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Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
A new rule from the Trump DOT will make it so airlines are no longer held responsible for a number of disruptions.
@WilliamJMcGee spoke to @USATODAY about the impact on consumers: "If I had one thing to say about this, this is really going to hurt consumers because you’re going to be given fewer rights in terms of compensation through meals, hotels and things like that."
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
The Spurs have the ball down 98-88
• Refs miss a goaltending call
• Ball goes off Chet’s foot
• They ignore the coach’s challenge request
• SGA gets free throws
• Mitch Johnson is hit with a tech
• Lu Dort and Tony Brothers laughing on the sideline
Us fans deserve better than this smh
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
And the bankruptcy tally just keeps rising. For context: There were no bankruptcies for 40 years in the regulated era & not nearly as many mergers. That type of stability--for cities & communities, passengers, workers, and even markets--has been absent for nearly half a century.
In 2023, @WilliamJMcGee and I published an article called “Reregulate,” citing *200* airline bankruptcies within the first decade of Airline Deregulation.
This industry has been in crisis for a half century, and the takeaway from deregulation is that it only has itself to blame.
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
2/8 Post-1980s the US airline industry shrunk to unprecedented levels, thanks to dozens & dozens of mergers & bankruptcies. We're down from 70+ to just 11 scheduled passenger airlines soon, with the Big 4 oligopoly--AA, DL, UA, Southwest--controlling 80%.
economicliberties.us/wp-cont…
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
For the 445th time:
I don’t care how much you hate Spirt. Their very existence has forced other airlines to lower fares.
Going under means you will pay more in the long run. Period.
NEW: Spirit Airlines could liquidate and shut down as soon as this week, @lesliejosephs of @CNBC reports, citing “people familiar with the matter.”
Latest round of chatter about a deeply troubled airline … but rising fuel prices could be its death knell.
cnbc.com/amp/2026/04/15/spir…
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
The Delta CEO won't commit to lowering ticket prices if jet fuel prices go down.
When asked if his company would lower prices if fuel costs dropped, he instead said that lower fuel costs would "certainly help us boost our margins this year and clearly into next year as well.”
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
Incredible statement.
Virtually all problems with US airline travel can be traced in part or in whole to unbridled mergers & acquisitions.
Pete Buttigieg was the first DOT Secretary to speak out against airline consolidation.
Now Sean Duffy is the first to speak IN FAVOR of it.
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
4/9 Dozens & dozens of airline mergers have shrunk the domestic industry but we're all living in Groundhog Day. Broken promises to Congress, DOJ, & DOT aren't investigated, let alone punished. Despite harms to consumers, labor, & communities, we just segue to the next merger.
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
At Consumer Reports we filed a FOIA for DOT complaints on this a decade ago. Not once but TWICE Congress (both Houses/parties) told DOT to stop airlines from charging such fees. Yet the bullshit continues & Duffy tells flyers to dress up. Talk about enshittification. Disgraceful.
Dad slammed for blaming Southwest Airlines for not seating him with his toddler nypost.com/2026/02/15/lifest…
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
Federal agents in Minneapolis wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground and secured the handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of video footage.
Read more: wapo.st/4qGOx8M
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
Ever notice the price of a flight suddenly jump right after you search it twice?
Or how your grocery app “mysteriously” charges you more than your neighbor for the same produce?
That’s not just bad luck. It’s surveillance pricing.
Today, I introduced a bill to make it illegal. No company should be able to use your personal data to charge you more.
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
Me on my way to sit in my 17 inch seat for six hours.
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
If Delta were implementing AI-based personalized pricing on its own, it would be bad for travelers. That Delta is using a common algorithm from an GenAI airline pricing consultant makes it even worse. My latest here:
thesling.org/deltas-ai-based…
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
BREAKING: Delta has begun removing the fares that penalized solo travelers with higher prices, reversing course on a questionable new pricing tactic after a nationwide blowback
Chad Childers, Esq retweeted
1/14 Let's talk aviation safety. Recently both social media & legacy media have gotten louder about this. So you have some who are crying the sky is falling. And others who dismiss alarming trends & say there's nothing to see here.
Both are wrong.
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ntsb.gov/safety/StatisticalR…
