by Renee Kronon-Schertz | Nov 2, 2014
Thank you for reading Consumer Traveler’s weekly newsletter. You can subscribe to our daily email newsletter here. Airline consumers drive the discussions on voice calls on planes, growing government taxation of travel and effects of mergers on airline...
by Charlie Leocha | Nov 2, 2014
Bill McGee, presenting at the DOT Advisory Committee for Consumer Protections (ACACP) meeting, noted the good and bad of airline consolidation. The hearings focused on the use of cell phones for voice calls in the air, the impact of government-imposed taxes and fees...
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 Charlie Leocha | Aug 16, 2013
American Airlines (AA) and US Airways (US) are flailing as they consider what actions to take in the wake of the announcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and six State Attorneys General that they are filing a lawsuit to block the proposed merger of their...
by Janice Hough | Sep 7, 2012
American Airlines and US Airways have been rumored to be merging longer than Brett Favre contemplated retirement. The rumors are still out there. American Airlines flight attendants, who just ratified a contract, have publicly affirmed their support for such a merger....
