Category Archives: Airlines

Aircraft Noise Regulation Must Be Revised to Protect the Public Health and Welfare

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Steven M. Taber

On February 6, 2015, an aviation industry trade group published a letter (http://bit.ly/1zLsrzR ) it had sent to the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA Administrator regarding, among other things, the recent events in Phoenix and exhorted the FAA in … Continue reading →

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AMR/US Airways Antitrust Lawsuit Continues To Dominate Aviation Headlines

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Steven M. Taber

Top stories in Aviation and Airport News for August 15, 2013. AMR/US Airways Antitrust Suit Continues to be Aviation’s Top Story Everybody has an opinion as to what happened and why the DOJ filed its antitrust lawsuit and what it … Continue reading →

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Aviation Stories We Have Been Following This Past Week

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Steven M. Taber

Here are some of the news stories we have been following this past week, July 22 – 26, 2013.  Most these were posted on Taber Law Group, P.C.’s Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter account.  Please follow us on one or … Continue reading →

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Summary of Articles Posted on Asiana Flight 214 Crash

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Steven M. Taber

Here’s a summation of articles posted about the Asiana Flight 214 crash as of Monday, July 8, 2013. Regarding the pilot and aircraft: 1.            The pilot of the jet was in 777 training – had only 43 hours in the … Continue reading →

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Court of Justice of the European Union Requires Compensation for Volcano Cancelled Flights

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Steven M. Taber

The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered its final judgment in Case C-12/11, Denise McDonagh v Ryanair Ltd.  Full text of CJEU decision available here.  As was expected, the Court largely followed the opinion provided by Advocate … Continue reading →

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FAA Proposes Civil Penalties Against Pinnacle Airlines and Trans States Airlines Totaling $908,000

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Steven M. Taber

On Monday, January 7, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration stated that it has proposed to seek $908,000 in civil penalties against Memphis, Tennessee’s Pinnacle Airlines and Bridgeton, Missouri’s Trans States Airlines. The FAA said that it would seek $633,000 in … Continue reading →

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Aviation Industry Pressure Succeeds: EU to Consider Suspending Airline Emissions Charge

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Steven M. Taber

On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, EU officials seemed to have bowed to the pressure exerted by China, India and the United States regarding the European Trading System (ETS) which would require airlines that fly to and from Europe to purchase … Continue reading →

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Has The Time Come to Privatize Air Traffic Control?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Steven M. Taber

On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, the Honorable Calvin L. Scovel III, the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation presented his Update on the Safety and Cost Aspects of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Contract Tower Program to the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Will The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Upholding “Obamacare” Affect Aviation and Airport Law?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Steven M. Taber

Chief Justice Roberts in writing the opinion in National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (Sebelius) upholding the Affordable Care Act, struck down the government’s argument that the health care law’s individual mandate does not violate the Commerce Clause.  Since … Continue reading →

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Age and Sex Discrimination Disputes Top New Aviation Cases

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Steven M. Taber

Labor disputes top two recent decisions, one from a U.S. Court of Appeals case and one from a U.S. District Court, that involve aviation. Bondurant et al. v. Air Line Pilots Association et al., Case No. 10-1904 (6th Cir. May … Continue reading →

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