Government Regulation
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We Don’t Know What Brexit Means for Airlines, But It’s Not Good
Brexit! I apologize to all my British readers for showing so much excitement, but please know that I did restrain myself from…
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My New York Times Piece On How More Regulation Would Make Flying Worse
Last week the New York Times approached me about contributing to its ongoing Room for Debate feature for the third time. (First…
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Congress and TSA Continue to Point Fingers While Offering Weak Fixes For Long Security Lines
I’ve taken three flights in the last couple of weeks and the Pre Check lines have been open for exactly none of…
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3 Links I Love: Newark Loses Slots, Alaska’s Regional Name, and JetBlue Looks for Virgins
This week’s featured link: Change of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Designation – Federal Register Lost in the madness this week was…
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Cranky on the Web: An Alaska-Virgin America Merger, Seat Size Rules
Hawaii senators want an end to shrinking airplane seat sizes – Associated Press Apparently Hawaiian lawmakers also think seat size regulation is…
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Why Does Congress Keep Trying to Over-Regulate Airlines?
It seems like every week, as of late, there’s a new proposed bill coming out of Congress that tries to slap over-reaching…
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Airlines Fight to Be Able to Lose Money in Cuba
It’s been a long time coming, but the thawing relations between the US and Cuba have finally borne fruit for the airline…
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Norwegian Tries to Push the US to Stop Blocking Its Irish Subsidiary by Scheduling and Then Canceling Flights
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark Ireland. Well, what’s actually rotten is right here in the United States related to…
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What Daytime Haneda Flights Will Mean for Delta in Tokyo
Last week the US and Japan came to an agreement to expand operation at Tokyo’s close-in airport Haneda beginning this Fall. We…
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Cranky on the Web: Feds Want to Regulate Seat Size, Looking at The Rise of Air Taxis
U.S. congressman proposes law to limit shrinking airline seats – CNN.com In case you missed it, Rep Steve Cohen is putting forward…
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The Bill to Reform Air Traffic Control is Out, But the Most Important Pieces are Missing
It’s been a long time coming, but the sponsors of the House of Representatives bill to split air traffic control into its…
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3 Links I Love: Impact of Middle East Airlines, Pan Am, Southwest Exodus
Today’s featured link: New Data Show Steep Decline in International Bookings in Orlando, San Francisco, and Chicago after Gulf Carriers Launch New…