February 25, 2013 in airline, bumped passenger, compensation, extra charges, extra fees, Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus), overbooking, ticket by Jerry H. Trachtman

Smart Airline Traveler: Know Before You Go

One of the most difficult tasks anyone can undertake is to determine what an airline ticket will cost before you buy it. The extra fees and charges collected by the airlines make it extremely difficult to know the total cost of a ticket before you pay the bill and

Posted on February 25, 2013

February 25, 2013 in airline, bumped passenger, compensation, extra charges, extra fees, Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus), overbooking, ticket by Jerry H. Trachtman

Smart Airline Traveler: Know Before You Go

One of the most difficult tasks anyone can undertake is to determine what an airline ticket will cost before you buy it. The extra fees and charges collected by the airlines make it extremely difficult to know the total cost of a ticket before you pay the

Posted on February 25, 2013

January 17, 2013 in Boeing 787, emergency airworthiness directive, international development team, Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus), quality control by Jerry H. Trachtman

Boeing 787 Grounded – Is International Development of This Revolutionary Aircraft The Problem?

EXCERPT FROM BOEING MODEL 787-8 FAA EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE:

DATE: January 16, 2013

AD #: 2013-02-51

Emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 2013-02-51 is sent to owners and operators of The

Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes.

Background

This emergency AD was prompted by recent incidents involving lithium ion battery failures

that

Posted on January 17, 2013