Government Regulation
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The Incredible Challenge of Improving Airports in Hawai’i
The vacation chugs along. I’m back with regular posts on July 3. For mainland visitors, the airports of Hawai’i probably seem better…
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Delta to India: Anatomy of a Masterful Press Release
I generally expect airline press releases to bend the truth. I know that releases will gloss over the negatives and focus on…
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3 Links I Love: White House and State Dept Spar Over Open Skies, Allegiant Loses, Alitalia May Go It Alone
This week’s featured link: Navarro clashes with State Department over UAE airline deal – Associated Press Remember how I said there were…
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Differing Views on Whether the Agreement Between the US and UAE Is Worth Anything
After years of fighting, it looked like we had an official end to the dispute between the three biggest US airlines and…
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Thinking Through DOT’s Surprising FAA Oversight Memo
You may have heard yesterday something about how the Department of Transportation (DOT) was investigating maintenance practices at Allegiant and American. That’s…
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A Bill to Allow Foreign Airline Ownership in the US Won’t Do What They Think It Will
Every so often, the debate over who should be able to own an airline in the US heats up. Just a couple…
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American and Qantas Try to Hook Up Again, Warn of Doom and Gloom If Shot Down
Back in 2015, American and Qantas tried to gain US government approval to expand a joint venture to include anti-trust immunity for…
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Trump Gets Tough on the Middle East Airlines… Or Possibly Not
If you saw the news earlier this week that President Trump had addressed the gulf carrier subsidy issue, you could be forgiven…
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Southern Airways Express Serves Small Cities… And Makes Money
My ongoing, unorganized series looking at the demise of small city service in the US has been pretty depressing. Sure there are…
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How the Experts Think We Can Improve Small Community Air Service
The problem of declining small city service is far from being resolved, and I have a few posts lined up to address…
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27 Small US Cities Have Air Service on the Chopping Block
As I scrolled the list of cities that would no longer qualify for Essential Air Service earlier this month, I felt that…
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If This is How US Trade Law Is Supposed to Work, Then I’m Not a Fan
219.63% If the decision from the Department of Commerce goes final, that’s the amount of the countervailing duty (CVD) that an American-based…