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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating airlines for their compliance with the emergency flight reduction order issued during the government shutdown. During the month-long shutdown, the FAA directed airlines to reduce operations for safety reasons. Now the agency is monitoring whether airlines acted on the order, and those that failed could face steep fines. In … Continued
The New York Times says that regular, everyday flyers who pay the 7.5% U.S. Transportation Tax as part of their airline tickets are subsidizing the maintenance and operation of the national air transport systems, which private jets are getting a virtually free ride on.
Bryan Bedford has been nominated to be FAA administrator.
Airline complaints? We’ve all got ’em.
How can Americans book overseas airlines with confidence?
A New York Times investigation reveals a worrying trend for the nation’s airports.
The aviation industry is dealing with multiple fires at once. Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration saw itself in a jam when the Notice to Air Missions system went down, grounding thousands of flights in the U.S. It was fixed in 90 minutes, but the chinks in the technological armor of the FAA became … Continued
Experts weigh in.
You can try and drink your own alcohol onboard a flight, but it will cost you…big time.
The Department of Transportation is implementing new rules for air travel, but will they make a meaningful difference?
