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Here are all 184 posts:
- Make the call on the proposed merger between American and US Airways — here, now
- Privacy and your airline reservations
- American Airlines/US Airways merger could slash connecting-flight competition
- The FAA, airlines, consumers and political hardball
- Tarmac-delay rules are not negotiable
- Tell DOT and the President, “We want our air traffic controlers back.”
- Shame on the FAA for cutting budget corners on safety
- Why the Airline Quality Ratings don’t tell the whole story
- Supreme court turns back airlines, upholds honest pricing
- Deceptive airline pricing — time for DOT to act
- TSA knives, bats and clubs on planes — oh no!
- Why sequester shouldn’t hurt airline travel — we pay user fees when we fly
- An open letter to newspaper editors about the AA/USAir merger — see with your readers’ eyes
- AA/USAir discussions with CTA’s Charlie Leocha on NPR’s “On Point”
- 8 moves that can help consumers if the AA/US merger is approved
- Consumer Travel Alliance on PBS News Hour
- AA/USAir’s hollow list of consumer benefits from merger
- 10 objections to American Airlines/US Airways merger
- AA/USAir merger won’t benefit travelers
- “Treat us like dogs,” coach passengers beg
- NPRM, the most important acronym in Washington
- Privacy is becoming an issue, big brother and big marketer are watching
- Airline travelers’ 12 gifts of 2012
- Commemoration of Pan Am 103 at Arlington National Cemetery
- Consumer Travel Alliance on NPR regarding TSA screening
- Santa One Cleared for Flight
- Congress OKs changes to rescreening international baggage
- Top 10 Online Travel Agencies & Airline Websites
- New state marijuana laws and DOT rules
- Common sense and TSA — the Consumer Travel Alliance’s point of view
- EU rules in Europe when faced with cancellations from Hurricane Sandy; care vs. compensation
- No tarmac delays more than 3 hours on domestic flights in August
- Consumer Travel Alliance statement at DOT Advisory Committee hearing
- DOT Advisory Committee suggested recommendations from Consumer Travel Alliance
- Rules passengers should know when faced with AA cancellations
- DOT Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection should call for basic airfare/fee transparency
- From Open Allies for Airfare Transparency: Protect consumers from hidden airline fees
- FAA to study portable electronics usage
- Disclosing ancillary fees benefits airlines and their customers
- Airlines Set Records for First Half of 2012 in On-Time Performance, Fewest Cancellations and Tarmac Delays, Lowest Mishandled Baggage Rate
- BTS Releases 1st-Quarter 2012 Air Fare Data — 1st-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Rose 4.8% from 1st Quarter 2011
- Please give us disclosure of airline fees — Leocha on CNBC
- Charlie Leocha’s remarks opening the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protections
- Historic advisory committee studies airline consumer protections
- A new consumer hotline to Congress focuses on aviation protections
- Do airlines hate families?
- Transportation Secretary appoints consumer advocate to new committee
- ITSA claims new seat-reservation systems unfair to families
- Spirit Airlines’ $100 carry-on baggage fee, a wake-up call for DOT
- Spirit Airlines raising carry-on bag fee to $100
- The FAA owes travelers a no-nonsense answer about “everything with an on and off switch”
- Drones coming to U.S. airspace — really? They are already here
- Good news for consumers in the coming FAA bill
- FAA Reauthorization — it’s all over but the shouting
- Honesty is the best advertising policy — today, airlines take the first steps
- Spirit twists the truth — when is telling the truth deceptive?
- New airline passenger protections take effect this week
- Congress close to FAA Reauthorization deal
- DOT reports November 2011 airline statistics — one extended tarmac delay, on-time arrives up, two pets die, complaints up 30 percent
- Consumers win with DOT denial of airline request for extension of baggage rules
- Should TSA keep the loose change that passengers forget at checkpoints?
- FAA issues final rule on pilot fatigue
- Google shows its hand with Flight Search, the power of monopoly
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Director warns AA about abandoning employee pension programs
- Congress grumbles about TSA
- What created the 7-hour tarmac delays at Bradley Airport
- American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection — What does it mean for AA customers?
- Menendez calls for transparency in all airline fees
- Do we need 3-hour tarmac-delay legislation?
- Here we go again! Another tarmac stranding incident — beware of outraged talking heads on TV
- Airlines reap $1.5 billion in baggage fees and change fees in April, May and June
- With international checked baggage on code-share flights, which airline’s rules apply?
- Airline On-Time Performance Improves in July
- Today’s state of airline taxation
- Obama proposes new traveler security taxes. Don’t double (or triple) TSA’s funding, cut the organization back!
- Consumer Travel Alliance files comments regarding airline slot swaps and ancillary fee data
- Consumer groups spotlight airline greed and hidden fees
- A decade later: Still 9/11′s unsung heroes, victims of airline impersonalization
- Hurricane Irene airline waiver links for rescheduling flights
- New DOT rules comes into effect, airlines work at hiding ancillary fee link on their home page
- Credit card fees are coming to the major airlines — Lufthansa succombs in Europe. Can it happen here?
- Bill introduced to give furloughed FAA workers back pay
- Can the FAA reauthorization bill be passed in pieces — extension by extension?
- Airlines after a $400-million tax feast, drop airfares
- Senate leaders quiz airlines about magnitude of tax windfall
- Congress, the FAA and the DC state of mind — everyone loses, but the airlines
- From the IRS regarding lapse of air transportation excise taxes — frequently asked questions
- Airlines squander Capitol Hill lobbying capital by pocketing FAA taxes
- Most airlines pocket uncollectable FAA tax money instead of passing savings to passengers
- DOT delays key provisions of recent rulemaking
- Airlines ask for delay on price transparency, claim their own fees are too complex
- Survey: What airline fees are most important when making air travel purchases?
