Government Regulation
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DOT Says OK to Virgin America . . . Sort Of
The day has finally arrived. Believe it or not, the Department of Transportation gave Virgin America the go ahead today to start…
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Virgin America Tries Ignoring the DOT
You’d think that after such a strongly worded denial by the DOT last week, Virgin America would work on addressing the issues…
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Virgin Makes Us Wait for Six More Days
Virgin America has requested that the DOT give them an extension of six days until January 16 to file a response to…
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The Freedoms of the Air
When I get into dork mode, I often start speaking in crazy airline language that few of my friends understand. One of…
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Going to Mexico or Canada? Bring Your Passport
It has probably not been publicized nearly well enough yet, but soon you’re going to need your passport to go anywhere outside…
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Virgin America Goes Up . . . Must Come Down
It’s been a good news/bad news kind of week for Virgin America. (UPDATE – it’s all bad news now. The application has…
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Rep Oberstar Against Mergers
It sounds like some bad news is on the horizon for all the potential airline mergers out there. Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN)…
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Taxes and Aviation: Like Flies on Sh*t
There’s something about the airline industry that acts as a lightning rod for taxation. Need to solve the world’s problems? Well, let’s…
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The Beginning of the End of the Wright Amendment
For those who live in the city of Dallas, today was a good day. It marked the first day you could buy…
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US Gets Continued Access to EU Passenger Data
Late last week, the US and the European Union (EU) came to a temporary agreement allowing the US access to passenger data…
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Perimeter Rules (No, This Doesn’t Involve Math)
In this recent conversation on the Today in the Sky blog, I mentioned something about the perimeter rule at New York’s LaGuardia…