William J. McGee
@WilliamJMcGee
Airline competition/pax advocate @econliberties. Journalist; prof @ Vaughn College; FAA-licensed dispatcher; airline ops. Author: ATTENTION ALL PASSENGERS.
The strategy may be to start small with codeshare partners like WestJet & Virgin Atlantic. Then the real fun will start in Phase II... delta.com/us/en/airline-…
Cool cool. Delta is using a common (AI-based) pricing algorithm by a consultancy that also sets the fares for Delta's airline rivals like Virgin Atlantic and WestJet. What could possibly go wrong?
Alaska Airlines provides details on the IT outage that grounded its fleet over the weekend. seattletimes.com/business/alask…
Starting one week from today, you'll be doing something you've never done on Southwest Airlines since it first started flying in 1971--confirm a seat assignment while booking a flight. cnbc.com/2025/07/21/sou…
Focus is on the Air India captain, not the first officer: "The preliminary details have fueled the belief among some US officials that criminal authorities should review the matter, as would likely be the case if the crash had occurred on American soil." wsj.com/world/asia/air…
Trying to predict airline fares ahead of your summer vacation? It might be harder than you think. ICYMI: @WilliamJMcGee tells @USATODAY how airline deregulation has led to opaque pricing that makes air travel costs difficult to predict — and often higher than they should be.
One day after DOT Sec. Duffy discussed the California high-speed rail project during a House T&I Committee hearing, President Trump has pulled federal financing for the project. transportation.house.gov/news/email/sho…
"[Airlines] are constantly gaming the system to see every last dollar they can get out of every flight. They price based on what they can get away with." ICYMI: @WilliamJMcGee in @USATODAY on how the airline deregulation has impacted fare prices.
Under @PeteButtigieg’s leadership, the Department of Transportation took care of our disabled veterans. Trump’s Department of Transportation, led by a former airline lobbyist, puts big business before passengers every time.
Congressman Pat Ryan confronts Sean Duffy on why Trump’s DOT is weakening air travel protections for disabled veterans and Duffy can barely stammer through a non-answer