The US Dept. of Transportation has proposed that the airlines be required to refund baggage fees when passengers’ luggage is lost or delayed. The airlines oppose this requirement. Ned Levi discusses the baggage refund issues raised by the airlines and DOT.
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Kingfisher joins with oneworld, NTSB asks to monitor pilot conversations, U.S. passenger revenue rose in January
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Here in Washington, a steady drip of commentary about the air traffic control system and airline avionics is making it obvious that the government is making plans to pay for the upgrade needed by the airlines to access the next generation of air traffic control. While much of the ground-based system can handle advanced controlling [...]
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At the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearings this week, pilot fatigue was front and center. Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV), committee chairman started off the hearings auspiciously.
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Even though Kim Ryan’s airline just went out of business, her online travel agent assures her she’ll still be able to fly to Hawaii for her honeymoon. But that doesn’t happen. She’s forced to buy a new ticket and spend an extra night on the island, and now the travel agency is dragging its feet on a refund. Can this honeymoon be saved?
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Long on-board delays. Perfect fodder for yellow journalists and for government officials looking for easy causes to help with reelection. But they are not the right focus for those hoping to convince government officials to fix our ailing national Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard from the FAA, pilots and air traffic controllers regarding the state of NextGen, the new air traffic control system (ATC) to be deployed across the U.S., this week. It’s not a pretty picture.
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The FAA Reauthorization hearings touched on almost every facet of the aviation world. Only one subject seemed to have universal agreement — we need a new air traffic control system. However, no one agrees how to build it and pay for it.
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No one in the travel industry denies these are tough times, and many observers have openly wondered how many U.S. airlines will survive. But tour operators are also vulnerable, and on January 21, the industry lost a good one.
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