Faa Reauthorization Act

FAA Bill Codifies Airline Passenger Bill Of Rights

Kate Hanni | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Airline-Passenger-Rights, Flyersrights, Airline Passenger Rights, FAA Reauthorization Act, Grassroots, Travel News
Kate Hanni

After five years of kicking the can down the road, the 112th United States Congress has agreed on the provisions of the FAA Modernization and Safety Improvement Act of 2012.

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FAA Bill Risks End Of Tarmac Rule

Kate Hanni | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Flyersrights, Airline Passenger Rights, FAA Reauthorization Act, Travel News
Kate Hanni

The DOT operates at the "will" of the president. If the next president has a pro-airline leaning, the DOT's time frames can change in a heartbeat and we could be looking at 10 hours on the tarmac instead of three for domestic flights and 14 for international flights.

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Elise Foley

GOP Emergency Debt Provision Would Put Bondholders First

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt Ceiling, National Debt, Gop Debt Ceiling, FAA Reauthorization Act, Federal Aviation Administration, Pat Toomey, China, Republicans Debt, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) filed an amendment Tuesday evening that would require the U.S. government to prioritize paying bondholders over ...

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FedEx's Campaign of Distortion

Kevin L. Kearns | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fedex, Ups, FAA Reauthorization Act, Unions, Fred Smith, Business News
Kevin L. Kearns

We are about to find out yet again whether we are a nation of laws or men. The U.S. Senate will be voting perhaps as early as Tuesday on the FAA Reauthorization Act, including whether House-passed Section 806 will remain part of the bill.

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FedEx Drivers Aren't Pilots

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fedex, FAA Reauthorization Act, James Oberstar, James Hoffa, Railway Labor Act, Teamsters, Brown Bailout, Fred Smith, National Labor Relations Act, Business News
James P. Hoffa

The Teamsters aren't laughing at FedEx's crude hostility toward union workers. FedEx Express pretends to be an airline because it wants to preserve the special favor it received from Congress 14 years ago.

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UPS Bailout: FedEx's 'Brown Bailout' Media Campaign (VIDEO) (UPDATED)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fedex, UPS Bailout, FAA Reauthorization Act, Grover Norquist, brownbailout.com, Railway Labor Act, Ups, Brown Bailout, Fred Smith, Video, Business News

UPDATED 5:29 p.m. FedEx has launched a full-fledged attack against a bill that it considers to be a bailout of its competitor, United Parcel Service...

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