by Ned S. Levi | Feb 10, 2014
So far this year, three cruise ships had significant norovirus outbreaks, infecting 1,023 passengers and crew. That may seem extraordinarily high to many. However, while it’s of little solace to passengers and crew who were sick, 94.1 percent of the passengers...
by Victor Block | Feb 8, 2014
Until recently, I would have said that St. Francis of Assisi, Shirley MacLaine and I had little in common. That was before I visited southern France where I hiked sections of one of the most popular and historically important pilgrimage routes in the world — the road...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 7, 2014
February 7, 2014 William H. Stallings, Chief Transportation, Energy & Agriculture Section Antitrust Division United States Department of Justice 450 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 8000 Washington, DC 20530 Re: United States v. US Airways Group, Inc. and AMR Corp., No....
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 7, 2014
Today is the final filing day for those in opposition to the American Airlines/US Airways (AA/US) merger. The merger rules and regulations allow objectors to the settlement to file comments that must be addressed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) prior to the final...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 7, 2014
Today is the final filing day for those in opposition to the American Airlines/US Airways (AA/US) merger. The merger rules and regulations allow objectors to the settlement to file comments that must be addressed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) prior to the final...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 6, 2014
The current Federal Aviation Administration funding bill that controls the development of the new air traffic control system is coming up for renewal in about 600 days. It is time to start thinking about keeping the new air traffic management system on track. The...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 6, 2014
The current Federal Aviation Administration funding bill that controls the development of the new air traffic control system is coming up for renewal in about 600 days. It is time to start thinking about keeping the new air traffic management system on track. The...
by Janice Hough | Feb 5, 2014
First Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, then Memphis, now Cleveland; airline hubs are being cut. The reason for the cuts? When Delta merged with Northwest, they didn’t need as many hubs as the two carriers had separately. Detroit, Minneapolis and Atlanta survived....
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 3, 2014
Last week, I wrote about the improvements in TSA Pre✓ and how to become eligible to use the program. I explained that TSA (Transportation Security Administration) opened direct registration for Pre✓ for the first time. TSA and its Pre✓ program are certainly not...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 30, 2014
The answer to this question is, “Of course.” That is the answer from everyone, including the airlines. However, when we get to specifics and whether or not passenger rights should be easy to find and clearly stated by airlines, the answers become more...
