FAA funding bill: battleground of amendments
February 7, 2016
As Congress begins work on the FAA funding bill, consumer advocates and industry lobbyists go to work to get their favorite amendments included.
As Congress begins work on the FAA funding bill, consumer advocates and industry lobbyists go to work to get their favorite amendments included.
Delta has left the building…or at least the lobby. They’ve announced they are quitting Airlines for America, the lobbying organization that speaks for many of America’s carriers, including the Big 3 legacy carriers. The splitting issue is air…
2015 could be the busiest summer for air travel in U.S. history, breaking a record set in 2007, before the big recession. Airlines for America, the lobbying arm of the major U.S. carriers, is predicting 222 million travelers between June 1 and August…
The airlines, stung by criticism that they are holding onto fuel surcharges even as fuel prices plummet, are making the argument that now that fuel is cheaper, they are able to spend the money—a billion a month by their estimate—on more…
According to industry source Airlines for America, domestic airlines expect 25.1 million passengers over the Thanksgiving break–more than last year, and almost equal to 1 in every 12 Americans. With that many on the road, who’s cooking the turkey?…
As Congress begins work on the FAA funding bill, consumer advocates and industry lobbyists go to work to get their favorite amendments included.
Delta has left the building…or at least the lobby. They’ve announced they are quitting Airlines for America, the lobbying organization that speaks for many of America’s carriers, including the Big 3 legacy carriers. The splitting issue is air…
2015 could be the busiest summer for air travel in U.S. history, breaking a record set in 2007, before the big recession. Airlines for America, the lobbying arm of the major U.S. carriers, is predicting 222 million travelers between June 1 and August…
The airlines, stung by criticism that they are holding onto fuel surcharges even as fuel prices plummet, are making the argument that now that fuel is cheaper, they are able to spend the money—a billion a month by their estimate—on more…
According to industry source Airlines for America, domestic airlines expect 25.1 million passengers over the Thanksgiving break–more than last year, and almost equal to 1 in every 12 Americans. With that many on the road, who’s cooking the turkey?…