Would airline CEOs also cut their pay to $1 for a bailout?
The CEOs of the big three automakers have promised to cut their salaries to $1 if they get a government bailout. If the plan works, will the airlines try it the next time they plead with the taxpayers for a rescue?
Government tracking citizens who cross land borders
If you are a U.S. citizen crossing the border over land, your information may be retained by the Department of Homeland Security for 15 years. That information may be used for criminal and intelligence investigations.
“Our federal approach to transportation is broken”
America’s transportation network is broken. Now what? Transportation Secretary Mary Peters thinks she has the answer. Late yesterday, she unveiled a new plan to “refocus, reform and renew” the national approach to highway and transit systems.
Where’s the travel leadership?
Headlines scream about airport problems, flight cancellations, air traffic jams, aircraft maintenance glitches, lost luggage, a passengers’ bill of rights, pilot shortages, cramped seating - the list goes on and on. We all know the problems. But where is the leadership in the travel industry or in the government offering solutions? Charlie Leocha lets off some steam.