- 2011 Transatlantic baggage fees for summer travel
- FAA Revises Proposal to Enhance Air Carrier Training Programs
- #1 Issue for consumers in FAA reauthorization is making airline hidden fees visible
- Consumer Travel Alliance FAA issues survey
- Consumer groups meet with OMB regarding DOT’s proposed rulemaking
- Study: Consumers Paid $9.2 Billion in fees on U.S. airlines in 2010
- Crunch time in Washington for passenger rights and fee transparency
- Charlie Leocha’s remarks before the ABA Forum on Air and Space Law
- What do airline passengers really want — besides a good fare?
- Begging the airlines for basics, “Let us know your total prices”
- Air travelers want up-front, all-in price for tickets
- Weekend survey: Do you believe online hotel reviews?
- Airlines forget about passengers when it comes to airfares and hidden fees
- AA appears to have no idea why we fly
- Consumer Travel Alliance and Business Travel Coalitions file reply comments dealing with airline price transparency
- National Consumer and Travel Organizatons praise President Obama and Sec. LaHood for leadership on hidden airline fees
- Passengers say they miss luggage-inclusive fares the most
- Leocha on TSA at Thanksgiving
- Hidden airline fees this Thanksgiving could buy 12 million turkeys
- Whole-body scanners, enhanced pat-downs and Thanksgiving travel
- Alert: AA threatens to pull ticketing permission from Orbitz
- Consumer groups meet with DOT Secretary Ray LaHood to push for full transparency of airline fees
- Letter from Consumer Groups to DOT urges airline ticket pricing transparency
- Can we really make a difference?
- Analysis finds major U.S. airlines not disclosing most fees on web sites
- New Survey Shows Consumers Mad As Hell About Hidden Airline Fees
- DOT rulemaking on final stretch — here’s our take on expanded tarmac delay rules
- Analysis of hidden fees on four popular air travel routes
- Congressional testimony: The CO/UA merger will squeeze competition out of the system
- DOT proposed rules: airfare + fee transparancy = complexity
- DOT comes out swinging against airlines with proposed new bump rules and fee disclosures
- Ray LaHood: “There has to be truth in the purchase of a ticket”
- Consumer organizations team up to get better airline cost transparency
- How consumers fared in Senate version of FAA reauthorization bill
- Clear Airfare amendment can use help now, call your Senator
- Consumer Travel Alliance supports Menendez amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act
- Airlines, travel agencies, Congress join public outcry against passport fee increase
- Consumer Travel Alliance — changing seat pocket regulations
- 5 ways the new credit card law will affect travelers
- Consumer Travel Alliance position on expanded use of Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) at airports
- GAO: No formal testing for whole-body scanners
- Artificial dog nose — the answer to airline security?
- House committee focuses on passenger acceptance of whole-body scanners, artificial dog noses
- TSA budget: 1,000 more strip-search machines
- DOT now has Web form for consumer complaints and new site packed with consumer information
- TSA’s nose grows as they explain whole-body scanners
- Is travel safer after our Christmas wake-up call? Probably not
- The Menendez Clear Airfares Act
- TSA discloses discriminatory and improperly withheld procedures
- Clear Airfares Act of 2009 aims to expose hidden fees and taxes
- Charlie Leocha interview with SmarterTravel.com
- At last, government clarifies airline seat pocket rules
- Travelers short-changed in currency conversion fee decision
- Consumer groups call for action on travel privacy
- 73 percent would fly with the flu, changes too difficult and costly
- More than half of air travelers would fly with the flu to avoid a change fee
- Tarmac delays ground the fight for passenger rights
- Delta socks passenger with H1N1 (swine flu) $200 to follow CDC advice
- Senators ask Transportation Department to heed warning on airline alliances
- Editorial: Why swine flu shouldn’t fly
- OneWorld airline alliance hits E.U. turbulence, Star and SkyTeam may be next
- TSA to the House on whole-body scanners: Shove it
- FAA reauthorization bill stalls in Congress, again
- Tarmac delay activists meeting in Washington face legislative complexities
- Tarmac-delay poll results: We want to have our cake and eat it, too
- Carry-on luggage survey results: We don’t need a federal law and we don’t want TSA enforcing one
- FAA needs to clarify its seatback safety policies so we can get on with our lives
- Should airline slots be traded like baseball cards?
- Survey says travelers feel misinformed, misled and mistreated
- Privacy concerns plague TSA’s new Secure Traveler program
- Outrage on tarmac delays–you want to know, DOT wants to know
- Tarmac delay foolishness, it’s time to limit the airlines, and punish them
- DOT and DOJ bicker about airline alliances
- House and Senate committees face off over airline alliances and antitrust immunity
- Wait a second! Continental/United IT deal is flat-out collusion
- In its efforts to shift credit card burdens to travel agents, United blinks
- United credit card move undermines consumer protections
- FAA’s cozy relationship with airlines and pilots
- Who’s flying your plane? Senators think you should know
- American Airlines’ Mitchell: We want to give passengers “what they value most”
- Costello: “The traveling public cannot be ignored any longer”
- Warning! Foreign transaction fees are popping up everywhere
- House moves to limit virtual strip search
- Canadian Parliament debates tough airline passenger bill of rights
- Open letter to Barney Frank regarding “foreign transaction fees”
- Bank of America jacks up bank fees for ATM and foreign transactions
- Judiciary Committee letter to DOT regarding airline alliances
- Transportation Department has it all wrong on airline alliances
- DOT proposed approval of Continental/Star Alliance
- British Airways faces class-action lost-luggage suit
- Airline codesharing — government approved dishonesty
- Arnold should be terminating airline alliances — not supporting them
