by Charlie Leocha | Jan 25, 2017
Travelers United presented aviation consumer goals to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In a meeting with the Aviation Subcommittee staff to go over the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill that will be shaped...
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 | Apr 19, 2013
Rather than eliminate redundant services, surveys and studies that can be delayed, the FAA has decided to generate maximum pain on passengers. Furloughs are scheduled to kick in on Sunday. Mandatory travel user fees associated with flying are not dropping. Why are...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 23, 2010
I just saw another article about a new “attempt at passing a climate change bill in the Senate.” With the underpinnings of climate change in doubt, resignations of UN environmental bigwigs, flat temperatures over the past 15 years and the discovery that...
by Karen Cummings | Jan 21, 2010
A study conducted by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress noted that U.S. air traffic delays in 2007 alone cost the economy as much as $41 billion. This figure included $12 billion worth of lost time costs for passengers and $19 billion in increased...
