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Kate Hanni

Tarmac delay activists meeting in Washington face legislative complexities

by Charlie Leocha on September 23, 2009

Kate Hanni of Flyersrights.org and Kevin Mitchel of Business Travel Coalition led a stakeholders meeting at the Rayburn Building in Washington D.C. to focus attention on passage of the tarmac-delay provisions in the Senate version of the pending FAA Reauthorization bill. The meeting was packed and proponents learned about the complexity of their proposal and had more problems added.

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FAA bill doesn’t hold airlines’ feet to the fire

by Charlie Leocha on May 21, 2009

The FAA reauthorization bill is inching its way to completion of sorts in the House of Representatives on its way over to the Senate. It is full of good news for airline passengers but sets no standards for tarmac delays, leaving that decision to the airlines.

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Airline lobbying sets a new record in 2008 — but what did they get?

by Christopher Elliott on January 30, 2009

The airline industry set what appears to be a new record for lobbying in 2008, spending just over $30 million in an attempt to access key decision-makers in government and influence legislation, according to government filings compiled by the Web site Opensecrets.org.

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