Issue / Airlines
A Fright for Sore Flie(r)s: Senators Tackle Consumer Protection in Latest Hearing
Mar 24, 2023 | Jonathan HammondAlthough airlines seem to be soaring after suffering a brutal couple of years (thanks, COVID-19), their passengers just aren’t as...
House Prepares to Take Off with FAA Reauthorization
Mar 24, 2023 | Philip PlotchIn 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) five-year reauthorization bill into law in a private...
FAA Under Fire For Recent Close Calls Between Planes
Mar 08, 2023 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis explains to CNN the intricacies of the FAA, and what it means for fliers in 2023.
House T&I Holds Wide-Ranging Aviation Hearing
Feb 10, 2023 | Robert PuentesOn Tuesday, February 7, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a broad hearing on aviation as a first step in the...
Senate Panel Looks At Last Christmas’s Southwest Meltdown
Feb 10, 2023 | Jeff DavisWhen Southwest Airlines was having its epic meltdown of flight cancelations during the peak Christmas 2022 flight period, Senate...
Biden May Call Out Airlines, Tout Infrastructure Funding at SOTU
Feb 06, 2023 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, senior fellow at think-tank Eno Center for Transportation, said that 2023 was already scheduled to be the “year of...
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...