Tag: flyersrights.org
Passenger Safety: Boeing puts pressure on FAA to get Boeing 737MAX flying and worry later
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 16, 2019 00:08Airlines are desperate getting their fleet of Boeing 737 MAX flying again. The recertification process of the 737 MAX will require regaining the confidence of safety experts, pilots, and flight ... Read More
Reforms needed at US airliners: Air travel delays
editor- May 14, 2019 22:41Most major US airports experience flight disruptions on a daily basis, with Chicago O'Hare International Airport leading the pack. Within the top 10 airports in major US cities, each airport ... Read More
FAA frenzied, secretive rush to re-certify Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 1, 2019 19:04Ethiopian Airlines and Lions Air crash, American Airlines shutting up whistleblowers, loose debris damaging the wiring at a Boeing 787 factory, economic loss claimed not to use simulator training for Boeing ... Read More
FlyersRights files lawsuit against US DOT for not enforcing flight delay compensation
editor- March 29, 2019 00:12FlyersRights.org has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals over its refusal to enforce the Montreal Convention mandate that airlines ... Read More
FlyersRights asking DOT to regulate airline change fees
editor- March 23, 2019 00:35When Congress deregulated airline prices, routes, and schedules in 1978, Congress preserved the DOT’s responsibility to ensure that international prices and fees remained “reasonable.” This little-known provision of U.S. law ... Read More
FAA reputation ruined while Boeing MAX 8 certification becomes a criminal matter
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 21, 2019 20:14FAA Nominee Steve Dickson formerly a Delta Airlines executive, should get a prompt confirmation hearing before the U.S Senate," stated Paul Hudson, of FlyersRights.org and longtime member of the FAA ... Read More
FAA urged to immediately ground all Boeing 737 Max in the United States
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 11, 2019 18:41After the second deadly airline crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8, the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States (FAA) was urged today to immediately ground all 737 Max 8 ... Read More
Flying to Hawaii unsafe on a B737-800? Boeing declines to comment
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 7, 2019 00:58Is it safe flying a Southwest Airline B737-800 aircraft from North America to Hawaii? This is a question many experts are asking these days. A Boeing spokesperson responded: "We are ... Read More
Montreal Convention: United Airlines must pay 250 freezing stranded passengers $5700 each?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 23, 2019 07:20United Airlines is speechless. The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, also known as the Montreal Convention may cost United Airlines more than a million Dollars. ... Read More
Donald Trump escaped death in helicopter crash: FAA ok with 50 unnecessary fatalities?
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 14, 2018 13:56The U.S. President Donald Trump should be advised promptly that despite an alarming report about U.S. helicopter safety issues, the industry is proposing another delay in helicopter safety standards for ... Read More
Flyers rights group wants US DOT and FAA to account for air traffic controllers mess
editor- April 25, 2013 05:37SARASOTA, FL - Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org called on DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Huerta explain to the public why it did not designate FAA air traffic controllers Read More
Pro-consumer groups blast US DOT’s consumer protection report
editor- November 23, 2012 02:48Two pro-consumer groups, FlyersRights.org and Aviation Consumer Action Project, today blasted a newly released report from the U.S. Read More
Toll free hotline for stranded passengers launched
editor- May 2, 2012 07:30NAPA, Calif. - FlyersRights.org announced today the expansion of its hotline from domestic service to international service. Read More
FlyersRights.org to Congress: just say no to carry-on and lavatory fees
editor- April 10, 2010 09:47"The commercial airlines have reached a new low by attempting to charge passengers for the right to place their luggage in the overhead bins," said Flyers Rights president and founder, ... Read More
Passengers’ group calls airline CEO’s fuel appeal height of arrogance
editor- July 15, 2008 05:13NAPA VALLEY, California - Flyersrights.org today condemned airlines' efforts to recruit passengers to lobby Congress to curb oil speculation as the "height of arrogance." CAPBOR founder and former Sto Read More