The airlines want to solve pilot shortages and high operating costs by having just one pilot flying their planes instead of two. It’s a questionable strategy considering safety and handling inflight emergencies. Airlines in the US and Europe are pushing to use...
The Civilian Pilot Training Program at the Tuskegee Institute In 1939, Martin Luther King, Jr., was 10 years old. After more than twenty years of advocacy following World War I, the NAACP and civil rights leaders pushed the U.S. Congress into passing Appropriations...
Another U.S. airline flies into the sunset Saturday is the day that US Airways disappears. From October 17th onward, the brand will officially be folded into American Airlines. For consumers, the damage has already been done. The three mega-, legacy, network carriers...
March 27, 2015 Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Charlie LeochaCharlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on...
According to investigative reporting by the Boston Herald, 160 pilots, air traffic controllers and mechanics, as well as other safety personnel, tested as drunk in 2012, the latest year that statistics have been released by the FAA. Why is this a secret? A disturbing...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.