Issue / Airlines
DOT Exercises Its Airline Consumer Protection Jurisdiction
Aug 05, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation continued to flex its regulatory muscles on behalf of airline customers this week by rolling out...
Representatives Discuss the Impacts of Leaded Aviation Fuel on Communities and Children
Jul 29, 2022 | Michaela BonevaSome general aviation aircraft use high-compression piston engines, which requires gasoline with a high octane level. While...
Another Case for Increasing Participation of Women in Aviation
Jul 06, 2022 | Caroline MareteThe fact that the aviation industry lacks workforce diversity is old news. Various scholarly studies and industry reports have...
Webinar: Eyes in the Skies: How The Ukrainian Crisis Affects Aviation
Apr 01, 2022 | Madeline GormanThe war in Ukraine has touched almost every corner of the world in almost as many ways. From parts availability to rising oil prices,...
Subcommittee Hearing Examines Community Concerns Regarding Aviation Noise
Mar 18, 2022 | Romic AevazThis week, the House Transportation’s subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing entitled “Aviation Noise: Measuring Progress in...
Senate Hearing Brings Airlines, Payroll Support Program, Workforce into Focus
Dec 17, 2021 | Paul LewisEvery few years Congress brings together all the major airline CEOs to press them on major concerns and pet issues. The most recent...
Looking to the Skies: A Centennial Institute Session Recap
Dec 03, 2021 | Jonathan HammondIf there was one word to describe the state of the U.S. aviation industry in 2019, it was “soaring.” Airlines in the United States...
T&I Aviation Hearing Explores Air Rage Incidents
Sep 24, 2021 | Katie DonahueUnruly passenger incidents are not new to aviation, but the rates of verbal disputes, threats, and sometimes physical altercations with...
Biden Signs Sweeping Market Competition/Concentration Order
Jul 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisOn July 9, President Biden signed one of the widest-ranging executive orders of his Administration, EO 14036, "Promoting Competition in...
Modernizing Airports and Air Traffic Control Facilities Among Top Priorities in Aviation Infrastructure Funding
Jun 25, 2021 | Caroline MareteThe Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a...
Guest Op-Ed: Action and Reaction: The Belarus Gambit to Force Diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978
Jun 11, 2021 | Irene E. HowieBefore the end of World War II, the United States government brought representatives of nations from around the world to Chicago to...
Op-Ed: Opening Up Global Air Travel—Safely
May 28, 2021 | Robert PuentesOne of the indelible effects of the COVID-19 outbreak is the dramatic decrease in air travel. Now that parts of the world are starting...