Issue / Airlines

A Fright for Sore Flie(r)s: Senators Tackle Consumer Protection in Latest Hearing

Although 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

In 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

Jeff 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

On 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

When 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

Jeff 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

The 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

Some 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

The 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

The 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

This 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

Every few years Congress brings together all the major airline CEOs to press them on major concerns and pet issues. The most recent...

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