Government Regulation
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Delta Gets a Free Pass From the Feds
Delta received quite a gift from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) late last week when it was granted a slot waiver for…
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3 Links I Love: When Double Miles Don’t Matter, FAA Trouble, Piedmont Grows, Vin Flies Continental
This Week’s Featured Link Hawaiian Airlines to Mahalo Members with Double Hawaiian Miles on Every Neighbor Island Flight through the End of…
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Canada Brings Back Testing Rules as Its Airlines Crumble
If you were hoping to go visit Canada this summer — as I am — you may be getting nervous about those…
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Secretary Buttigieg Tries to Turn the Screws on the Airlines, But There is No Easy Solution
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg summoned the airlines to a meeting saying what basically every American has been thinking this summer… “stop…
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US COVID International Air Testing Requirement Dies at 17 Months of Age
The US COVID testing requirement for inbound international air travelers, “Testy” for short, died on Friday, June 10 just before turning 17…
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Essential Air Service Takes a Beating With SkyWest Cuts
Last week, SkyWest filed with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to end service to 29 cities under the Essential Air Service program.…
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The World Gets Larger and That’s Not a Good Thing
For 100 years, aviation has made the world a smaller place. Within 2 days, people can be just about anywhere they want…
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Airline Groups Continue to Yell Into the Void Against COVID Testing for Travel
It is no surprise at all to see airline lobbying organizations try to push the narrative that border closings are a bad…
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3 Links I Love: 5G Fun, Qatar’s Paint, LaGuardia Mostly Doesn’t Suck, AirBahn
This Week’s Featured Link All flights in and out of Paine Field canceled Monday as 5G bars regional jets – The Seattle…
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An Attempt at Explaining This 5G Mess
We’ve heard about 5G networks for mobile phones for years. First, they were going to be super fast and amazing, then they…
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The Most Populous Country in the World All But Disappears From American Skies
Back in 2019, China was a big and growing market for air travel to and from the US. Today, it barely exists…
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Boeing is In Regulatory Hell, Struggling to Deliver New Aircraft
The 737 MAX certification travesty quite literally has left blood on the hands of both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),…