Government Regulation
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Airlines Should Refund Bag Fees If Your Bags Don’t Arrive With You
Uh oh. It looks like the DOT has found something else they don’t like about airlines with which they want to get…
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Airlines Reveal Tarmac Delay Cancellation Numbers, but DOT Objects
Last week, I was back in Washington, DC for the first time in about 5 years. What was the occasion? I was…
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Cranky on the Web (December 13-17)
Congress Might Finally Break the FAA Funding Logjam… Maybe – BNET Headwinds Now that Rep Oberstar is gone, the FAA reauthorization might…
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Mexican Airlines Can Now Add Flights to the US, Aeromexico Starts the Trend
¡Viva México! The spat between the US and Mexican governments is over (surprisingly quickly), and Mexico has once again been elevated to…
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A Modest Proposal on Tarmac Delays
It looks like my wish for a more thorough review of tarmac delays has been answered. Instead of the off-the-cuff claim of…
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Should You Be Afraid of the Body Scanner Raising the Risk of Cancer? Nah, and Neither Should Pilots
If you’ve been watching pilot unions tell their members to decline to go through the body scanner when they go through security,…
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TSA Overreacts Again, Printer Cartridges Are Now Banned
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is at it once again. In a typical reactive move, you can now no longer bring printer…
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The Most Remote Place in the US Applies for Federal Funds for Air Service
Once again, it’s Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) week over on BNET and I’ve been digging in to the applications for…
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DOT Fines United For Reporting Tarmac Delays, Earns the Cranky Jackass Award
There have been plenty of questionable decisions coming from the Department of Transportation lately, but none more insane than the decision to…
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Dissecting the New Pilot Rest Rules
Ever since the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, there has been a renewed effort to revamp the pilot rest rules in the…
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DOT Continues to Claim Tarmac Delay Victory Despite 20 Percent Rise in Cancellations
The Air Travel Consumer Report covering July flights is out, and the Department of Transportation release on so-called “tarmac” delays had the…
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Cranky on the Web (July 12-16)
Strong June Traffic Means It’s Time For Airlines to Raise Airfares — Cautiously – BNET Continued strong traffic numbers mean airfares are…