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This is the first in a series of articles about my work for travelers through the Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA). This organization is a tax-exempt non-profit, so any donations are fully tax deductible. We have been working in Washington, DC, for about a year now and have had some significant successes. Anyone who has worked [...]
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Hotel reward programs battle for members, ALPA chief says mergers are inevitable, lawmakers press FAA to act on proposals
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As our government studies the uneven safety standards and differences in pilot training programs between mainline and regional airlines, both American and United airlines announced new code-shared flights that confuse and mislead the flying public. The FAA must say enough! There needs to be a freeze on additional regional airline contracts until the FAA can bring a unified safety structure into place.
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Qantas to scrap first class on most flights, FAA wants American Eagle to pay $2.9 million fine, is Harrah’s getting too big?
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Sometimes federal agencies get a wake-up call and go into overdrive. It seems that the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) is in just such a mode these days. They have just fined American Eagle millions of dollars. They are investigating that airlines parent company, American Airlines, for “repeated maintenance discrepancies.” And they are actively scrutinizing Southwest Airlines’ maintenance records and procedures.
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Norwegian Cruise Lines will base a cruise ship in New Orleans, Southwest Airlines faces FAA investigation on maintenance again, Airline CFOs are confident airline business will improve
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Asia-Pacific now biggest air transport market, Heathrow airport in London deploys whole-body scanners, FAA fines American Eagle
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fter a year of high-profile airplane crashes, airline manufacturers are still not upgrading the “black boxes” as required by the FAA in a March 2008 ruling. The Federal Aviation Administration “is seriously disappointed with the manufacturers,” the agency said in a Federal Register notice last week.
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