Tag Archives: American Airlines

Aviation/Airport Stories We Are Following for the Week of August 19 – 23, 2013

Monday, August 19, 2013. More Fallout and Analysis of the AMR/US Airways Merger Antitrust Lawsuit. First the fallout: Teamsters, seeking to organize employees of American Airlines drop their effort blaming the lawsuit.  http://bit.ly/16CDUZU At the same time US Airways CEO … Continue reading

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AMR/US Airways Antitrust Lawsuit Continues To Dominate Aviation Headlines

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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NTSB Says FAA Needs Safeguards to Prevent Mid-Air Collisions; Top Aviation Stories for July 2, 2013

FAA Needs to Add Adequate Safeguards To Maintain Space between Planes, NTSB Says In a recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board has asked the FAA to modify its air traffic control procedures to avoid mid-air … Continue reading

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Aviation and Airport Development Newsletter, August 30, 2010, vol. 2, no. 10

Vol. 2, No. 10, August 30, 2010 The following is a summary review of articles from all over the nation concerning aviation and airport development law news during the past week.  These were all first posted, in abbreviated form, on … Continue reading

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FAA: Failure to Follow Airworthiness Directive Will Cost American Airlines A Record $24.2 Million

On August 26, 2010, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it has proposed a $24.2 million civil penalty against American Airlines Inc. for failing to correctly follow an Airworthiness Directive involving the maintenance of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. This … Continue reading

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