by Charlie Leocha | Jul 26, 2012
Top 100 Airports: Highest Fares at Cincinnati, Lowest Fares at Atlantic City Average domestic air fares rose to $373 in the first quarter of 2012, up 4.8 percent from the average fare of $356 in the first quarter of 2011 (below), the U.S. Department of...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 24, 2012
The Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protections (ACACP) meets for the first time next Thursday. This committee is charged with assessing how well the Department of Transportation (DOT) is enforcing current consumer protections and recommending new consumer...
by Charlie Leocha | May 24, 2012
Consumer Travel Alliance Director Charlie Leocha Named to DOT Advisory Committee on Consumer Protections Charlie Leocha, director of the Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), has been appointed by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood as the public interest representative to...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 6, 2012
Consumers can claim a victory in the back and forth with the airlines when it comes to disclosure of baggage charges. Today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) denied the a request by the airlines to delay their rule requiring airlines to disclose...
by Charlie Leocha | Dec 21, 2011
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Michael Huerta today announced a sweeping final rule that overhauls commercial passenger airline pilot scheduling to ensure pilots have a longer opportunity for...
by Charlie Leocha | Dec 19, 2011
With the Chapter 11 filing of American Airlines, the airline claims, for passengers, everything will be as it was, hunky-dory; not so for its workers. Now, the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the government safety net for corporate pension...
