Website    News    Legislation    Help! I’m Stranded    Media    Contact Middle of the Pack April 27, 2016 As if flying in coach isn’t bad enough, the airlines are now trying to squeeze every last drop of blood out of a stone they can get by charging extra for the window and aisle seats. bloombergview According to the New York Times, it’s getting harder and… Read More

Website    News    Legislation    Help! I’m Stranded    Media    Contact Hurry Up And Wait  Airlines speak out against ‘unacceptable’ TSA lines April 19, 2016 Shots fired. After years of passenger suffering in hours-long queues at airport security checkpoints, the airlines are finally speaking up for their customers. American Airlines fired the first shot last week when they blamed the Transportation Security Administration… Read More

Website    News    Legislation    Help! I’m Stranded    Media    Contact Senate Says ‘No Thanks’ To Seating Regulations April 13, 2016 The battle against sardine seats hit a setback last week when the US Senate blocked a measure that would stop the airlines from making seats smaller, in a near-Party-line vote with only one Republican voting for, and two Democrats voting against. (pic: Stephen Foskett) The… Read More

Website    News    Legislation    Help! I’m Stranded    Media    Contact The Future Of Air Travel Snapshots from an airline trade show April 7, 2016 The future of economy class air travel is not looking good.  Ancillary fees figured prominently on the conference program – (click to enlarge) That was the theme at the airline industry’s annual Aircraft Interiors show this week in Hamburg, Germany.… Read More