A recently-issued multi-agency report highlights a path for the U.S. government to replace fossil fuel-based jet fuel with renewable sources to address climate change and encourage infrastructure development. The U.S....more
10/4/2022
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Aircraft ,
Aviation Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
Biofuel ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Policies ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Infrastructure ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
Airlines are creatures of interstate and international commerce: roaming the skies and crossing territorial boundaries to deliver passengers and cargoes to destinations not cabined by state lines. To avoid unfair application...more
After two foreign-territory crashes and a resulting 21-month-plus forced grounding, the Boeing 737 MAX returned to the U.S. skies on December 29, 2020, which followed authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration...more
The process for approving changes in airport operations and development projects may now be more complicated, time-consuming, expensive and uncertain, due to a new federal appeals court decision. The decision faults the...more
12/9/2019
/ Airports ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Aviation Industry ,
Business Expansion ,
Categorical Exclusions ,
Construction Project ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Review ,
Exemptions ,
Failure to Comply ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Impact Assessments ,
NEPA ,
Real Estate Development ,
Remand
The high plains of Texas set the stage for a dramatic standoff between Lufthansa German Airlines and global distribution service (GDS) giant Sabre Travel over Lufthansa's decision to impose an $18 surcharge on every ticket...more
2/22/2019
/ Agents ,
Airline Deregulation Act ,
Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Breach of Contract ,
Established Business Relationship ,
Lufthansa ,
Preemption ,
Revenue ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
Surcharges ,
Tortious Interference ,
Travel ,
TX Supreme Court
When airports need more money to operate and grow, their natural prey for cash are airlines and their passengers, general aviation and concessions....more
Seeking to avoid an "absurd result," the highest state court in Wyoming has ruled that the Jackson Hole Airport cannot refuse to produce airport-related documents by claiming that the airport is not subject to the state's...more