge will be for...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 2, 2015
Yesterday, October the 1st, I opened my Washington Post newspaper and saw a full page letter from Oscar Munoz, the new CEO of United Airlines. In the first paragraph he says, “…we haven’t lived up to your expectations…” He goes on to say,...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 2, 2015
Amtrak to start charging excess baggage fees Who saw this coming? There are no fuel costs that need to be accounted for. There are no expenses with manpower to handle baggage. What the heck?!@#%! Amtrak announced new baggage charges as of yesterday, Oct. 1, 2015. But...
