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It is Official! The FAA Rescinds Slot Auction Rule

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Steven M. Taber

The Federal Aviation Administration has officially rescinded its controversial plan to enact mandatory slot auctions on LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark airports.  See 74 Fed. Reg. 52,132 (Oct. 9, 2009) (LaGuardia) and 74 Fed. Reg. 52,134 (Oct. 9, 2009) (JFK and … Continue reading →

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FAA Issues Notice of Order to Show Cause Regarding Extension of Limitation of Arrivals at JFK and Newark Airports

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Steven M. Taber

The FAA, on June 5, 2009, issued two Notices of Order to Show Cause requesting “the views of interested persons on the FAA’s tentative determination to extend through October 30, 2010, the January 15, 2008, order limiting the number of … Continue reading →

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FAA Proposes Rescission of Congestion Management Rules for JFK, LaGuardia and Newark

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Steven M. Taber

The Federal Aviation Administration today proposed to rescind the congestion management rules for JFK, LaGuardia and Newark that would have created auctions for slots at those airports.  (Click here for the JFK and Newark proposal, click here for the LaGuardia … Continue reading →

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Despite GAO Ruling FAA Issues Congestion Management Rules for JFK, Newark and LaGuardia

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Steven M. Taber

In a gutsy move that is sure to draw the ire of Congressional leaders as well as the Air Transport Association, the FAA announced last Friday, October 10, 2008, that it had promulgated two “congestion management” rules:  one for LaGuardia … Continue reading →

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GAO Declares FAA Does Not Have Legal Authority to Auction Slots

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Steven M. Taber

The GAO, in a legal opinion issued September 30, 2008, declared that “FAA currently lacks the authority to auction arrival and departure slots, and thus also lacks authority to retain and use auction proceeds.”  This legal opinion came as a … Continue reading →

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The “Tragedy of the Commons” and Airport Congestion Management

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Steven M. Taber

In 1968, Garrett Hardin, a professor of Human Ecology at University of California at Santa Barbara, wrote an influential article for the journal Science that described a dilemma in which multiple individuals acting independently in their own self-interest can ultimately … Continue reading →

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