by Charlie Leocha | Apr 15, 2016
Marriott International is buying Starwood Hotels for $12.2 billion in cash and stock. The Marriott-Starwood merger creates the largest hotel company in the world based on rooms. The combination of Marriott and Starwood does not bode well for consumers, business...
by Charlie Leocha | Apr 6, 2016
Rarely will readers see me support consolidation in the airline industry. But, this time the Alaska-Virgin merger will link up two customer-friendly airlines with progressive ideas about customer service. This merger will allow Alaska to improve its network and to...
by Charlie Leocha | Oct 2, 2015
Amtrak to start charging excess baggage fees Who saw this coming? There are no fuel costs that need to be accounted for. There are no expenses with manpower to handle baggage. What the heck?!@#%! Amtrak announced new baggage charges as of yesterday, Oct. 1, 2015. But...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 23, 2014
I said it during the Senate Aviation Subcommittee hearings on Capitol Hill and now the “new” American Airlines (AA) is proving me correct. The AA/US merger what’s-down-is-up and what’s-up-is-down claim that cutting the number of network...
by Ned S. Levi | Dec 2, 2013
When Bankruptcy Court Judge Sean Lane said of the US Department of Justice settlement with US Airways and American Airlines, concerning their proposed merger, “The settlement easily satisfies” the bankruptcy requirements for American Airlines, and that the group that...
