by Charlie Leocha | May 31, 2016
In important ways, airlines are already regulated, but some regulations serve to maintain market power and defeat the free market. These are practices that are legal only in the airline world and cry out for re-regulating airlines. Code sharing allows Delta, for...
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 31, 2011
Yesterday, representatives of the Consumer Travel Alliance, Consumers Union, National Consumers League and Consumer Federation of America met with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to discuss the new DOT rulemaking that when released in the next...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 26, 2009
I watched the recent swapping of airline slots between Delta Air and US Airways and between AirTran and Continental. Once upon a time, the airlines were howling when the FAA wanted to limit landing and take-off slots at La Guardia, Newark and JFK as a solution to...
