Senate Commerce

Congress, the FAA and the DC state of mind — everyone loses, but the airlines

by Charlie Leocha on July 28, 2011

The FAA bill extension was not passed last week. It has meant that the government cannot collect something like $200 million in taxes and surcharges every week. The FAA funding mandate expired last Friday night (Aug. 22) and since then it is estimated that the government has already lost $150 million.

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Senators ask Transportation Department to heed warning on airline alliances

by Charlie Leocha on October 22, 2009

In a bureaucratic battle between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice, members of the Senate Judiciary committee have raised their voices once again. They are warning about the pending antitrust immunity for the American Airlines/British Airways/Iberia OneWorld Alliance.

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